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Nerva

Free, offline-first focus workspace: pomodoro timers with automatic breaks, sticky notes, habits, tasks.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, Linux and Android
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Nerva is a timer and time tracking program, available on Windows, Linux and Android.

Features described in its GitHub repository, on its official website and in its Winget manifest: offline use and Markdown support.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Nerva by Bytical is a free, offline-first focus workspace for Linux, Windows and Android.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Free, offline-first focus workspace: pomodoro timers with automatic breaks, sticky notes, habits, tasks.” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “Pomodoro timers with automatic breaks that survive sleep and reboot, sticky markdown notes that float above any window, a year-long habit heatmap, tasks, world clocks, and an optional AI assistant that runs on your…” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
  • “Pomodoro timers with automatic breaks that survive sleep and reboot, floating sticky markdown notes, a year-long habit heatmap, tasks, world clocks and an optional AI assistant with your own key.” — Winget, 10 November 2026
  • “Nerva by Bytical — Free Pomodoro Focus Timer, Habit Tracker & Sticky Notes for Linux, Windows and Android | Works with Gemini” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Nerva is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 7 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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