Ketchup is an open-source desktop Pomodoro timer built with Tauri v2, React, and TypeScript.

How is Ketchup different from a normal Pomodoro timer?

Ketchup uses a dual-budget cycle: work and break time are both allocated for the cycle, and the user can switch between them at any moment while each phase spends down its own remaining budget.

Which platforms does Ketchup support?

Ketchup publishes desktop releases for Windows, macOS, and Linux through GitHub Releases.

Can I download Ketchup without knowing how to use GitHub?

Yes. The Ketchup landing page links directly to the latest Windows, macOS, and Linux installer assets.

Is Ketchup free and open source?

Yes. Ketchup is MIT licensed and its source code is available on GitHub.

Open-source Pomodoro timer — flexible by design

Ketchup

Work and break share one cycle. Switch phases whenever your brain needs it—without losing the budget.

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Animated preview of Ketchup's compact dual-ring Pomodoro timer interface.

Dual-budget timer Tauri v2 React 19 MIT licensed

The unusual bit

One cycle. Two budgets. No ceremony.

Every Pomodoro cycle allocates both a work budget and a break budget up front. You decide when to switch. Each side counts down independently. When both run out, the cycle completes.

Work budget

18:04

Break budget

2:47

Built like a tiny tool

Everything stays local, focused, and easy to hack.

Free Phase Switching

Jump between work and break at any point. Each side keeps its remaining budget intact.

Dual Progress Rings

Active and waiting phases are both visible at once, so the cycle is always readable at a glance.

No Notification Permissions

Phase changes fire Web Audio tones instead of OS notifications or background services.

Frontend-Owned Logic

The timer state machine lives in React. Rust only hosts Tauri plugins—nothing more.

Quick answers

Ketchup in plain facts.

What is Ketchup?: An open-source desktop Pomodoro timer built with Tauri v2, React, and TypeScript.
What makes it different?: Each cycle has both a work budget and a break budget, and you can switch between them freely at any moment.
Where does the timer logic live?: The state machine, persistence, and UI live in the React frontend. Rust only hosts Tauri plugins.
How is it distributed?: The landing page links directly to the latest Windows, macOS, and Linux release assets—no GitHub account needed.

Direct downloads

Get the installer for your desktop.

No GitHub account needed. These links point to the latest release assets published by the release workflow.

Windows x64 Download EXE Recommended installer Windows x64 Download MSI Alternative installer macOS Apple Silicon Download DMG M1, M2, M3 and newer macOS Intel Download DMG Older Intel Macs Linux x64 Download AppImage Portable app bundle Linux x64 Download DEB Debian and Ubuntu Linux x64 Download RPM Fedora and openSUSE Source Code Open Repository For contributors and rebuilds

Direct links open release assets without requiring a GitHub account.