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Introduction to Sessions

Sessions are a core component of Rize that help categorize the work you were doing into one of three groups: focus work, meetings, or breaks.

The Rize Session Timer

Typically, Rize automatically creates Sessions for you based on your activity, but you can also manually create a Session as needed.

How Sessions Work​

Rize detects your work patterns and creates sessions automatically:

  • Focus Sessions are created when you're working on apps and websites set to Focus mode
  • Meeting Sessions are created when calendar events are detected or you manually start one
  • Break Sessions are created when idle time is detected or you manually start a break
Session timer view

Session Types​

Focus Sessions​

Focus sessions track your deep work time. During a focus session, Rize monitors your focus quality and can block distracting apps and websites.

Focus session view
  • Track Focus Quality Score with 20+ attributes
  • Monitor context switching and app distractions
  • Optional music selection for focus
  • Configurable focus apps and websites

Learn more in the Focus section.

Meeting Sessions​

Meeting sessions track time spent in meetings, either detected from your calendar or created manually.

Meeting session view
  • Auto-detect meetings from calendar events
  • Keyword-based meeting detection
  • Meeting metrics and time analysis

Learn more in the Meetings section.

Break Sessions​

Break sessions track your rest time, helping you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Break session view
  • Guided meditations for breaks
  • Idle detection for automatic breaks
  • Break metrics to ensure you're resting enough

Learn more in the Breaks section.

Session Timer​

The Session Timer gives you a visual countdown and control over your current session.

Session timer

Learn more about the Session Timer and Session Planning.