https://github.com/jasonlong/mater

🍅 A simple menubar Pomodoro app
https://github.com/jasonlong/mater

electron linux mac menubar pomodoro productivity windows

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🍅 A simple menubar Pomodoro app

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jasonlong/mater
• Owner: jasonlong
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-11-08T00:37:19.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-18T16:58:56.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-31T20:07:01.993Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: electron, linux, mac, menubar, pomodoro, productivity, windows
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 4.46 MB
• Stars: 556
• Watchers: 11
• Forks: 40
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
## Mater

[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/jasonlong/mater.svg)](https://github.com/jasonlong/mater/releases/latest)

![Node.js CI](https://github.com/jasonlong/mater/workflows/Node.js%20CI/badge.svg)

[![XO code style](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-XO-5ed9c7.svg)](https://github.com/xojs/xo)

![mater-sm](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6104/37107543-9627589a-2202-11e8-825b-c68b248610ce.gif)

This is a minimal menubar Pomodoro app written in Electron. It simply runs a 25 minute timer, resets for a 5 minute break, and repeats until you stop it.

### Installation

Binaries for Mac, Windows, and Linux are available on the [releases page](https://github.com/jasonlong/mater/releases).

#### macOS

1. Download the `.dmg` from [Releases](https://github.com/jasonlong/mater/releases)

2. Open the DMG and drag Mater to Applications

3. **Important:** Before first launch, run this command in Terminal:

   ```

   xattr -cr /Applications/Mater.app

   ```

4. Open Mater from Applications

This removes the quarantine flag that macOS adds to downloaded apps. Without this step, macOS will show a warning that the app is damaged.

_Note: I'm not able to test the Windows and Linux builds, so please open an issue if you have any problems._

### Contributions

I don't have plans to add much else at this time, so please open an issue to discuss any feature ideas before implementing them.

### Development

```

$ git clone https://github.com/jasonlong/mater

$ cd mater

$ npm install

$ npm start

```

### What's with the name?

I'm a Pixar fan and Mater is awesome. ["Like Ta-mater without the ta"](https://youtu.be/MJm8vNTasMg?t=25s). Get it?

![mate2](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/6104/20083476/8dcb077e-a52a-11e6-962f-828c437f6011.jpg)