WidgetWorx 2.1 » Breakin'

Summary and Features

Breakin' is designed to encourage healthy work habits by reminding you to take regular breaks. Whether you’re immersed in tasks or multitasking, it can help you step away and recharge. Prioritize your well-being and work-life balance today!

Flexible Breaks: Schedule automatic reminders or trigger breaks manually based on your preferences.

Custom Reminders: Create personalized messages with emojis and set the tone for your breaks.

Display Locking: Lock all connected screens (both physical and spaces) to nudge you away from work.

Adaptive Functionality: Automatically skip breaks if you’re busy or pause Breakin' when video conferencing.

Tailored Experience: Randomize or select specific break reminders, customize background colors, and mute audio during breaks.

Seamless Integration: Use keyboard shortcuts to pause, skip, or start breaks. Automatically launch Breakin' when your Mac starts up.

Universal Compatibility: Runs smoothly on macOS Ventura through Sequoia, with support for both Intel and Apple Silicon CPUs.

Compact and Efficient: Lightweight design ensures fast performance without burdening your system.

NOTE: Breakin' is donation-ware: totally free to use and fully functional. If you find it useful, you're invited to donate a token amount after using it. Anyone who makes a donation gets a nag-free version as a thank you.

Reviews

Mac Treasure (19 July, 2024, reviewed v1.10)

Screenshots

Encouraged Breaks

Breakin' takes over all of your Mac's screens to encourage you to take a break

Flexible break reminders

Optionally skip breaks when you're not ready to take one by either pausing or letting it detect your activity

Create custom reminders

Define your own break reminders, which can include emojis

MD5 Hash: cd1aa8353762260fb740e17479799a6e

Go the Preferences window and choose the 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.

Yes. Go to the Preferences window and choose the Show countdown before starting break option. A countdown window will appear along with the option to skip the upcoming break.

Setting	Behavior
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

Breakin' offers an option to check on whether you're idle (e.g. not using the keyboard or mouse) when a break is scheduled to start. If you are typing or using the mouse for at least a full second, then Breakin' will skip the break. Although this defeats much of the purpose of Breakin', you can do this by going to the Preferences window and choosing the Skip break if not idle option.

Just drag the Breakin' application into the Trash. That will uninstall it.

My Mac Apps » Breakin'

Summary and Features

Reviews

Screenshots

Encouraged Breaks

Flexible break reminders

Create custom reminders

Breakin' Demo Video

MD5 Hash: cd1aa8353762260fb740e17479799a6e

Frequently Asked Questions

My Mac Apps » Breakin'

Summary and Features

Reviews

Screenshots

Encouraged Breaks

Flexible break reminders

Create custom reminders

Breakin' Demo Video

MD5 Hash: cd1aa8353762260fb740e17479799a6e

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get the same break reminder every time a break is triggered?

Is there a count down and a chance to skip the next break reminder is triggered?

What are the main differences between the break reminder settings?

What happens if I'm busy when a break starts and don't want to break my concentration?

How do you remove Breakin'?