ivoronin/TomatoBar
🍅 World's neatest Pomodoro timer for macOS menu bar observed · 2026-10-17
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 76
- Release rhythm 64
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 11
- age_days: 3092
- days_rel: 243
- days_push: 144
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
3565 stars · 218 forks observed · 2026-10-17
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
- readme: https://github.com/ivoronin/TomatoBar · fetched 2026-10-17 · dea94ff57e42
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ivoronin/TomatoBar | main | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ivoronin/TomatoBar")
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