Free Tool
Pomodoro Eye Care
A focus timer that actually makes you rest your eyes
25-minute focus sessions with forced eye care breaks. When the timer hits zero, you get a full-screen overlay with a specific eye exercise — the 20-20-20 rule, palm cupping, rapid blinking, and more. Built for builders who stare at screens all day.
Launch App →25/5 Pomodoro cycles
Customizable focus and break durations. Longer break after several sessions. Tab title shows the countdown.
Eye care exercises
A rotating set of exercises: 20-20-20 rule, palm cupping, rapid blinking, eye rolls, distance focus, stretching, and hydration reminders.
Ambient focus sounds
White noise, brown noise, rain, and ocean waves. Pick a soundscape and stay in flow.
Works offline
Add to your home screen on any device. Runs without internet after first visit.
Who Pomodoro Eye Care is for
- Developers, designers, and writers who spend 8+ hours a day on a screen and notice their eyes burning by 3pm.
- Anyone with digital eye strain (dry eyes, headaches, blurred vision after screen time) who wants the 20-20-20 rule enforced instead of self-managed.
- Pomodoro users who've tried focus timers but realize the timer alone doesn't fix eye health — the break activity matters.
- People who want a timer without an account — no login, no tracking, no dashboard asking you to upgrade.
Not for you if: you want team collaboration features, time tracking across projects, or productivity analytics. This is a single-user focus + eye care timer, not a work-log tool.
How Pomodoro Eye Care is different
The internet has dozens of Pomodoro timers. What makes this one worth a try:
Eye care is the break, not an afterthought
Most Pomodoro apps just show a “5 min break” countdown and leave you to scroll Twitter. This one shows a full-screen overlay with a specific guided exercise — the 20-20-20 rule, palm cupping, distance focus, blinking drills. The break actually rests your eyes.
A rotating set of exercises, not one
Same break drill gets boring and ignored. Pomodoro Eye Care cycles through 8 different exercises across sessions so breaks stay fresh and each targets a different eye-strain vector.
Ambient sound built in
White noise, brown noise, rain, ocean. No need to switch to Spotify or YouTube. One tab, one focus environment.
Works offline as a PWA
Install to your home screen on any device. Keeps working on a plane, on a train, or when your WiFi flakes. No server calls after first load.
The science, briefly
The 20-20-20 rule — every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds — is recommended by the American Optometric Association as the primary defense against digital eye strain (also called computer vision syndrome). The 25-minute Pomodoro interval matches the AOA's guidance closely enough that the built-in break becomes a natural enforcement mechanism.
The other exercises — palm cupping, distance focus shifts, rapid blinking — are drawn from widely cited ophthalmology resources and Bates-method traditions for screen workers. Not medical advice; this is a timer, not a treatment.
Frequently asked questions
What is Pomodoro Eye Care?
Pomodoro Eye Care is a free browser-based focus timer that pairs the classic 25-minute Pomodoro technique with guided eye-care exercises during each break. When the focus timer ends, a full-screen overlay walks you through a specific exercise (20-20-20 rule, palm cupping, distance focus, blinking drills, etc.) designed to reduce digital eye strain.
Is it really free? Do I need an account?
Yes, free. No account, no login, no signup, no API keys. Unlike the other lab tools, Pomodoro Eye Care uses no AI and no external APIs at all, so there's nothing to bring your own key for.
What is the 20-20-20 rule?
Every 20 minutes, look at something at least 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. It's the primary recommendation from the American Optometric Association to reduce digital eye strain for people who work on screens. Pomodoro Eye Care reinforces this pattern with its 25-minute cycles and guides you through the distance-focus exercise during breaks.
What eye care exercises are included?
A rotating set of exercises: the 20-20-20 rule, palm cupping, rapid blinking, eye rolls, distance focus shifts, neck stretches, full-body stretches, and hydration reminders. A different one surfaces each break so the routine stays fresh.
Can I customize the focus and break durations?
Yes. The defaults are 25 minutes of focus followed by 5 minutes of break (a longer one after several sessions), but you can adjust both. The tab title shows the live countdown so you can check time in any tab.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Add Pomodoro Eye Care to your home screen as a Progressive Web App (PWA) and it runs without internet after the first visit. All state lives in your browser.
How is it different from other Pomodoro timers?
Most Pomodoro apps give you a break countdown and leave you to self-manage. Pomodoro Eye Care treats the break as the feature: full-screen overlay, specific guided exercise each time, rotating eye-health drills, and built-in ambient sounds. It's narrower (no team features, no gamification, no analytics) and deeper on the eye-health angle.
Who built Pomodoro Eye Care?
Angelina Yang, the sole operator of TwoSetAI and a fast.ai fellow. Built it after she kept ignoring her own screen-break alarms and realized the exercise needed to be enforced, not optional. Part of Angelina's Lab.