pttm 0.2.0

Pomodoro Terminal Timer & Manager

PTTM - Pomodoro Timer & Task Manager

PTTM is a terminal-based Pomodoro app built with Textual. It provides a timer, task tracking, and configurable work/break settings in a compact TUI.

Features

• Pomodoro timer with focus, short break, and long break modes
• Audible ding sound on every mode transition (synthesised at first launch, cached as ding.wav)
• Task list with per-task Pomodoro counts
• Persistent configuration stored as JSON
• Keyboard shortcuts for all timer and task actions
• In-app settings tab for adjusting timing values
• Auto-start next session — optionally begin the next timer automatically when the current one ends
• Full keyboard navigation in the Tasks and Settings tabs (arrow keys, Escape)

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or newer
• aplay (ALSA/PipeWire) for audio — pre-installed on most Linux desktops

Installation

You can install the application globally from PyPI using pipx:

pipx install pttm

To install it locally for development, clone the repository and install it in editable mode:

git clone https://github.com/Shru-10p/pttm.git
cd pttm
pipx install -e .

Run

Start the app with:

pttm

Keyboard Shortcuts

Global

Key	Action
q	Quit
Space / s	Start or pause the timer
r	Reset the current timer
Ctrl+R	Reset the full session
k	Skip to the next timer mode
f	Switch to Focus mode
g	Switch to Short Break mode
b	Switch to Long Break mode
t	Focus the new task input
Ctrl+P	Show / hide the shortcuts overlay
Esc	Focus the tab bar (from Tasks or Settings tab)

Tasks tab

Key	Action
↓	Move focus to the next task (from input, enters the list)
↑	Move focus to the previous task (from first task, returns to input)
Esc	Return focus to the task input box
Space / Enter	Toggle task completion
f	Set task as the active Pomodoro target
e	Rename task inline
d	Delete task (returns focus to input)

Settings tab

Key	Action
↓	Move focus to the next field
↑	Move focus to the previous field
Enter	Activate the focused button / toggle switch

Configuration

The app reads and writes a JSON config file. By default, the file is stored in your user config directory. You can override the location by setting PTTM_CONFIG_PATH before launch.

export PTTM_CONFIG_PATH=./pttm_config.json
pttm

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
Focus session	25 min	Length of each focus block
Short break	5 min	Length of a short break
Long break	15 min	Length of a long break
Sessions before long break	4	How many focus sessions before a long break
Auto-start next session	Off	Automatically begin the next timer when the current one ends

The config also persists the completed focus session count and all task data across launches.

Audio

On first launch, PTTM synthesises a short bell-tone (ding.wav) using only Python's standard library and stores it next to the config file. From then on the cached file is reused directly — no re-synthesis, no network access, and no extra Python dependencies.