Tomato One is a simple application for increasing personal productivity. Work for 25 minutes, then take a 5 minute break and repeat.

Time Out is described as 'Break timer with micro-breaks for Mac OS X. It is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself. The human body isn't built to sit in one position fo' and is a Prevent RSI app in the sport & health category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Time Out for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Time Out alternative is Super Productivity, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Time Out are Stretchly, Workrave, Toggl Track and Pomodorolm.
Tomato One is a simple application for increasing personal productivity. Work for 25 minutes, then take a 5 minute break and repeat.

Todo-list based on Pomodoro technique. Supports some additional features for tasks such as pinning tasks, hashtags, priorities. Useful statistics and history features for made pomodoros and tasks are also available. Free with minor limitations.




Breaker is a handy and easy to use program that will remind you that you need to take a break. Working for a lot of hours in a row is not good, but sometimes you do that, without noticing how much you stood in front of your computer and how tired you are.





Xwrits reminds you to take wrist breaks, which will hopefully help you prevent repetitive stress injury. It pops up an X window when you should rest; you click on that window, then take a break.


The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or...




Persevy helps you achieve your goals by delimiting them into manageable time-periods so you can create positive habits.




Take a quick break from work while staying focused with the Take a Five Chrome extension.









Klokki was created to solve an annoying issue that many freelancer and makers face, which is forgetting to start and pause a timer, during the work. The solution is automation, but we knew that people still want to control what should be tracked.



