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ivoronin/TomatoBar

🍅 World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ivoronin/TomatoBar · Swift · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

83/100

  • Activity 84
  • Release rhythm 71
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 11
  • age_days: 3044
  • days_rel: 195
  • days_push: 96
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3496 stars · 204 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

TomatoBar is a Pomodoro timer that lives in the macOS menu bar, offering configurable work/rest intervals, sounds, notifications, and a global hotkey. It is a fully sandboxed native Swift app with JSON event logging and tomatobar:// URL control for automation.

Use cases

  • pomodoro timer for mac menu bar
  • track work and break intervals while studying
  • control a focus timer from the command line
  • log pomodoro state transitions for productivity analysis
  • minimal distraction-free focus timer for macOS

When to choose

  • you use macOS and want a lightweight, native Pomodoro timer in the menu bar
  • you need automation via URL schemes or JSON event logs
  • you want a sandboxed app installable via Homebrew

When to avoid

  • you need a Pomodoro timer on Windows, Linux, or mobile
  • you need cross-device sync or team time-tracking features
  • you use macOS older than Big Sur (need TomatoBar < 3.0)

Facets

application · maturity stable

scheduling developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems desktop-applications pomodoro menu-bar timer time-management swiftui focus macos desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
ivoronin/TomatoBarmain83

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