Simple guide for new users
Start
Begins the current focus or break timer.
If you selected a task with Track, the focus session is connected to that task when you start.
Solo Focus Quest
Persistent Pomodoro sessions
Simple guide for new users
How Focus Quest works
Focus Quest is a Pomodoro timer with tasks, progress, and small rewards. This page explains each part in plain language, so you know what to click and why it helps.
Quick start
The easiest way to use it
You do not need to understand every stat first. Start with one task, track it, then finish one focus session.
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Add one task
Write the next real thing you want to work on. Keep it small, like “reply to invoice email” or “draft the intro.”
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Click Track
Track chooses which task the next focus session belongs to. The task becomes selected until you clear it or choose another one.
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Start the timer
Work until the focus session finishes. When it ends, Focus Quest saves your progress and moves you toward the next break.
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Check your progress
Your task count, focus minutes, streaks, XP, and level update after completed sessions so you can see what you actually finished.
Timer controls
These buttons help you run the Pomodoro rhythm without thinking too much about setup.
Pause and Resume
Lets you stop the countdown for a moment and continue later.
Use this when you are interrupted but do not want to lose the session you already started.
Reset
Restarts the current timer from the beginning.
Reset is useful when you want a clean session. It does not count as a completed focus session.
Skip
Moves to the next focus or break timer early.
Skip is helpful when a session no longer fits your day. Skipped sessions are counted separately so your stats stay honest.
Quest Log tasks
Tasks keep each Pomodoro connected to a real outcome, not just time passing.
Add
Creates a new task in your Quest Log.
Use short task names. A clear task makes it easier to begin and easier to know when you are done.
Track
Selects the task you want the next focus session to count toward.
Track does not start the timer and it does not increase the number by itself. It only chooses the active task.
Task number
Shows how many completed focus sessions were attached to that task.
A new task starts at 0. After you Track it, start a focus timer, and finish that focus session, the number becomes 1.
Checkbox
Marks a task as complete when the work is done.
This is separate from the timer. You can finish the task after one session or after many sessions.
Clear and Delete
Clear stops tracking the selected task. Delete removes a task from the list.
Use Clear when you want to run a general focus session. Use Delete only when you no longer need the task.
Progress and stats
The stats are simple signals that show how your focus adds up over time.
Focus minutes
The total focus time you completed today.
Only completed focus sessions add to this number, so it reflects protected work time.
Daily goal
Compares today’s focus minutes with the goal you set.
For example, 25/100 means you completed 25 minutes out of a 100-minute goal.
Current streak
Shows how many days in a row you completed focus work.
A streak is meant to encourage consistency, not pressure. One completed focus session can keep the day alive.
Best streak
Remembers your longest streak so far.
It gives you a simple personal record to beat when you are ready.
Focus sessions
Counts completed focus Pomodoros.
This is the overall count across your extension, separate from each task’s own count.
Break sessions
Counts completed short and long breaks.
Breaks are part of the system. They help you recover so the next focus session is easier to start.
Cycles
Counts full Pomodoro rounds before a long break.
A cycle helps you see bigger work blocks, not only single sessions.
Leveling and settings
Focus Quest adds light progression, but you control the pace and the session lengths.
XP and level
Completed sessions give XP and move you toward the next level.
The level bar is a motivation layer. The real win is still finishing focused work.
Character evolution
Unlocks new visual progress forms as you level up.
It gives long-term progress a visible reward, so repeated focus feels less invisible.
Focus and break minutes
Changes how long focus, short break, and long break sessions last.
Use shorter sessions for hard days. Use longer sessions when you already have momentum.
Sessions before long break
Sets how many focus sessions happen before a long break.
The classic rhythm is several focus sessions, then a longer recovery break.
Auto-start, notifications, and sound
Controls how automatic or quiet the extension feels.
Turn on notifications if you want reminders when a timer ends. Turn off sound if you prefer a quieter workflow.