openWorkstand · Focus timer

Deep work, one session at a time.

Work in focused 25-minute sessions with short breaks, link a session to a task, play calming background sound and watch your daily focus time and streak grow.

  • Free forever
  • No sign-up
  • Saved on your computer
The openWorkstand focus timer with a session in progress and today’s statisticsThe openWorkstand focus timer with a session in progress and today’s statistics

What you get

Pomodoro sessions

Focus, short break and long break with custom lengths.

Daily goal

Set minutes of focus per day and see your progress.

Streaks and stats

Daily totals, streaks and a 7-day chart.

Focus on a task

Link sessions to tasks and log the time spent.

Gentle alerts

A sound and notification when a session ends.

Works offline

Keeps running in the background tab, no internet needed.

How it works

Three steps. No account.

  1. Pick a task or just press Start.
  2. Focus until the bell, then take a short break.
  3. Watch your focus time and streak grow.
Your files, your computer

Saved in your own Tasks folder.

openWorkstand works on files in a folder you choose on your computer. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account, so yourfocus timer stay private and keep working without the internet.

File formats

  • JSON

Stored in

  • Tasks/
  • My openWorkstand
  • Documents
  • Spreadsheets
  • Notes
  • Tasks← Focus timer
  • Projects
  • Calendar
  • Whiteboards
  • Code
  • PDFs
  • Images

Frequently asked questions

Where are my files saved?

In a folder you choose on your own computer (for example Documents/openWorkstand). openWorkstand has no servers that store your work, so nothing is uploaded. In browsers that cannot open a folder, files are kept in private browser storage on your device and you can download them at any time.

Is it really free?

Yes. There is no paid plan, no trial and no account. openWorkstand is supported by a few ads on public tool pages; there are never ads inside your workspace.

Ready when you are.

No sign-up, nothing to install. Your files stay on your computer.

Start focusing