A productivity timer based on the Pomodoro Technique, with a pixel art aesthetic.

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Why another Pomodoro app?

There are plenty of Pomodoro apps out there - Forest, Be Focused Pro, Focus Keeper Pro… But none of them felt right for me. I wanted something that looked like it came out of a Game Boy, ran everywhere, and didn’t lock my data behind a subscription.

So I built Pixodoro - a Pomodoro timer with a retro pixel art UI, dithered backgrounds and all.

Multi-platform from the start

One of the main goals was to make this work everywhere. The app runs on:

  • Web as a , so you can install it directly from the browser.
  • Desktop using with a GoLang backend - lightweight and native-feeling.
  • Mobile with React Native and React Native.
  • Terminal using Ink, because why not.

All platforms share the same core through a @wren/app package. This means when I add a feature, it lands on every platform without re-implementing the business logic - I just need to adapt the views.

Features

The app has grown quite a bit since v0.1.0:

  • Customizable timers for work, break and long break phases
  • Session history tracking and daily goals
  • Sound effects and ticking sounds with volume control
  • Desktop notifications for phase transitions
  • Cloud sync via Google Drive with client-side encryption - your data stays yours
  • Keyboard shortcuts for everything
  • i18n support (English and Spanish for now)
  • Light and dark themes
  • Onboarding flow for new users
  • In-app changelog