Who should use Francis?

Francis is an open-source project built for students and professionals.

Does Francis have a free plan?

Yes — Francis is free to use.

Is Francis still active?

Unverified. Francis has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Francis?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and check-my-sample-sheet.

Who develops Francis?

Francis is developed by KDE Community.

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Francis

Name: Francis
Author: KDE Community

FlathubProductivity & Work

Francis is a desktop application that implements the Pomodoro technique to help users manage work and break intervals. It provides a simple interface for starting, pausing, and tracking timed sessions to improve focus and productivity. Developed as part of the KDE community, it is available as a Flatpak for Linux users.

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Overview

2 features

In the Productivity & Work space, Francis takes a focused approach. It focuses on staying focused and productive during work sessions without losing track of time. It is built as an open-source project for students and professionals. Francis is free to use. It ships for Linux.

Behind Francis is KDE Community.

Pomodoro Timer
Time Tracking

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Linux

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed24 Jul · 13:10 UTC
francis verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Francis

What is Francis?: Francis focuses on staying focused and productive during work sessions without losing track of time. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who should use Francis?: Francis is an open-source project built for students and professionals.
Does Francis have a free plan?: Yes — Francis is free to use.
What platforms does Francis run on?: Francis runs on Linux.
Is Francis still active?: Unverified. Francis has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Francis?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Focus Wall, Password.File, and check-my-sample-sheet.Focus Wall Password.File check-my-sample-sheet
Who develops Francis?: Francis is developed by KDE Community.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 24 Jul 2026
Built for: students and professionals
Model: Open source
Solves: Staying focused and productive during work sessions without losing track of time.

Registered as

Flathub: org.kde.francis

Developer

KDE Community

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 24 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 24 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: francis-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 24 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 24 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.kde.francis

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