Tomighty

Tomighty is a small, unobtrusive system tray utility designed to take the place of the more conventional kitchen timer used in the Pomodoro technique.
The technique consists of using a simple timer to break down work into shorter, 25 minute intervals, separated by short breaks. This can help users stay focused and retain their mental agility without becoming tired or burnt-out.

A digital timer for the Pomodoro technique

Tomighty installs in the system tray and manages three kinds of intervals: Pomodoro sessions, long breaks and short breaks.
Its tray icon displays the number of minutes remaining in the current interval. Left-clicking the application's icon enables users to view how many minutes and seconds are left before the timer expires.
By accessing this timer's menu, one can restart a Pomodoro session by resetting the timer, or take a long or short break. Timers can also be paused or restarted by clicking a dedicated button on the program's interface.
Session and break timers are color coded. Work sessions feature a red window and icon, short breaks green and long breaks purple.

An easily configured application

Right-clicking the system tray icon enables users to access the Options window. The duration of sessions and breaks from the Times tab.
The application features a number of pre-set themes and can be configured to auto-hide its window, enable users to drag it around or show remaining time in he system tray.
By accessing the Sounds tab, one can toggle and customize various sounds such as the tic-tac of the timer.

Conclusions

This small, lightweight and intuitive application can easily help those using the Pomodoro technique. It is unobtrusive in terms of both computer resource use and interface so it is unlikely to get in the way of your work. It is also simple to configure and can potentially be used for other purposes as well.