A free Pomodoro timer for Notion that starts on the clock

Add it to Notion in three steps

1. Set your working hours above and press Copy link. The default link runs 09:00–17:00.
2. In Notion, type /embed on an empty line and paste the link.
3. Choose Embed link, then drag the bottom edge until the timer and both fields fit, about 300 pixels tall.

The timer follows your device clock, so every open copy shows the same block. Close the page, come back an hour later, and it shows where the day is now, not where you left it.

What the widget shows

• The current block and time left. Focus blocks are red, breaks turn green.
• One task per round. Before a block starts, write the outcome it should move forward.
• A break note. When a round ends, write one line about where you left off. This is interstitial journaling. In the full timer, these notes and their #tags go into your Markdown export.

Tasks and notes written in the widget stay in the browser or Notion app that shows it. Signing in is not available inside an embed. To sync tasks across devices, see your history, or export a day as Markdown, open the full timer and sign in there.

Notion template: time blocks with the timer built in

The template is a daily page with four parts: a place for the timer, a table of the day’s 25-minute blocks with a column for tasks and break notes, an interstitial journal, and an end-of-day checklist.

1. In Notion, open Import from the sidebar and choose Text & Markdown.
2. Select the downloaded file. Notion turns it into a page with the blocks table.
3. Under “Add the live timer”, type /embed and paste your timer link.

The table follows the default 09:00–17:00 rhythm. If your hours differ, edit the times to match the link you created above.

How it differs from other Notion Pomodoro widgets

Most Notion timer widgets count down from whenever you press start. This one is a time blocking timer: the blocks sit at fixed times inside your workday, so a late start means a shorter first block rather than a schedule that drifts. If you want to choose when each interval begins, a manual timer will suit you better. If deciding when to begin is the hard part, a fixed rhythm takes that decision away.

Limits worth knowing

• Browsers often block sound in embedded frames, so the widget is silent. The full timer can play a chime.
• The widget cannot send notifications when Notion is closed.
• Each Notion page that embeds the link shares the same tasks in that browser, because the day and round are the same.