The technique utilizes the fact that we humans have a very short attention span (around 20-25 minutes) and uses it to our own advantage. You work for a certain period of time (~25 Minutes) and then take a short break (~5 Minutes) and repeat. Essentially, all you need to get started with this technique is a timer but if you are a little bit serious, here are 6 best Pomodoro apps for macOS which will do the basics and then some: 1. Be Focused All Pomodoro timer apps on this list are good but this will prove to be the best one for the majority of you. When launched, the app lives in your menu bar, clicking on which gives you access to its controls. You can customize the work and break time timers, name your tasks and assign goals (number of cycles) for each task.

It also provides you with a detailed report of all your tasks. You can generate daily, weekly and monthly reports or even reports based on your custom time frame. Reports are a way to get the holistic overview of your time including details about time spent on each and every task. The app is divided into two tabs, which give you access to the ongoing and complete tasks separately. It can also sync your data across multiple devices including Mac, iPhone, and iPad. However, you do need to buy the Pro version to use the sync feature. But apart from its inability to sync and showing some ads, the developers have not kept any other feature constraints on its free version.

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Even the free version of this app can go head to head with other paid apps on this list and hence it’s our top pick. Install: (, with in-app purchases). Free simulation games for mac os x. Tomates Time Management Tomates is a fairly new Pomodoro timer app for Mac, which has rapidly risen in ranks due to its beautiful UI and powerful features. Sporting a beautiful modern UI which is pleasing to eyes, it lives unobtrusively in the menu bar. It lets you customize the timers, set tasks and goals, check your progress on the goals, and generate time-based reports to help keep track of your time. Not only can you see your reports, you can even share or print them from right within the app. Tomates is a paid app and is available only for Mac.

Install: () 3. PomoDone If you already use a such as Trello, Asana, Wunderlist etc., this is the app for you.

PomoDone has built-in integration with almost all the popular task management apps, hence, no matter what app you are using, chances are you will be able to sync your tasks here. As it syncs your tasks from your personal task manager, you do not have to create a separate task list in the app. If you mark a task complete in the PomoDone app, it automatically updates the status in your personal task manager. It also has Slack integration. If you are using slack for your team management, your team can instantly know that you are busy whenever your timer is on.

You can do so much more with this app. If you want to take your time management to a next level, use PomoDone. Install: () 4. Timork Timork is the most feature packed app on the list and takes a little bit time to get used to. It lets you get more granular when setting up your timer and tasks. You can set different timers for different tasks and each task can be divided into sub-tasks. You can assign the number of cycles needed to complete the task.