Free tool
A focus timer you can actually see.
Watch the time deplete instead of guessing at it. Pick a length, hit start, and get a gentle chime at the end. Free, no signup.
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Focus is hard enough. Do not also lose the thought that surfaces mid-session. Talk it out and Almanack files it for you, so it is there when you come back.
Made for the way your brain worksWhy people focus with it
Time you can see
A disc that empties as the minutes pass, so time stops being invisible. Built for time blindness.
Pomodoro and beyond
25, 45, 50, or 15 minutes with a tap, or set any length you want.
A gentle finish
A soft chime and a green disc when the session ends, no jarring alarm.
Drift-free
The countdown is derived from a clock, so it stays accurate even if the tab sleeps.
No signup
Open it and start. Nothing to install, nothing to log in to.
Catch the thought
When an idea surfaces mid-focus, talk it out and Almanack keeps it, so the session is not the only thing that survives.
FAQ
Focus timer, answered
What is a visual timer?
A visual timer shows time as a shrinking shape instead of just numbers, so you can feel how much is left at a glance. It is a common aid for time blindness and focus.
How long should a focus session be?
A common choice is 25 minutes, the Pomodoro length, followed by a short break. This timer also offers 15, 45, and 50, or you can set your own.
Does it make a sound when it ends?
Yes, a gentle chime plays when the timer reaches zero and the disc turns green.
Is it free?
Yes, there is no signup and it runs entirely in your browser.
How long should a focus block be?
Whatever you will actually finish. Twenty five minutes is a common default, but a block you complete beats a longer one you abandon.
Why a visual timer rather than digits?
Seeing the remaining time as a shape means you can read it at a glance instead of reading numbers and working out the difference.
Does it keep running if I switch tabs?
Yes, the countdown continues. Leaving it visible on a second screen is the most useful setup if you have one.
What should I do at the break?
Leave the screen. Switching from work to a feed rests your eyes but not your attention, which is the thing you are trying to recover.
Is anything saved between sessions?
No. It runs in the browser and keeps no record, so nothing you do is tracked.
A free visual focus timer. Instead of digits counting down, the remaining time stays on screen as a shape that shrinks, so you can read where you are at a glance without doing arithmetic. Set a block, work until it ends, then take the break, which is the part that makes the next block work rather than an optional extra.
How it works
Three steps, no account
Set the length
Pick how long you want to work. The whole block stays visible as a shape, not just as digits.
Watch it shrink
The remaining time is something you can see at a glance, so you know where you are without doing arithmetic.
Take the break
When it ends, stop. The break is what makes the next block work, not an optional extra.
Common uses
What people use it for
Starting on the thing you have been avoiding
A visible twenty five minutes is a much smaller commitment than an open-ended afternoon.
Working when time is slippery
Seeing the block shrink is easier to track than checking digits and doing the arithmetic.
Protecting deep work in a busy day
One protected block beats four hours of switching, and the timer is what makes it real to other people too.
Pro tips
Get more out of it
- Pick a block length you can finish. Twenty five minutes you complete beats fifty you abandon halfway.
- Decide the one task before you start the timer. Choosing what to do while the clock runs is where the block goes.
- Put the phone somewhere you cannot reach without standing up. Proximity beats willpower.
- Write down interruptions instead of acting on them, and deal with the list at the break.
- Actually leave the screen at the break. Switching from work to feeds is rest for your eyes and not for your attention.
- Track how many blocks you get in a day rather than hours worked. It is a far more honest number.
- Start with one block a day and build. A habit you keep beats a schedule you abandon.
- Use the same block length for a week before adjusting it, so you can tell what actually worked.
- End the block even when you are in flow, if you set a hard stop. Finishing on a high makes restarting easier.
- Keep a scratch list beside you for the thoughts that surface. Capturing them is what makes ignoring them possible.
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The app behind the tool
The timer protects the hour. Almanack keeps what came out of it.
Everything that surfaces while you are heads down goes somewhere instead of interrupting you, and comes back organized when you look for it.
- Dump the interrupting thought in seconds and get back to work. It files itself.
- Ask what you were working through last Tuesday and get an answer from your own notes.
- No system to maintain, which is the part that fails on the days you have least capacity.
- Talk instead of typing when writing it out is too much friction.
Free to start. $96 a year or $14 a month when you want more.
Focused for an hour. Don't lose what surfaced.
Talk out the thought and Almanack files it for you, so it is there when you come back. No folders, no upkeep.
$96 a year or $14 a month. Cancel anytime.