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Flow - A pomodoro based work timer to help you get things done

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Flow is a minimalistic pomodoro based work timer available for Mac. Flow encourages your focus and motivation while reducing stress. Dividing your workflow into sections with defined breaks is proven to better health and productivity.

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Lea Hirschmüller
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I've never used the Pomodoro technique but the design made me download it to check it out. Congrats on the launch. My one complaint: when I launch Flow and switch it on, it only appears on my Mac task/tool bar if my last mouse-click was on my desktop screen. i.e. if I turn Flow's timer on, and I click on my browser for example, the little countdown on the toolbar is not visible. And no matter how many times I click on the Flow app again from my applications folder, it won't open. Only way to get it back is click on my desktop background and then it appears in the toolbar, and then I can go ahead and use it.
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@prithsr Thank you so much! Would love to know what you think when you had the chance to use it. ☺️ Regarding your issue: It would be great if you could send us screenshots from what you described at support(at)flowapp.info. The timer should always be visible in your menu bar. We'd love to help. Looking forward to hearing from you. 🙂
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@lea_hirschmueller Thanks for the follow up! I restarted my computer and I can't replicate this issue again. All good!
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@prithsr Glad to hear it! 😊
Yan Sidyakin
Amazing app!! Design is so sleek. Was a bit confused though about the four little dots, apparently they represent four flows with short (5-10 min) breaks in between, but took me a minute to figure it out. Would like an option to customize the amount of these flows in a session, like say from 2 to 5 instead of just 4. Also, curious – how do you monetize?🤔
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@sidyakinian Thank you so much for your feedback, Yan! We will add options to customize the amount of sessions as well as the durations. You can follow us on Twitter to get notified about updates. Thanks for your question. As of right now, we're not monetizing Flow. In the future, we want to implement some kind of "PRO-features", but the usage of the focus timer itself will always remain free to use. 🙂
Anna H.
Love to see Flow on product hunt! Have been using this app for months now - love it, especially the block-apps feature and the minimalistic design :)
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@anna_h_ Thank you, Anna! Glad to hear you enjoy using Flow ☺️
Joel Runyon
Very cool - would you consider a calendar integration to sync pomodoro blocks to your calendar? Would be very useful to have "what tasks got done during what blocks" for looking back on the day.
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@joelrunyon Thank you for the suggestion, Joel! We like the idea and it's definitely something we're interested in integrating in the future. I'll put it on our list. 😊
Tim Wu
Love the product! I've used the pomodoro timer app Forest on iOS, but I've always wanted something similar on Mac. Really like the minimalist and clean UI. One question. Is it possible to hide the countdown timer on the top bar? Sometimes I'd like the option to hide it.
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@timjwu Thank you for your kind words, Tim! Right now, we're working on an alternative, less distractive menu bar icon. Since Flow only sits in your menu bar, it's not possible to hide the icon entirely. 🙂
Ashutosh Dabral
Downloaded and have been using the app for 8 hours now. Very nicely done. Can see this becoming a daily habit for me.
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@ashutoshdabral That's so good to hear! Glad you enjoy using Flow ☺️
Mike Coutermarsh
I was just thinking this morning I should use a pomo timer this week (have a ton of small tedious things to get done). Giving it a try, thanks!
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@mscccc Perfect! Let me know how it works for you. 😊
Chase Thomas
Love the design @lea_hirschmueller ! Looking forward to an integrated website blocker.
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@chasethomas Thank you so much, Chase! Me, too. 😉
Melissa Du
Flow is awesome! I've never had a pomodoro timer that actually worked for me. Flow has just the right prompts and experience to really help me sink into productive work periods and take breaks when needed.
Lea Hirschmüller
Maker
@coffeestacker Thank you so much for your kind words, Melissa! Glad to hear it 😊
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