# focustimerhq/FocusTimer

A time management utility for GNOME based on the pomodoro technique!

Repository: https://github.com/focustimerhq/FocusTimer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/focustimer
Homepage: http://gnomepomodoro.org/
Language: Vala
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pomodoro-technique, pomodoro, linux, pomodoro-timer, gnome
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:14:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5631, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2238, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:29.489438+00:00)

## What it is
Focus Timer (formerly gnome-pomodoro) is a GNOME desktop application implementing the Pomodoro Technique with customizable work/break intervals, screen overlays, and statistics. It integrates deeply with GNOME via a shell extension, system tray icon, hotkeys, D-Bus, and CLI.

## Use cases
- pomodoro timer for linux
- take regular breaks while working on GNOME
- track daily and weekly focus sessions
- customize work and break durations
- get fullscreen break reminders
- sync pomodoro sessions with time-tracking services

## When to choose
- you use GNOME or another Linux desktop and want a native pomodoro app
- you want statistics on your focus sessions
- you need desktop integration like tray icons, hotkeys, and shell extension
- you want to automate actions on timer events via scripts or D-Bus

## When to avoid
- you need a pomodoro timer on Windows or macOS
- you want cloud sync or team time-tracking out of the box
- you need custom automation scripts and can only install the Flathub version

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: scheduling, gui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, desktop-applications, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: pomodoro, time-management, gtk4, vala, gnome-shell-extension, flatpak, focus-timer, linux, desktop, gnome

## Member repositories
- focustimerhq/FocusTimer (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.489438+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:44:13.841408+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/focustimerhq/FocusTimer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.489438+00:00, sha 21ee809bcf51)
  - homepage: http://gnomepomodoro.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:24:38.451322+00:00, sha 71d8756a2ca6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.