A tiny terminal Pomodoro timer I made for myself in Python

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I was struggling to sit down and start my side projects, so I began reading more about productivity and motivation. Eventually I ended up writing a tiny Pomodoro timer for my terminal — mostly just to help myself get moving.

It’s super minimal: you enter the title, work time, break time, and number of intervals. At the end it generates a simple session report and asks you to write your own conclusion. I like reading my own reports later, so I added that feature.

I also enjoy reading short reports and summaries, so adding them felt natural. And honestly, I prefer building simple tools myself rather than hunting for the “perfect” app.

Works on Windows & Linux, needs only Python.

GitHub: https://github.com/Mietkiewski/MPomidoro
Gumroad PWYW $0+: https://mietkiewski.gumroad.com/l/mpomidoro

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Since there’s no license file, it defaults to all rights reserved, which means full files can’t be redistributed.

I’m not a lawyer, but I would argue this actually means that even people who get it from Gumroad can’t use it “legally”. There should be a license which expresses your intent.

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Buying the product gives people the right to use it — the license is only needed for redistribution or modifying the files. But yeah, you’re right that adding a license would make everything clearer. I’ll include one next time to avoid any confusion.

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Buying the product gives people the right to use it

It’s implied, but it’s not clear - which is why whenever you “buy” software you actually buy a license to use it which clearly states how, where and by whom it may be used, on how many devices, under which conditions, etc etc etc.

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That applies to licensed software. Here you’re not buying a license — just the right to use the tool. A license is only needed if someone wants to copy, modify or redistribute it.

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