# Minimalist Focus Timer

> A minimalist focus timer using the pomodoro technique that displays progress through the extension icon.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/minimalist-focus-timer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/minimalist-focus-timer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `minimalist-focus-timer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** James
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 757
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (20 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.9.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-28
- **First published:** 2024-02-27
- **Size:** 1.28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/minimalist-focus-timer/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jameskimthing/pomodoro-focus-timer](https://github.com/jameskimthing/pomodoro-focus-timer)

## Description

## Minimalist Focus Timer

Minimalist Focus Timer is a streamlined Pomodoro technique extension designed to enhance your focus and productivity. It features a dynamic icon that visually tracks your session progress as a pie chart for quick glances. Background notifications keep you informed even when the extension is minimized, ensuring you stay on task without distractions.

Control your workflow easily by pausing, resetting, or skipping sessions. Customize session lengths and rounds to suit your personal productivity style. Upcoming features include customizable colors and sounds to personalize your focus experience further. This extension blends simplicity with power, helping you maintain concentration effortlessly.

## Rankings

- #3,885 — Overall
- #108 — Alerts & Updates
- #4 — focus
- #8 — timer
- #38 — airtime
- #64 — progress

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the add-on for its simple, minimalist design and reliable, easy-to-use focus timer that covers core study needs. The interface is clean and unobtrusive, with quick parameter adjustments. The main recurring request is color customization (the ability to pick colors or swap between modes). Some reviewers also mention potential enhancements like a numeric timer display or saving settings across sessions, but overall sentiment remains very positive.

### Pros

- Simple, minimalist design with core features.
- Clean, pleasant UI that's unobtrusive.
- Easy to use and quick to adjust parameters.
- Reliable and straightforward for studying and focus.
- Lightweight and efficient.

### Cons

- Limited color customization; users want to choose colors or swap between modes.

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