A cozy Christmas timer

Press Start and the pup curls up on the rug in a Christmas room: a decorated tree, knitted stockings and snow drifting past the window, while a slow jazz-piano Christmas waltz plays. When time is up you hear a gentle chime, not an alarm.

It starts at 10 minutes, a good length for a classroom activity before the winter break, a holiday study session or cookies in the oven. Tap the minutes to set anything from 1 minute to 2 hours.

A Christmas scene, free in your browser

The Christmas room is free on the web, with no sign-up and no ads. On a computer the pup naps in front of a brick fireplace whose fire flickers frame by frame; on a phone it sleeps by the tree under a snowy window. Tap the scene tag to switch scenes, including a snowy hill for after the holidays.

Christmas jazz, free to play

Two free Christmas records play here: Christmas Eve Waltz, a slow piano-trio waltz, and Skating Pond, a light swing. Piano, double bass and brushed drums, no singing, so the music stays in the background while you work. Open the record crate to switch, or pick the green Nature mix for a crackling fire and snowy wind instead.

For the classroom

Put the page on the projector for clean-up, reading or a quiz. The countdown is big enough to read from the back of the room, and the soft chime at the end won't make anyone jump. Need a different length? Try the 5 minute, 15 minute or 20 minute timer, or the clean up timer.

More winter timers

For snow without the decorations, the winter timer and the snow timer put the pup on a picnic blanket on a snowy hill while the flakes come down.

How it works

Pick 10, 25, 50 or 60 minutes (or tap the minutes and type any length up to 2 hours), then press Start. The pup settles in to sleep.

Keep this tab open while you work. If you are away for more than 10 seconds the pup wakes for a peek; the timer keeps counting, but the round earns one biscuit fewer.

When the round ends the pup stretches and you earn dog biscuits: 1 for 10+ minutes, 2 for 25+, 3 for 50+. The jar holds up to 99.

Records

Records are seamless loops you can play under your focus. Rooftop Set and Night Ferry are free, and two more can be unlocked on the web with 4 biscuits each. The rest, from math rock and cool jazz to deep house and Ethio-jazz, have previews here and live in the app.

The green Nature mix record plays ten looping nature sounds you can blend with sliders: rain, waves, campfire, thunder, crickets, snowy wind, café, turning pages, a pool and deep space.

On iPhone, Apple Watch and Android

The Pupmodoro apps add a Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island countdown, a gentle chime when a round ends, every record and every scene, outfits for your pup, a weekly and monthly journal, focus rounds from Apple Watch, and sync across devices. They are a subscription with a 7-day free trial; the web version stays free.

Sleep log

Every round lands in the Sleep log: today's rounds on a little timeline, and this week as crayon bars with the biscuits you earned each day.

Questions

Does it play Christmas music?

Yes, instrumental Christmas jazz with no singing: Christmas Eve Waltz plays by default, and Skating Pond is in the record crate. Both are free. If you would rather have no music, the Nature mix plays a crackling fire and snowy wind.

Is the Christmas scene free?

Yes. The Christmas room, its fire, the falling snow and both Christmas records are free in the browser. There is nothing to install and no account to make.

Is Pupmodoro free?

The web version is free with no sign-up. The iPhone/iPad app (with Apple Watch) and the Android app are a subscription with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan: $29.99 a year, $4.99 a month, or a one-time $49.99.

Does the timer keep running if I switch tabs?

Yes. The countdown never pauses. Being away for more than 10 seconds only wakes the pup and costs the round one biscuit.

Do I need an account?

No. Your biscuits, records and sleep log are saved in your browser. Sign in with Google only if you want them on your other devices and in the app.

What is the music?

Original instrumental loops made for Pupmodoro: lo-fi, neo-soul, bossa nova, cool jazz, deep house and more, with no vocals.