A calm classroom timer

Put this page on the board and press Start. The countdown is big enough to read from the back row, the pup naps through the activity, and the round ends with a soft chime instead of a buzzer.

Pick 10, 25, 50 or 60 minutes, or tap the minutes and type any length from 1 minute to 2 hours.

Easy to read, gentle at the end

Students can see at a glance that time is running: the pup is asleep. When time is up it wakes and stretches, then a soft chime plays once. Nothing ticks, flashes or blares while the class is working. On the projector, the full screen timer shows nothing but the countdown and the pup.

Music for work time, quiet for tests

Put on a record for independent work, or open the green Nature mix for gentle rain or a crackling fire. For tests, the exam timer and the silent timer end without any sound.

A timer for each part of the day

Use the clean up timer to tidy up, the reading timer for quiet reading, and 10 or 15 minute rounds for short activities.

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

Do students need an account?

No. Open the page on the classroom computer and press Start. There is nothing to install, no sign-up and no ads.

Can the countdown fill the whole screen?

Yes. Click the full screen button in the top corner, or press F, and the timer and the pup fill the screen. Press Esc to go back. While it's full screen, the display stays awake.

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.