PIPTIM · ALWAYS ON TOP
5 Minute Timer
The most-used short interval there is. One button and the five minutes are running.
Countdown timer
Tap the time to change it
PIPTIM · ALWAYS ON TOP
The most-used short interval there is. One button and the five minutes are running.
Tap the time to change it
The hard part of a five-minute break is not measuring it — it is coming back. When a quick break turns into twenty minutes, it is usually not because no timer was set, but because the timer ended up behind another window.
The PiP window leaves the browser and floats above everything else. Whether you switch tabs or start a video, the remaining time stays in view, which makes the end of the break hard to miss.
Stretching, steeping tea, settling in before a meeting, and the short break in a pomodoro all live at this length. To repeat work and rest automatically, use the pomodoro cycle.
The video or feed you open during the break covers the timer. Press PiP and the countdown floats above whatever you are looking at. Add the completion sound and the end becomes hard to miss.
Open the focus cycle settings, set focus to 5 and the short break to 5, and switch on auto-start. It works as a warm-up on days when 25 minutes feels like too much, and you can lengthen it later.
Bookmark this page and it opens with five minutes already set. To keep the display style or theme as well, use the copy-settings-link button and bookmark the address it produces.