Automation
Control Your Time Tracking Without Lifting Your Hands
Global keyboard shortcuts, Siri voice commands, and Apple Shortcuts integration give you fast control over reports, tracking, Pomodoro, breaks, and the web blocker from anywhere on your Mac.
1 · Set up your shortcuts
Configure global keyboard shortcuts in Chronoid's settings. Assign hotkeys for opening reports, toggling tracking, Pomodoro, breaks, and the web blocker.
2 · Use from any app
Global shortcuts work from any application. Trigger Chronoid actions without switching windows or clicking the menu bar icon.
3 · Build automations
Use Chronoid's App Intents in Siri and the macOS Shortcuts app for Pomodoro, short and long breaks, and web-blocker actions.
Key Benefits
Global Keyboard Shortcuts
Trigger Chronoid from any app with customizable hotkeys. Open the main window, toggle tracking, start a Pomodoro session, trigger breaks, or toggle the web blocker — all without leaving your current task.
Siri Integration
Use Siri voice commands to interact with Chronoid. Toggle the Pomodoro timer, start or stop Pomodoro, trigger short or long breaks, and enable or toggle the web blocker hands-free.
Apple Shortcuts App
Chronoid exposes actions to the Shortcuts app. Build workflows around Pomodoro sessions, break triggers, and web-blocker toggles alongside other macOS actions.
Menu Bar & In-App Shortcuts
Open reports, pause or resume tracking, quick-start Pomodoro timers, and use in-app shortcuts for main view navigation and date ranges.
Automation Examples
“Hey Siri, toggle Pomodoro in Chronoid”
Start or pause a focus timer without opening the app.
Focus routine: start Pomodoro + enable the web blocker
Combine Chronoid's App Intents with other Shortcuts actions in one flow.
Press your configured hotkey to open reports
Global shortcuts are user-configurable in Chronoid settings.
Quick-start a 5, 10, 25, or 45 minute timer
Start common Pomodoro lengths without opening the main window.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which keyboard shortcuts can I customize?
You can customize global shortcuts for opening reports, toggling tracking, toggling Pomodoro, triggering short or long breaks, and toggling the web blocker. Chronoid also includes in-app navigation and date-range shortcuts.
What Siri commands does Chronoid support?
Chronoid registers App Intents for Pomodoro actions, short and long breaks, and web-blocker controls. You can invoke those through Siri or use them as building blocks in Apple Shortcuts.
What actions are available in the Shortcuts app?
Chronoid provides Shortcuts actions for toggling, starting, and stopping Pomodoro, triggering short or long breaks, and toggling or enabling the web blocker. These can be combined with other macOS Shortcuts actions.
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