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Free, private tools that put the ideas from our articles into practice. Each one runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you enter is sent to us. The Breathing Timer paces you through box, 4-7-8, slow and calm breathing with a guided circle.

  • 2 tools
  • No sign-up
  • Stays on your device

Breathing · 1 to 10 minutes

Breathing Timer

A guided circle to breathe along with

Follow a guided circle through box breathing, 4-7-8, slow or calm breathing. Choose a pattern and a session length, and breathe along.

  • Four patterns: box, 4-7-8, slow and calm breathing
  • The circle grows as you breathe in and shrinks as you breathe out
  • Soft sound cues and vibration, if you want them
Start breathing — Breathing Timer

Sleep · 30 days, two minutes a morning

Sleep Tracker

A 30-day sleep reset, one morning at a time

Fill in a two-minute sleep diary each morning and the tracker works out your sleep efficiency, your progress and a suggested sleep window. Everything stays in your browser.

  • A morning sleep diary that works out your sleep efficiency
  • A weekly habit checklist and a suggested sleep window
  • A night-by-night progress chart, and your data as a CSV
Start tracking — Sleep Tracker

How these tools work

  1. Private by design

    Everything runs in your browser. Your entries are saved on this device only, never sent to us, and you can clear them at any time.

  2. Free, with no account

    No sign-up, no email and no paywall. Open a tool and start. Bookmark it to come back to your saved progress.

  3. Built on the research we cover

    Each tool puts a well-studied technique into practice, and each one links to the articles that explain why it works.

For education, not treatment. These tools support everyday wellbeing and are not a substitute for medical or psychological care. If you're struggling right now: US call or text 988 · UK & Ireland 116 123 · Elsewhere findahelpline.com