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 (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-07T00:32:26.000Z (2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-07T01:22:03.958Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: electron, linux, mac, menubar, pomodoro, productivity, windows
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.43 MB
• Stars: 570
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 40
• Open Issues: 2
• 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)

![CI](https://github.com/jasonlong/mater/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)



A minimal Pomodoro timer that lives in your macOS menu bar. Wind up a work session, take a break, repeat. As of version 3, Mater is now macOS-only and is now written in Swift.

### Features

- Small unobtrusive menubar UI

- Time ruler can be dragged in either direction while running to adjust time

- Configurable work and break durations

- Menubar icon counts down minutes remaining

- Keyboard shortcuts: spacebar to play/pause, escape to dismiss

- Sound effects (by [snd.dev](https://snd.dev)) for winding and button clicks can be turned off

### Installation

#### Homebrew

```

brew tap jasonlong/tap

brew install jasonlong/tap/mater

```

#### Manual

Download the latest `.zip` from [Releases](https://github.com/jasonlong/mater/releases), unzip, and drag Mater to Applications.

### 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?