Focus Sessions & Auto-Start Scheduler
Two systems power session management in Whiiteroom. The Session Timer & Break System lets you start and control sessions manually. The Auto-Start Session Scheduler lets you define a weekly calendar so Whiiteroom launches sessions for you — no trigger needed.
Manual Focus Sessions & Break Timers
When you launch a session manually, you configure how long to work, how often to take breaks, and which mode to enforce. Once started, Whiiteroom locks your workspace and manages the work/break rhythm automatically.
Custom Session Duration
Set any session length from minutes to hours, down to seconds. You can also set a fixed target end time(e.g. "until 6:00 PM") and Whiiteroom calculates the duration from right now.
Scheduled Break Windows
Configure break frequency and duration (e.g. 10-minute break every 50 minutes). When a break begins, all restrictions lift — full device access. When the break ends, your session resumes instantly with remaining time intact.
Focus Mode Per Session
Choose Relax (exit anytime), Friction (typing challenge before early exit), or Strict (locked until timer ends). Each manual session can use a different mode independently of your saved profile.
One-Click Profiles
Save your entire configuration — whitelist, timer, break settings, mode — as a named Profile. Every future session using that profile launches in a single click in under 5 seconds. No reconfiguring from scratch.
Session Auto-Start Scheduler
New in WhiiteroomThe Session Scheduler operates independently of your manual sessions. Instead of clicking “Start Session” yourself, you define a weekly focus calendar — and Whiiteroom automatically launches the right session at the right time, every week, with zero manual action from you.
This is especially powerful for students with fixed study timetables, professionals with recurring deep work blocks, or anyone who has the discipline to plan a schedule but not always the motivation to start manually when the time comes.
Day & Time Picker
Set a start time and choose one or multiple days of the week. The same session can repeat on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday — or every day. Each day in the group shares the same configuration but has its own independent schedule entry.
Recurring or One-Time
Mark a schedule as Permanent and it repeats every week automatically. Set it as One-Time and it fires once — perfect for an upcoming exam revision block — then disappears from your calendar.
Per-Session Custom Lists
Each scheduled session carries its own independent whitelist or blacklist — completely separate from your global list. Your Monday Physics block can allow different apps than your Thursday Coding session. Configured once, applied automatically every week.
Pre-Launch Notification
Get a heads-up notification before the session locks your workspace — configurable from 1 to 15 minutes lead time. Optionally plays a pre-launch sound so you have time to wrap up your current task before enforcement begins.
Focus Mode Per Schedule
Each scheduled session has its own independent focus mode. Your early-morning warm-up can run in Relax Mode while your peak afternoon study block enforces Strict Mode — all configured once, applied automatically every time.
Enable / Disable Individually
Toggle any scheduled session on or off without deleting it. If you want to skip this week's Thursday block, disable the entry — it stays in your calendar, ready to re-enable. No need to recreate the configuration from scratch.
How It Works — Step by Step
- 01Open the Schedule Tab
Navigate to the Schedule tab in the Whiiteroom sidebar. The weekly calendar shows all your existing scheduled sessions at a glance by day.
- 02Create a New Schedule
Click + Add Schedule. Set the session label (e.g. "JEE Physics"), choose which days it repeats, pick a start time using the tumbler time picker, and set either a duration or a target end time.
- 03Configure Session Behaviour
Select the enforcement mode (whitelist or blacklist), choose a focus mode (Relax / Friction / Strict), set break intervals within the scheduled session, and optionally upload a custom list that overrides the global one for this session only.
- 04Set Recurring or One-Time
Toggle Permanent (repeats weekly forever) or One-Time (fires once and is removed). Enable the pre-launch notification and set the lead time.
- 05Whiiteroom Does the Rest
At the scheduled time, Whiiteroom auto-starts the session exactly as configured. You receive the pre-launch notification. The workspace locks, the timer counts down, breaks fire on schedule — all without you touching anything.
| Manual Session | Scheduled Session | |
|---|---|---|
| How it starts | You click Start Session | Starts automatically at the set time |
| Repeats automatically | — No | ✓ Yes (if set to Permanent) |
| Custom list per entry | ✓ Yes (set each time) | ✓ Yes (saved per schedule, applied automatically) |
| Pre-launch notification | — Not applicable | ✓ Yes — configurable 1 to 15 min lead |
| Per-entry focus mode | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Best for | Spontaneous or one-off sessions | Fixed timetables, weekly study routines |
Download Whiiteroom & Set Your First Schedule
Both manual sessions and the auto-start scheduler are included free. No subscription required during the current launch phase.
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