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       Show HN: A rain Pomodoro with brown noise, ASMR, and Middle Eastern
       music
        
       I built this because most Pomodoro timers felt too sterile.  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.
        
       Author : ShadowUnknown
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2025-07-08 17:42 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (forgetoolz.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (forgetoolz.com)
        
       | uxamanda wrote:
       | Looks nice, immediately wanted to multiselect audio (rain AND
       | Middle East)
        
         | netsharc wrote:
         | 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 wrote:
           | A cozy cafe in the middle of a desert with rain outside. Not
           | sure if that makes sense, but I love the vibe
        
         | ShadowUnknown wrote:
         | Haha never thought about that. Maybe I can find a way to add
         | something like that.
        
         | egypturnash wrote:
         | 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 wrote:
       | nicely done
        
         | ShadowUnknown wrote:
         | Really appreciate it
        
       | zem wrote:
       | 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 wrote:
         | Gear icon on the top right, in the desktop version.
        
           | zem wrote:
           | ah, thanks, managed to miss that altogether!
        
             | ShadowUnknown wrote:
             | Glad you found it lol. It's on the mobile version too if
             | you ever try it there.
        
       | karamalaskar wrote:
       | love it! great job
        
         | ShadowUnknown wrote:
         | Thank you, means a lot
        
       | lovegrenoble wrote:
       | Nice, I'm a pluviophile, and really like this one:
       | https://rainbowhunt.com
        
         | ShadowUnknown wrote:
         | I love rain too. That site looks cool, thanks for sharing
        
       | ramon156 wrote:
       | Gonna try this out during work tmrw. Thank you for an awesome
       | project!
        
         | ShadowUnknown wrote:
         | Made my day. Hope it keeps you locked in at work.
        
       | v9v wrote:
       | 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 wrote:
       | 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 wrote:
       | Friendly reminder that you might want to drop "pomodoro" from
       | your app.
       | 
       |  _To officially use the Pomodoro(r) name and logo in your
       | application or platform, you must acquire a license._
       | 
       | https://www.pomodorotechnique.com/pomodoro-licenses/
        
         | masspro wrote:
         | Can we collectively retcon an unencumbered replacement name for
         | such things? Odoromop?
        
         | ShadowUnknown wrote:
         | Thanks for the heads up. I'll look into it.
        
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