Mater Alternatives

Mater is described as 'Minimal menu bar app offering a 25-minute work timer and 5-minute break cycles, focused on the Pomodoro technique without distractions or customization' and is a Pomodoro Timer in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Mater for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Mater alternative is Pomodorolm, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mater are Tomato Pomodoro, Pomatez, Presto Time Tracking and pomo.

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  1. Sessions is a simple visual timer application designed specifically for the pomodoro technique, helping you stay productive by breaking work into focused sessions with regular breaks.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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  2. A clean focus timer built for people who spend hours at a desk. It helps you stay productive while protecting your neck, back, and energy by guiding you through structured focus and break cycles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Green Tomatoes is a time management and productivity tool for the Mac desktop that helps you avoid distractions and accomplish your goals. It provides in-depth stats on your time usage so you can easily identify time wasters.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. Adoro icon
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    Focus timer for your menu bar. Quick focus burst. Perfect for small tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. A timer clock that stays on your screen and helps you apply the Pomodoro Method®.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. Pomodoro Timer application for Android and web. Data are synced to the cloud almost instantly so you can track one session on web and break on phone and vice versa. It has also nice pomodoro log and stats how are you doing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  7. Tomodoro icon
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    A pomodoro web app with features like always on top PIP mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. A timer tool that supports the Pomodoro Technique for time management. Besides tracking the 25 minutes per task and the 5- minute breaks in between, Keep Focused further tracks all task descriptions in a session file for later review.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. The basis of Pomo Timer lies technique Pomodoro Technique developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. You can read more about the technique on the Wikipedia page.

    74 Pomo Timer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Want to avoid phone distractions? Select any amount of money that motivates you and start a timer. Put your phone down and stay on task. If you leave the app Brutu will charge you. You can still receive phone calls or swipe to the notification center.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Tomato 2 icon
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    Tomato 2 is a simple application for increasing personal productivity. Work for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break, then repeat.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Pomodorot icon
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    Pomodorot is a timer app which can be used to set 20-minute breaks where you move away from your computer, or also can be used as a pomodoro timer. Its main difference being the ability to block the screen when it's break time so that you don't ignore it impulsively.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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