Why Pomotto?
Your Mac sends 50+ notifications per hour. Every one breaks your focus for 23 minutes. You know you should turn on Do Not Disturb, but you forget. And you definitely forget to turn it off during breaks.
Pomotto handles the toggle so you handle the work.
What it does
- Automatic Do Not Disturb. Timer starts, notifications stop. No manual toggling.
- Breaks bring them back. Break time? Notifications return. You stay reachable when you're not deep in work.
- Enforced breaks. Gentle chimes tell you to stop. No "just five more minutes."
- Smart filtering. Important calls and calendar alerts still get through.
- Ambient sounds. Rain, ocean, cafe, fireplace, and more. Or nothing.
- Menu bar app. Lives out of the way. Keyboard shortcuts to start and stop.
Why breaks matter
It feels wrong to stop when you're in the zone. But working without breaks leads to burnout, not breakthroughs. The Pomodoro technique uses short focused intervals to create urgency and keep your energy sustainable.
Pomotto enforces this. You focus, you break, you repeat. The rhythm works.
macOS only
Nailing one platform beats half-assing three. Pomotto uses native macOS Focus modes, not some cross-platform workaround.
Get it
$2.99. One-time purchase. No subscription. No account. Free updates forever.