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MaToMaTo is a Windows animated Pomodoro Technique timer. It's made in WPF so you'll need .Net 3.5 to run it.
It's simple, yet IMHO, it fulfills all the ideal requirements of a pomodoro timer.
It has no activities manager since you're supposed to manage them on paper. It just acts as a timer with fixed 25 minutes elapsed time.
Main features are:
- It stays on top of all windows, so you're able to always see it even if working on MS word, Visual Studio or anything you're working on to complete your pomodoro task.
- It doesn't make any tick or other noise, so it's ideal when working on open spaces with other people.
- It is animated, it swings every second for the first 20 minutes of the pomodoro. The last 5 minutes, it pulses like a tomato-heart :-)
- It's not possible to stop and restart a pomodoro. Restarting one puts the timer back to 25.
You can download it here as a zip file: MaToMato.zip.
No setup needed. Simply unzip, start the executable and enjoy our crazy MaToMaTo!
The MaToMaTo concept is mine but I should give most of the credits to Federica Cuccolo, she did all the coding and the artwork, terrific work, thanks Fefy!
Any feedback will be appreciated! Please let us know what you think by posting a comment to this post.
Giorgio,
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I will use it.
Cheers,
Bob
Thanks Bob! Happy pomodoros!
ReplyDeletethanks!
ReplyDeleteReally nice timer, great job guys! I use it all day here in London.
ReplyDeletenice idea and love the bright red tomato!
ReplyDeleteTwo ideas for improvement - would be nice to have the option to stop it moving during counting (can be a bit distracting) and also to change it's size (i have a very small laptop screen - it's quite large on it). Otherwise it's great!
Thanks for using MaToMaTo and for the precious advices! They are on the new features list for version 2.
ReplyDeleteIn the mean time, happy pomodoros!
When I run the program, I get the familiar window:
ReplyDeleteMaTamato has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Hi,
ReplyDeletemake sure you have .NET 3.5 Framework installed. You can download it at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6&displaylang=en
Hope this helps!
Thank you so much for this. I use it every day. Is there any chance that in a future version we'd have the option of a sound notification when the 25 minutes is up? Sometimes I minimise my tomato, but I keep getting distracted by looking to see how the time is going.
ReplyDeleteHi B.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment and for using MaToMaTo!
We will take into consideration your suggestion. Next release is in the making and the sound notification should be in the list of new features. So stay tuned as MaToMaTo 2 comes to life!
In the meantime...
Happy pomodoro!
Thank you so much. As I said before, I use MaToMaTo every single day (apart from weekends)--it's fantastic.
ReplyDeleteGreat program I use it all the time! I agree, having the option to make it a smaller tomato would be great. Even if it still rocked (I like it that way, personally) you wouldn't be as distracted.
ReplyDeleteGreat program.
ReplyDeleteWas using pomodairo -- built in a gong sound -- but having technical difficulties with it. Any way to build in the thumb to rock for the 5-minute break period instead of indefinitely?
Thanks for designing it and making it available.
Hey -- my thumb just stopped rocking. Is it already built that way?
ReplyDeleteHmmm....I think the thumb rocks for 10 minutes. Would it be possible to set it for 5?
ReplyDeleteWalden, (if I survive Christmas ;)) I'll try to work on the project in the new year and fix the issue you are reporting and put the option to make it smaller (Mary).
ReplyDeleteThanks for commentingand for using MaToMaTo.