New in Firefox Labs (Nightly and Beta to start!): Productivity Widgets - Lists & Timer

[AmberMeryman]

Neu in den Firefox Labs: Produktivitäts-Widgets – Listen &

Fokus-Timer & Novidade no Firefox Labs: Widgets de Produtividade – Listas & Temporizador de Foco

 

Note: As of August 20, the features are only available in Labs in Nightly & Beta. They will be available in Release with 144.

 

Hi! I’m Amber from the Firefox team. We’re testing a new idea: simple, built-in productivity widgets on your New Tab page. They’ll be there on every new tab to keep you on-task, or on a break. This early experiment includes:

•  Lists - jot down your reminders, errands, or a packing list
•  Timer - track your study session, deep work research, or quiet break time
  And everything stays local, is never shared with Mozilla, and it’s easy to turn on and off. 

  Here's a short demo

  

[markus_re]

Hi,

I find the Timer widget super useful! It's right where I need it and helps me integrate healthy breaks in my work. I also like that it's very simplistic with just the essential features. However, maybe it's possible to extend its functionality a bit while still being simplistic. Here are the features I think would make this widget even better:

• Continue the timer if you close and re-open Firefox. I understand that you cannot send notifications when Firefox is not running, but the timer could continue running if I restart Firefox before the time runs out. This would be helpful if you accidentally close Firefox.
• Keep track of the number of focus and break sessions completed during a day. It would be nice to see how many hours of focused work I've done already.

Thanks a lot for developing this useful widget!