Your timer, floating above your work.
FocusBlock is a Pomodoro timer that can float on top of your other apps. Press Start and a small window opens above your editor, your slides or your spreadsheet, so how much time is left is always one glance away.
Nothing to install and no account. Open this site in the browser you already use.
Free, no sign-up. Works in Chrome, Edge and Safari on desktop.
Does checking the timer pull you out of your work?
A timer in a browser tab is out of sight until you switch to it — and the tab bar it sits in also holds your inbox and your feeds, which is where "just a quick look" begins. A phone timer is the same: the moment you pick it up, the notifications are there.
A floating window answers "how long is left?" with a glance. You never leave the screen you are working on, so checking the time stops being a reason to lose focus.
Seeing the time also helps you pace yourself: "eight minutes to finish this section" is something you can work towards.
Using it is one press of Start
Open FocusBlock in a desktop browser
Chrome, Edge or Safari — go to focus-block.com. Nothing to install, no account.
Pick your times and press Start
Set focus, break and rounds on the wheels and press Start. The floating window opens on its own.
Put it where you can see it
Drag the window anywhere, and pull a corner to resize it. Park it in a corner of the screen and get back to work.
Close it, bring it back
Closing the window does not stop the timer. The floating-window button at the top right of the running screen brings it back at any time.
What the window shows
Time left
In big digits, ticking every second. In open-ended mode it shows the time since you started.
Focus or break, and which round
FOCUS / BREAK in the top-left corner, with a square per round. PAUSED while paused.
A block for every minute
Each focused minute fills one cell — the same count as the blocks that pile up in the app, one a minute.
What you are working on
Whatever you typed in "What are you focusing on?" sits small in the top-right corner, a reminder every time you glance at it.
Pause and resume
In Chrome and Edge, a button in the window pauses and resumes the timer without going back to the app.
How it compares
There are a few ways to keep a timer in view while you work. The difference shows when you ask one question: can you see it without leaving what you are working on?
| Method | While you work | What you need | Focus record |
|---|---|---|---|
| A timer in a browser tab | Hidden until you switch tabs | A browser | Depends on the site |
| A phone timer | You pick up the phone each time | A phone | Often none |
| An installed desktop app | Always visible | An install | Depends on the app |
| FocusBlock’s floating window | Always on top of your other apps | Just a browser | Every minute, as a block |
Supported browsers
The floating window is a desktop feature, and what it can do depends a little on the browser. Where it is not available, its button and its setting are not shown.
| Browser | Window | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome / Edge (desktop) | ✓ | Time, blocks and a pause button. Resize it freely |
| Safari (Mac) | ✓ | Time and blocks |
| Firefox | — | Does not support the picture-in-picture API yet |
| Phones and tablets | — | Use the app screen itself |
FAQ
The window does not open
It opens the moment you press Start. A reservation that starts on its own, or a page that was reloaded, will not open it — use the floating-window button at the top right of the running screen instead. In Firefox and on phones and tablets the button is not there at all.
Does closing the window stop the timer?
No. The window only shows the timer; the timer itself keeps running. To bring the window back, press the floating-window button at the top right of the running screen.
Can I stop it opening automatically?
Turn off "Picture-in-picture" in Settings (the gear button). Start will no longer open it, and you can still open it from its button whenever you want.
What about the sound and notifications at the end?
Unchanged: a chime at the end of each focus and break, and a notification if you allowed them. The window switches from FOCUS to BREAK along with them.
Does it cost anything?
No. Every feature, the floating window included, is free and needs no account. There are no ads in the window.
Where is my focus record kept?
Same as always: only in the browser you are using. Showing the timer in the window does not change how it is recorded.