Godopomodoro · bei.pm
The Backstory
In 2023, I discovered the world of Pen & Paper through the YouTube channel of Gronkh, specifically the H.O.R.D.E. series, which was led by the German author Liza Grimm – which greatly amused me.
Fascinated, I browsed through her other works and began reading The Gods of Asgard and The Heroes of Midgard – not least because of my fascination with Norse mythology, which has existed since around 2019, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the books.
This happened just before another H.O.R.D.E. livestream – which led me back to Twitch on the livestream channel of the author – where I discovered Co-Working using the Pomodoro Technique with great fascination.
I quickly realised that this positively influenced my productivity – which until then had been shaped by a "flow concept" from my trainer that I had doubted.
I evaluated various timer programmes – including Pomotroid and Super Productivity, which seemed excellent for their respective purposes, yet somehow missed the mark for me.
I decided to develop my own programme...
Godopomodoro is a simple Pomodoro timer, written in Godot 4 with GdScript, available for Windows, Linux (arm7/arm8/x86/x86_64), and Mac OS X.
The source code is open-source licensed under GPLv3 and is available via GitLab.
Pomodoro is a time management method where a fixed working phase is followed by a fixed break phase. After a certain number of work and break phases, a longer break phase follows - and the cycle begins anew.
The current version is v0.8 from 3rd September 2024.
The timer supports customisable phase lengths and includes minimalist project management with second-accurate time tracking.
Screenshot of Godopomodoro in use
The software can be downloaded for free via Itch.io.
Additional features are planned for the future (particularly regarding settings options), but it is unclear when I will find the time to implement them.
The current functionality already perfectly meets my personal use case.
Screenshot of Godopomodoro in use