Question 1

What is Pomi?

Accepted Answer

Pomi is a small pixel cat that lives on your Windows desktop while you work. It walks along the top of your taskbar, follows your pointer, types along when you type, keeps a Pomodoro timer, reminds you to stretch and drink water, finds little things to do, and curls up to sleep when you step away. Pomi is company first and a focus timer second.

Question 2

Which computers does Pomi run on?

Accepted Answer

PCs with Windows 10 or Windows 11.

Question 3

Is Pomi available on Mac?

Accepted Answer

Not yet. Pomi is available for Windows today. A Mac version may come in the future; if it does, it will be announced on the Pomi page at encyrpt.com/pomi.

Question 4

Can I use Pomi on a phone or tablet?

Accepted Answer

No. Pomi is an app for Windows computers, where it lives on your desktop. The Pomi web page opens on any phone or tablet, though, and the cat on it is the real one.

Question 5

Will Pomi slow my computer down?

Accepted Answer

No. Pomi is a small drawing, and it draws less often while sitting still or asleep. It stops completely while your screen is off or locked, and tucks itself away at the edge of the screen during full-screen videos and games.

Question 6

What is new in version 1.1.10?

Accepted Answer

Pomi finds more to do on its own: the ball of yarn now comes out without being handed over, and there is tail chasing, which ends in a few seconds of being too giddy to walk straight. Swat at the butterfly and it flutters up out of reach, and Pomi watches it go. Pomi also moves like it has weight, leaning into a run and easing back out of it, and a landing now costs what the fall was worth — a drop from the top of the screen squashes, bounces and kicks up dust that a step off the taskbar does not. Hide Pomi has gone, so the cat can never be left invisible with no way to bring it back. And Pomi’s window shows its keyboard shortcuts at last: Space starts and pauses, Esc ends, and each tab has its own letter.

Question 7

How much does Pomi cost?

Accepted Answer

Nothing. Pomi is free, with no subscription, no in-app purchases, no adverts and no Pomi account.

Question 8

How do I get Pomi?

Accepted Answer

From the Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NL25KQZTM4Z. Click Get, and it installs like any other Store app. Pomi appears above your taskbar a moment after it opens.

Question 9

How does Pomi get updates?

Accepted Answer

The Microsoft Store installs updates for you, the same as your other Store apps. Every update is free.

Question 10

How do I move Pomi to a new computer?

Accepted Answer

Install it from the Microsoft Store on the new computer. Your coat, settings and focus history are kept on each computer and do not travel with you, so Pomi starts fresh on the new one.

Question 11

How do I uninstall Pomi?

Accepted Answer

Open Windows Settings, then Apps, find Pomi in the list, and choose Uninstall. Its settings and focus history go with it.

Question 12

How do I pet Pomi?

Accepted Answer

Move your pointer back and forth over its head. Pomi closes its eyes and purrs, and hearts float up. Every so often it tells you that you are the best human.

Question 13

Can I pick Pomi up?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Press and hold on Pomi, then drag: it hangs from your pointer like a cat being carried and paddles its paws. Let go and it stays where you put it. Flick it as you let go and it goes flying, then lands; shake it about too much and it gets dizzy.

Question 14

What is in Pomi’s right-click menu?

Accepted Answer

Right-click Pomi for a quick menu: start or pause a focus session; Play, Treat, Stretch and Nap; Box, Butterfly and Zoomies; keep Pomi in one place; hide it; pick one of its twelve coats; and open its full window.

Question 15

What are the box, the butterfly and zoomies?

Accepted Answer

Three things Pomi finds to do on its own now and then, and that you can ask for from its menu or the Pomi page of its window. A cardboard box: Pomi hops in, peers over the edge, and before long naps in it. A butterfly: Pomi watches it drift past, stalks it and leaps when it dips low, and never quite catches it. Zoomies: a sudden dash across the screen and back, then a quick wash as if nothing happened.

Question 16

Can I stop Pomi doing things on its own?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In Pomi’s window, open Settings, then General, and turn off “Finds things to do on its own”. The box, the butterfly and zoomies then only happen when you ask for them. Pomi never starts one during sleepy time, on a break, or while an AI agent is working.

Question 17

What does “types along” mean?

Accepted Answer

While you type, Pomi taps away on a little keyboard of its own, with a thought bubble of dots. Type very fast for a while and it flushes red and pants, then cools down when you slow. It only notices that keys are being pressed, never which keys; see the Privacy questions below.

Question 18

Why is Pomi unrolling paper?

Accepted Answer

When you scroll, Pomi unrolls a paper roll as far as you scroll, and rolls it back when you scroll back. Scroll fast and sheets tear off and flutter away. You can turn this off in Settings, then General, “Unrolls paper when you scroll”.

Question 19

How do I give Pomi a treat or play with it?

Accepted Answer

From its right-click menu, or the Pomi page in its window. Treat gives Pomi a fish, which it eats and then purrs. Play rolls out a ball of yarn for half a minute, which Pomi chases, stalks, pounces on and bats about.

Question 20

How do I change Pomi’s coat, hat or room?

Accepted Answer

The coat is in Pomi’s right-click menu, or in its window under Pomi, then Body. There are twelve: Marmalade, Midnight, Snow, Tuxedo, Calico, Smoke, Cocoa, Burgundy, Amethyst, Jade, Sapphire and Rose. Under Head, Pomi can wear a ribbon bow, a knit beanie, focus headphones or a tiny crown, and Effects adds stars, hearts or music notes. Pomi’s room, the little scene in its window, has its own wall, floor, desk, chair, lamp, plant and decoration to choose from, under Room.

Question 21

Can I make Pomi bigger or smaller?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In Pomi’s window, open Settings, then Appearance, and choose S, M or L for its size on the desktop.

Question 22

How do I start a focus session?

Accepted Answer

Click Start in Pomi’s window or its right-click menu, or press Space while its window is open. A session is 25 minutes by default, followed by a 5-minute break, with a longer 15-minute break after every fourth session. Pomi works along with you while the timer runs.

Question 23

Can I change how long sessions and breaks are?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Open the Timer page in Pomi’s window. Choose a preset, 25 and 5 or 50 and 10, or set your own focus length, short break, long break and how many sessions come before a long break. You can also have breaks, and the next session after a break, start by themselves.

Question 24

How do I pause or end a session?

Accepted Answer

Pause from Pomi’s window or its menu, or press Space in its window. To end a session, press End, or press Esc twice in the window.

Question 25

What are focus sounds?

Accepted Answer

Something to focus to while a session runs: gentle rain, a busy café, or brown noise, a deep steady rush. They start as a session starts and stop when it pauses, ends, or a break begins. Choose one in Settings, then Sounds, pick Low, Medium or High, and press “Play a few seconds” to hear it first.

Question 26

Are the focus sounds downloaded?

Accepted Answer

No. Pomi makes each sound on your computer the first time you choose it, which takes a second or two, and keeps it for next time. Nothing is downloaded and nothing is recorded.

Question 27

What is in Stats?

Accepted Answer

Today’s focus time and sessions, your streak of days in a row, a chart of the last seven days with your best day picked out, the week’s total, and three small daily quests. Everything is counted on your computer and stays there.

Question 28

What counts toward my streak?

Accepted Answer

A day counts when you finish at least one focus session in it. Miss a day and the streak starts again from the next session you finish.

Question 29

Can Pomi remind me to stretch or drink water?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In Settings, then Notifications, choose how often: stretching every 20 minutes to every 2 hours, and water every 30 minutes to every 2 hours, or off. When it is time, Pomi walks to the middle of the screen and leads a short stretch, or asks you to have some water.

Question 30

How do I set a one-off reminder?

Accepted Answer

In Settings, then Notifications, type what to remind you of under Reminders, choose when (from 5 minutes to 4 hours away) and press Add. When the time comes, Pomi says it. Your reminders are listed there, and you can remove any of them.

Question 31

Can I put a note above Pomi’s head?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In Settings, then Notifications, fill in “Note above Pomi” with up to 60 characters. It floats above Pomi until you clear it.

Question 32

What is sleepy time?

Accepted Answer

Hours when Pomi winds down with you: it yawns as they start, gets drowsy, and naps sooner and more deeply. By default it runs from 11 at night to 7 in the morning. Change the hours, or turn it off, in Settings, then General.

Question 33

Why does Pomi take naps during the day?

Accepted Answer

Every two or three hours Pomi curls up for a short nap and wakes with a yawn. It also tires after a lot of running and being carried, and rests to recover. Both can be turned off in Settings, then General: “Naps every 2–3 hours” and “Gets tired”.

Question 34

Does Pomi say good morning?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The first time Pomi sees you on a new day, after 6 in the morning, it says good morning and what day it is, then either how long you focused yesterday or how many sessions today holds. Once a day, never twice.

Question 35

What are Pomi’s keyboard shortcuts?

Accepted Answer

From anywhere: Ctrl+Alt+K opens Pomi’s window, Ctrl+Alt+P keeps Pomi in one place or lets it roam again, and Ctrl+Alt+O calls Pomi over to your pointer. Inside the window: Space starts or pauses, Esc twice ends a session, and H, T, P, R and S jump to Home, Timer, Pomi, Room and Stats.

Question 36

How do I call Pomi over?

Accepted Answer

Press Ctrl+Alt+O. Pomi runs to wherever your pointer is along the bottom of the screen and asks what you wanted. If it is fixed in place, it says it cannot come.

Question 37

How do I keep Pomi in one place?

Accepted Answer

Pick Pomi up and put it down wherever you like, then press Ctrl+Alt+P, or choose “Keep in one place” from its right-click menu. Pomi stays there, still watching, purring and napping. Use the same shortcut to let it roam again.

Question 38

A shortcut does nothing. Why?

Accepted Answer

Another app may already use that key combination. Pomi tells you when it starts if one of its shortcuts is taken. Quit or change the other app’s shortcut, then restart Pomi.

Question 39

Where is Pomi’s window?

Accepted Answer

Press Ctrl+Alt+K, click Pomi’s icon in the system tray at the right of the taskbar, or right-click Pomi and choose Open Pomi. The small button at the top of the window shrinks it to a mini timer.

Question 40

What does “thinks along with your agent” mean?

Accepted Answer

When an AI coding agent is working on something for you, Pomi sits with a paw under its chin and a thought cloud while it works, then hops when it is done. It is a glanceable way to know when to look back at your agent.

Question 41

How do I connect Claude Code?

Accepted Answer

Open Pomi’s window, go to Settings, then General, and press Connect beside Claude Code under AI agents. Pomi adds two small hooks to Claude Code’s settings file: one when you send a message, one when Claude stops. Nothing else in the file is touched, and Disconnect removes exactly those two. New Claude Code sessions pick it up.

Question 42

Can I use Pomi with a different agent?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with any tool that can run a command when it starts and stops work. Have it run rundll32 url.dll,FileProtocolHandler pomi://thinking when it starts, and the same with pomi://done when it finishes. Settings, then General, shows when Pomi last heard from an agent, so you can check it is working.

Question 43

Does connecting an agent send anything anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No. The agent tells Pomi on your own computer, through a link only Pomi answers. Pomi never sees your prompts, your code or anything the agent does; it only hears “thinking” and “done”.

Question 44

Does Pomi read what I type?

Accepted Answer

No. When typing along is on, Pomi notices that a key was pressed so it can type with you. It never records which key, never keeps anything you type, and nothing about your typing leaves your computer. You can turn it off in Settings, then General, or from Pomi’s menu.

Question 45

Does Pomi send anything over the internet?

Accepted Answer

No. Pomi from the Microsoft Store sends nothing at all: the Store takes care of updates. The full detail is in the Pomi Privacy Policy at encyrpt.com/pomi/privacy.

Question 46

Does Pomi use my camera, microphone or files?

Accepted Answer

No. Pomi has no access to your camera or microphone, and does not read your documents. The focus sounds are made on your computer, not recorded.

Question 47

Where is my focus history kept?

Accepted Answer

On your computer, in Pomi’s own settings, and nowhere else. There is no account and no cloud sync, which is also why your history does not follow you to a new computer.

Question 48

Pomi has disappeared. How do I get it back?

Accepted Answer

Pomi has probably been carried somewhere odd — up above the taskbar, or onto a second screen you have since unplugged. Press Ctrl + Alt + K to open Pomi’s window, or click Pomi’s icon in the system tray and choose Open Pomi, then in Settings, General, choose “Put back on the taskbar”. If there is no tray icon either, Pomi is not running: open it from the Start menu.

Question 49

Pomi does not type along when I type.

Accepted Answer

Check that “Types along with you” is on in Settings, then General, or choose “Let Pomi type along” from its right-click menu. If it still does not react, quit Pomi from the system tray and open it again.

Question 50

I hear no focus sounds.

Accepted Answer

Sounds play only while a focus session is running, not during breaks or while paused, and only when a sound other than Off is chosen in Settings, then Sounds. The first time you choose a sound it takes a second or two to prepare. Check your computer’s volume and output device too; “Play a few seconds” is a quick test.

Question 51

Pomi is stuck in one spot and will not walk.

Accepted Answer

Pomi is probably fixed in place. Press Ctrl+Alt+P, or choose “Let Pomi roam” from its menu.

Question 52

Pomi keeps falling asleep.

Accepted Answer

Pomi naps when you step away, during sleepy time, every few hours, and when it is tired from running about. Move your pointer or click it to wake it. To keep Pomi awake more, change sleepy time or turn off naps and tiredness in Settings, then General.

Question 53

Pomi vanishes when I watch a full-screen video.

Accepted Answer

That is on purpose: during full-screen videos and games Pomi tucks itself in at the edge of the screen and peeks in now and then, so it is never in the way. Turn it off with “Peeks in during full screen” in Settings, then General.

Question 54

Something else is wrong. How do I get help?

Accepted Answer

Email contact@encyrpt.com with your Windows version, Pomi’s version from Settings, then About, and what you expected against what happened. We read and reply in English and aim to reply within 7 days.

Pomi FAQ