Pomodoro CLI 🍅

A high-performance, keyboard-centric Pomodoro timer designed for developers and power users who live in the terminal. Features a modern, colorful terminal UI powered by the Rich library.

✨ Features

• Rich Terminal UI: Beautiful progress bars, color-coded time indicators, and customizable themes.
• Live Progress Bar: Visual countdown with color transitions (Green → Yellow → Red) as time runs out.
• Pause/Resume: Pause the timer at any time with Ctrl+P without losing your place.
• Skip Phase: Done early? Press Ctrl+K to instantly skip the current phase and move to the next.
• Themes & Customization: Switch between 5 stunning color schemes (cyberpunk, minimal, forest, ocean, sunset).
• Session Templates: Save and load your favorite timer configurations for repetitive tasks.
• High-Performance Caching: Templates are cached in memory for near-instant access during sessions.
• Desktop Notifications: Get native system notifications when a phase ends or timer pauses.
• Distraction-Free: Runs entirely in your terminal with a blinking cursor ready for input.
• Integrated Note-Taking: Capture thoughts instantly without stopping the timer or switching windows.
• Context-Aware Notes: Each note is tagged with timestamp, phase, and elapsed minutes.
• Automated Phase Logging: Automatically records the completion of every Work, Journal, and Break phase to your notes file.
• Dynamic Terminal Title: See current phase and remaining time in your taskbar/window title.
• Advanced Analytics: Interactive dashboard with heatmap calendars, streak tracking, activity charts, and contextual info tooltips.
• Accurate Focus Tracking: Measures actual time spent working by tracking intervals between your notes and phase starts.
• Goal Setting: Set your intentions before each cycle with customizable prompt styles.
• Cross-Platform: Native launchers for Windows (.bat, .ps1) and Linux/macOS (.sh).
• Review System: Built-in dashboard to visualize your sessions and generate AI summaries of your day.
• AI Summary with Full Markdown: Daily summaries render with complete markdown formatting including headings, lists, code blocks, tables, and more.
• Compact Summary Layout: Optimized spacing (line-height 1.4) for clean, readable AI-generated summaries.
• Collapsible Summary: Toggle Daily Summary visibility with an animated chevron button for focused review.
• Collapsible Date Navigation: Year and month sections collapse/expand individually with smooth animations for organized browsing.
• Quick List Controls: Collapse All/Expand All buttons for instant date list management.
• Icon-Enhanced Navigation: All navigation buttons include relevant icons for better visual clarity.
• Unified Page Layout: Consistent width and padding across all views for a professional appearance.
• Enhanced Visibility: Themes now use bright color variants to ensure perfect readability on dark terminal backgrounds.
• Organized Launcher: The pomodoro.bat launcher now features clear section headers and grouped presets for Focus, Sprints, and Tools.
• Auto-Open Notes: Notes file opens automatically when you finish or stop the timer, or press Ctrl+O anytime during execution.

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install rich pygame

Or using requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Windows

Double-click pomodoro.bat or pomodoro_ps.bat or run in terminal:

pomodoro.bat

Linux / macOS

./pomodoro.sh

Python (Direct)

# Standard Pomodoro: 25 min work, 5 min journal, 5 min break, 4 cycles
python pomodoro.py -w 25 -n 5 -b 5 -c 4

# Quick test: 1 min each phase, 2 cycles
python pomodoro.py -w 1 -n 1 -b 1 -c 2

# With custom chime sound
python pomodoro.py -w 25 -n 5 -b 10 -c 4 --chime mysound.wav

# Interactive sound selection
python pomodoro.py -w 25 -n 5 -b 10 -c 4 --select-chime

🎯 Command Line Options

Option	Short	Default	Description
--work	-w	25	Work duration in minutes
--note	-n	5	Note-taking/Journal duration in minutes
--break	-b	10	Break duration in minutes
--cycles	-c	4	Number of cycles to complete
--chime		None	Path to .wav file for chime sound
--select-chime			Interactive selection from available .wav files
--theme		cyberpunk	Color theme (cyberpunk, minimal, forest, ocean, sunset)
--template	-t		Load settings from a saved template
--save-template			Save current settings as a new template
--list-templates			List all saved templates and exit
--settings			Open interactive settings configuration menu
--notifications		on	Enable or disable desktop notifications (on/off)
--toggle-notifications			Toggle notifications on/off and exit

📝 How It Works

1. Set Your Adventure: Before each cycle, you'll be prompted to set your goals.
2. Work Phase: A progress bar counts down while you focus. Type notes anytime and press Enter.
3. Journal Phase: Dedicated time to capture thoughts and reflect.
4. Break Phase: Rest before the next cycle (skipped on last cycle).
5. Completion: Chime plays, the phase completion is logged to your notes, and desktop notification appears.
6. Shortcuts:
   • Ctrl+P: Pause/Resume the timer.
   • Ctrl+K: Skip phase and move to the next.
   • Ctrl+O: Open notes file in your default text editor.
   • Ctrl+C: Stop the timer and open notes.
7. Session End: Your notes file opens automatically to review your session.

🎨 Visual Features

• Progress Bar: 52-character bar that changes color as time progresses
  • 🟢 Green: < 70% elapsed
  • 🟡 Yellow: 70-80% elapsed
  • 🔴 Red: > 80% elapsed
• Blinking Cursor: Visual indicator that input is ready
• Terminal Title: Always shows current phase and remaining time

📂 File Structure

├── pomodoro.py            # Main application (Python + Rich)
├── pomodoro.bat           # Windows CMD launcher
├── pomodoro.ps1           # Windows PowerShell launcher
├── pomodoro.sh            # Linux/macOS launcher
├── pomodoro.txt           # Your notes and session logs
├── pomodoro_review.html   # Review dashboard (React)
├── pomodoro_review.bat    # Review server launcher (Windows)
├── requirements.txt       # Python dependencies
└── sounds/                # Audio files for chimes

📖 Documentation

• Technical Documentation: Architecture, file structure, and implementation details.
• Design Philosophy: Why this tool exists and the principles behind it.
• Contributing: How to set up development environment and submit PRs.

🔧 Dependencies

• Python 3.x: Required
• Rich: Terminal UI library (required)
• Pygame: Audio playback (optional, falls back to system beep)

📄 License

Copyright (C) 2026 Krishna Kanth B. This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for details.