"Time on the stage is a continuous performance"

What is Entracte?

Entracte is a customizable Pomodoro-based time management application tailored for individuals and teams seeking deliberate structure, measurable progress, and clever rest.

Features

🪄Cycle Structuring: Define separate durations for:

• Work intervals
• Short breaks
• Long restorative pauses

🔁 Cycle Management: Configure total number of work/break cycles before a long rest is introduced.

🎯 Score Tracking: Monitor cumulative productivity with our score system.

🔒 Break Screen Lock: Enforced screen lock during breaks prevents inefficient task-switching and supports authentic recovery.

🧠 Support Future Mode: Turn on to support our development team going forward

🎨 Theme Switching: Toggle between light and dark themes to match environmental conditions or user preference.

Interface

The application interface presents:

1. Compact appearance for continuous operation.
2. Control panel that appears when you hover over the timer.
3. Settings window. Controls:
4. Hold on any empty space to move the timer around your screen.
5. Click on time to open the settings.
6. Feel free to ask!

Use Cases

• Cognitive workers following Pomodoro, Circlular Productivity, or Deep Work routines.
• Students, researchers, or engineers managing high-friction intellectual tasks.
• Artists, developers, or system designers using stimulus control and rhythm enforcement as creativity catalysts.
• Digital minimalists seeking behavioral automation tools.

Installation

💞 Btw, Entracte matches perfectly with Hyprland

🧩 Arch Linux (AUR)

If you're on Arch or a compatible distribution, you can install Entracte directly from the AUR:

yay -S entracte

❄️ Nix/NixOS

Entracte provides a reproducible build via flake.nix. To run the app using Nix flakes:

nix run github:6e6f303216/entracte

Or build it locally:

nix build .#entracte

Make sure you have flakes enabled in your Nix configuration!

🐍 Build from Source (Cross-platform, via PyInstaller)

git clone https://github.com/6e6f303216/entracte
cd entracte
pip install -r requirements.txt
pyinstaller entracte.spec

🪟 Windows

A pre-built .exe installer is available in the Releases section. Note that Windows support is experimental and under active development. Expect rapid improvements in upcoming versions.

Philosophy

Derived from French term for "between acts," Entracte is designed to orchestrate your time into distinct periods of exertion and renewal. Just as silence organizes music, so does rest organize labor.

🔗 Community & Support

✨ Wonders are closer than they seem — @wondermakers_space

If you enjoy using Entracte and want to support its development:

• 💖 Boosty: https://boosty.to/wondermakers/donate
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