MaToMaTo - Windows Pomodoro Timer

MaToMaTo

MaToMaTo is a Windows animated Pomodoro Technique timer. It's made in WPF so you'll need .Net 3.5 to run it. It's simple but it fulfills all the ideal requirements of a pomodoro timer.

It has no activities manager since you're supposed to manage them on paper. It just acts as a timer with fixed 25 minutes elapsed time. Main features are:

  • It stays on top of all windows, so you're able to always see it even if working on MS word, Visual Studio or anything you're working on to complete your pomodoro task.
  • It doesn't make any tick or other noise, so it's ideal when working on open spaces with other people.
  • It is animated, it swings every second for the first 20 minutes of the pomodoro. The last 5 minutes, it pulses like a tomato-heart :-)
  • It's not possible to stop and restart a pomodoro. Restarting one puts the timer back to 25.

We should give credit to Federica Cuccolo, she did all the coding and the artwork, terrific work, thanks Fefy!

No setup needed. Simply unzip, start the executable and enjoy our crazy MaToMaTo!

You can download it here for free.

What users have to say:

Very nice! I will use it. -- Bob MacNeal
This is a great tool. I love it! I've also shared it with my team. I use it in conjunction with my kanban board and it's keeping on focus and task and at a sustainable pace. Thank you for sharing! -- Melanie Gilbert
Really nice timer, great job guys! I use it all day here in London. -- Anonymous
Thank you so much for this. I use it every day. -- B.
Did you know the graphically nice #pomodoro timer app? for me, it is definitely supportive. -- Martin Lindner (tweeted)

Any feedback will be appreciated! Please let us know what you think by sending us an e-mail at matomato@vivasoftware.it.