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I wanted something that actually pulls you in with rain, brown noise, soft ASMR, and a few Middle Eastern tracks. Added animated backgrounds so it’s not just a blank screen.

Runs fully in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, just open it and focus.

If you give it a try or have ideas to make it better, I’d love to hear.

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uxamanda•3h ago

Looks nice, immediately wanted to multiselect audio (rain AND Middle East)

netsharc•2h ago

I suppose one could do it with... 2 browser tabs. Ah but you end up with 2 countdowns.

Makes me wonder about the difference between "ambient cafe: Starbucks" vs "ambient cafe: somewhere in the Middle East"...

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

A cozy cafe in the middle of a desert with rain outside. Not sure if that makes sense, but I love the vibe

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

Haha never thought about that. Maybe I can find a way to add something like that.

egypturnash•1h ago

https://mynoise.net has a ton of sound generators, pomodoro mode, and lets you mix the generators any way you like (see https://mynoise.net/superGenMaker.php) or combine the stems from multiple generators into one (see the directions at the bottom of https://mynoise.net/Community/).

johnsmith4739•3h ago

nicely done

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

Really appreciate it

zem•2h ago

I couldn't find any way to switch from rain to one of the other soundscapes - is the idea that the tool itself just varies them randomly?

netsharc•2h ago

Gear icon on the top right, in the desktop version.

zem•2h ago

ah, thanks, managed to miss that altogether!

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

Glad you found it lol. It’s on the mobile version too if you ever try it there.

karamalaskar•2h ago

love it! great job

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

Thank you, means a lot

lovegrenoble•2h ago

Nice, I'm a pluviophile, and really like this one: https://rainbowhunt.com

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

I love rain too. That site looks cool, thanks for sharing

Avicebron•28m ago

> pluviophile

TIL, thank you lovegrenoble for bringing this adjective into my life. I always just said "Oh I don't mind the rain"...for years..

ramon156•1h ago

Gonna try this out during work tmrw. Thank you for an awesome project!

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

Made my day. Hope it keeps you locked in at work.

v9v•1h ago

I understand that this has very little relevance for a pomodoro app where the intent is to create a fictional atmosphere to help you focus, but with the mention of Middle Eastern music I was reminded of this (admittedly long) video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LR511iAedYU

ShadowUnknown•1h ago

Really appreciate all the responses and ideas here. If you think someone else might enjoy it, feel free to share it around. Thanks for checking it out!

ozim•1h ago

Friendly reminder that you might want to drop “pomodoro” from your app.

To officially use the Pomodoro® name and logo in your application or platform, you must acquire a license.

https://www.pomodorotechnique.com/pomodoro-licenses/

masspro•59m ago

Can we collectively retcon an unencumbered replacement name for such things? Odoromop?

ShadowUnknown•58m ago

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll look into it.

klunky•4m ago

Great idea ! Very nice website