My Mac Apps » Breakin'
Summary and Features
Breakin' is a free menu bar app that periodically reminds you to take a break (and take care of yourself) rather than be in front of your computer.
- Work how you want; trigger a break manually or have Breakin' do it for you on a recurring time interval
- Define your own custom break reminders, including emojis 😀
- Lock all of your attached displays to encourage you to actually take a break
- Randomly show break reminders or choose to only display specific ones
- Choose to skip break reminders with a 5 second count down warning
- Automatically skip breaks if you are busy when one starts
- Customize the break reminder background color
- Exit breaks before they officially end
- Take timed or unlimited breaks
- Optionally mute all background audio during a break
- Pause Breakin' at any time using a menu or a keyboard shortcut
- Optionally pause Breakin' when running selected video conferencing software
- Choose to automatically start the app whenever your Mac boots up
- Fast and compact; no 30+ MB application baggage
- Compatible with macOS Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, and Sequoia
- Universal binary: runs on both Intel and Apple Silicon CPUs
Reviews
- Mac Treasure (19 July, 2024)
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