HealthTick
A menu bar timer that reminds you to get up from your desk and can enforce a short break.GetGPL-3.0
BreakTimer
A break reminder that schedules regular pauses as notifications or fullscreen prompts, within your working hours.
GPL-3.0 · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- tom-james-watson
- Verified
- 2026
About BreakTimer
BreakTimer reminds you to step away from the screen at intervals you choose. Each break can be a gentle notification or a fullscreen window, with adjustable length and frequency, custom break messages and working hours outside which it stays quiet.
It can also reset its countdown when it notices you have been away from the computer. The app runs from the menu bar on macOS and is also available for Windows and Linux; Mac downloads are on GitHub releases and in Homebrew.
Information
- Source code
- tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- breaktimer.app
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Productivity
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app
- github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app/blob/master/LICENSE.md
- github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app/releases
- formulae.brew.sh/cask/breaktimer
- icon.png: Tom James Watson and BreakTimer contributors. GPL-3.0 repository asset; BreakTimer name and icon retained by the author.
License and artwork notices
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