A Shared Timer for Body Doubling and Coworking Sessions

Body doubling — working alongside someone else, in person or on a call — turns focus into something social. The trick to running a good session is a visible, agreed-upon rhythm: everyone starts a focus block, everyone breaks at the same time. The Tomatoro widget gives you that rhythm on a page anyone can open.

Set up the shared page

Put the widget somewhere both of you (or all of you) can see it:

• A shared Notion or Coda page linked in the call invite
• A simple HTML page you host for your coworking group
• The host's screen share during a video call

The embed is one iframe:

<iframe
  src="https://tomatoro.com/widget"
  width="460"
  height="620"
  style="border: 0; border-radius: 24px;"
  title="Tomatoro Pomodoro timer"
></iframe>

Run the session

1. The host opens the page and picks the focus segment.
2. On a count of three, everyone hits start together.
3. When the countdown ends, the whole group takes the short break together.
4. Repeat for two or three rounds, then take a longer break.

Because the widget shows the segment, the countdown ring, and today's harvest, nobody has to ask "how much time is left?" — it's right there on screen.

Why this beats a stopwatch

A bare stopwatch tells you elapsed time but nothing about the structure. The widget makes the Pomodoro shape obvious: work, short break, work, long break. That structure is exactly what keeps a group session from drifting into a two-hour grind with no rest.

No accounts, no friction

Anyone who opens the page gets a working timer instantly — no sign-in, no setup. That matters for drop-in coworking sessions where you don't want to gatekeep participation. Each person's progress stays in their own browser, and regulars who do have a Tomatoro account see their sessions sync automatically.