20:00
Focus session
“One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
Free · No sign-up · Works in your browser
20 Minute Timer
A calm 20-minute countdown, ready to start. Add relaxing lofi music with one click, and let a gentle alarm tell you when time is up.
Perfect for
What 20 focused minutes can do
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Study sprints
Short enough to start without dread, long enough to finish a reading, review flashcards, or draft a paragraph.
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Quick resets
Race the clock: clear your desk, your inbox, or that one task you keep postponing before the alarm rings.
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A softer Pomodoro
The classic Pomodoro is 25 minutes; 20 is a gentler on-ramp while your focus is still warming up.
How it works
Three clicks to focused
No account, nothing to install: the timer runs right here in your browser and stays accurate even in a background tab.
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Press start
The countdown is already set to 20:00. One click and it is running.
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Add music if you like
Open the music menu for lofi tracks under a soft vinyl crackle, made for concentration.
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Stop at the gentle alarm
The alarm rings even if you switched tabs. Take a short break, then go again.
FAQ
20-minute timer questions
Yes. The timer has a built-in lofi player. Open the music menu, press play, and the countdown and the music run together. You can change the volume or the track at any time.
Yes. The countdown runs in a web worker that keeps exact time even when the tab is in the background or the browser throttles it, so the alarm fires precisely at zero.
Yes. Open the settings on this page and pick any length, or use the full Pomodoro timer for classic 25/5 focus-and-break cycles with streaks and a task list.
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