Schedule recurring reminders (every 10 minutes to 4 hours) of varying lengths or trigger breaks manually based on your preferences
Create up to 12 personalized messages (with emojis) that match your mood or style
Lock all connected screens (physical or spaces) to encourage you to step away
Automatically skip breaks when you're busy or pause when you must interact with your Mac
Randomize which reminders are shown or pick specific break reminders to always appear, customize break reminder background colors, and mute background audio to enforce serenity
Keyboard shortcuts for pausing and break skipping; can launch automatically on Mac startup
Always repeat this break reminder
option. This will show a list of currently defined break suggestions. Select one and it will be shown each time a break reminder is triggered until you change it.
Show countdown before starting break
option. A countdown window will appear along with the option to skip the upcoming break.
Setting | Behavior |
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Allow endless breaks | Breaks will last until they are ended manually by clicking on the End Break Now button; they are not automatically ended |
Allow break skipping | Breaks will end automatically after their set duration has been reached; they can also be manually ended by clicking on the End Break Now button |
Neither 1) or 2) | Breaks will end automatically after their set duration has been reached and no End Break Now button is shown; you must press the ESC key to manually end the break |
Skip break if not idle
option.