Start beside the page
Open the side panel, set one goal, and start a Pomodoro-style timer without leaving the current tab.
Chrome side panel focus timer
A side panel Pomodoro timer for work that still needs the browser.
Some Pomodoro extensions take over the new tab page. Focus Receipt keeps the timer in Chrome's side panel, so search results, docs, issues, and references stay available while you capture only the tabs that matter.
Side panel, not new-tab takeover
New-tab Pomodoro dashboards are useful when you want every new tab to become a focus reminder. Focus Receipt is for a different case: the browser is already part of the work, and the timer should sit beside the session without replacing the new tab page.
The side panel keeps the session goal, timer controls, selected tabs, and receipt preview available while the active tab remains the actual work surface.
Capture selected tabs
Add only the pages that support the session instead of saving every open or visited tab.
Review the receipt
End with a local summary of captured tabs, top domain, unfinished items, and one next-session fix.
Why this matters for tab-heavy work
Research, writing, debugging, planning, and AI-assisted work often require multiple browser pages. Blocking the web or taking over every new tab can be too rigid. A side panel focus timer keeps the work visible and adds a review step only when the session ends.
Focus Receipt does not request browsing history permission, host permissions, cookies, screenshots, or page-body access. It records tabs the user intentionally captures during a running focus session.
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