Focus timer and automatic breaks

Start a focused session

1. 1Open Focus and choose a task if needed. The selector shows today's and overdue tasks, and picks the task in your current Planning block for you.
2. 2Select Focus, Short break, or Long break (these are locked while the timer runs).
3. 3Select Start. The timer keeps going as you move around the app, catches up after the tab sleeps, and stays in sync on your other devices, including the Android app.
4. 4Log distractions without abandoning the session, then return to the selected task.

How automatic breaks work

When a focus session completes, FocusPilot selects the correct short or long break and starts that break automatically.

When the break finishes, the timer returns to Focus but stays stopped. The next focus session begins only when you start it. This preserves a smooth recovery rhythm without beginning unattended work sessions.

Session history and task time

Completed sessions appear in today's focus history. Focus minutes also contribute to the attached task's actual time and to Analytics.

Use End session when you need to stop early and record the time already spent; use Reset when you want to discard the current countdown state. Sessions shorter than a minute aren't saved, and breaks aren't logged.

Today's focus shows your total minutes, the number of sessions and distractions logged in each.

Change the timer lengths

Open Settings → Focus timer. Focus sessions can be 15 to 90 minutes (25 by default), short breaks 3 to 15 (5), long breaks 10 to 45 (15), and the long break comes after every 2 to 8 sessions (4). Your daily focus target is under Settings → Time & schedule.