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Study Timer for Exams

Exam prep requires sustained, structured study, not marathon cramming sessions. The Pomodoro Technique breaks studying into focused 25-minute blocks with regular breaks, improving retention and reducing burnout. Pomodorian's AI planner helps you organize your subjects and topics into a realistic study schedule.

Why Pomodorian?

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AI Session Planner

Describe your goal, get a structured task list with time estimates. Supports 8 languages.

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Ambient Sounds

5 layerable sounds: rain, café, lo-fi, forest, fireplace. All free, individual volume controls.

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Focus Analytics

GitHub-style contribution heatmap, daily focus stats, and streak tracking.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Space to start/pause, 1/2/3 to switch modes, S for settings, R for analytics.

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Private by Design

All your data stays in your browser. No account, no cloud, no tracking.

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Dark & Light Mode

Beautiful glassmorphism design with smooth animations. Customize your theme.

How to Get Started

1. Open Pomodorian: no download, no account needed. Works in any browser.

2. Plan with AI: click the AI planner, describe your goal, and get a structured task list in seconds.

3. Start focusing: hit Start, put on ambient sounds, and work through your tasks one pomodoro at a time.

4. Track your progress: check your analytics to see your focus patterns and build a consistency streak.

Study in Blocks, Not Marathons

Six hours of unbroken reading the night before an exam produces the illusion of preparation without much retention: attention degrades well before the session ends, and cramming skips the spaced repetition that actually moves information into long-term memory. Studying in 25-minute blocks across several days, each with a short break, forces spacing into the schedule almost automatically, which is closer to how memory actually consolidates than one long session ever gets.

Turn a Syllabus Into a Study Schedule

List the topics or chapters left to cover and the exam date to the AI planner, and it returns a sequence of study sessions with time estimates, editable before you start, so the plan exists before the anxiety about "where do I even begin" does.

Watch Study Consistency Build Over Weeks

The heatmap turns study time into a visible streak, which matters most in the weeks before an exam, when it is easy to tell yourself you studied more than you actually did, and a clear enough record to catch a slipping week before it becomes a crisis the day before the exam. No login is required to see it: it is simply there the next time you open the same browser.

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