DeepCycle - Focus Timer & Wellness Assistant

Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

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• Apr 18, 2026
  description

  DeepCycle: Gamified Focus & Digital Wellness
  Transform your digital workflow with DeepCycle (formerly Eyebrak). Boost productivity, block distractions, and stay healthy with gamified focus sessions, hydration tracking, and customizable health breaks!
  
  Welcome to DeepCycle v2.0! We've completely overhauled Eyebrak into a multi-sensory, holistic wellness assistant designed to protect your health while you engage in deep work.
  
  Whether you need strict Pomodoro timers, eye-care reminders, site blocking, or a digital desk plant to keep you motivated, DeepCycle is the ultimate all-in-one productivity companion.
  
  🌱 Gamify Your Productivity
  Virtual Desk Plant: Stay focused and watch it grow! Your digital plant evolves through 4 beautiful visual stages as you complete your focus sessions. But beware—it decays if you stay idle for too long!
  
  Streaks & Stats: Keep your momentum going with our daily reset streak system. Get rewarding "🔥 Level Up!" toast notifications and track your most productive hours with the new Activity Heatmap.
  
  🛑 Unbreakable Focus Mode
  Website Blocker: Eliminate distractions instantly. DeepCycle strictly blocks your custom list of time-wasting websites (like social media or video platforms) during your Pomodoro "Work" phases, replacing them with a beautiful, dedicated block page.
  
  Smart Idle Detection: Stepped away from your keyboard? DeepCycle automatically detects when you're away and pauses your timer, ensuring your stats and Pomodoro cycles stay perfectly synced.
  
  👁️ Holistic Health & Wellness
  Advanced Health Breaks: Protect your eyes and posture. Customize physical break routines (like the 20-20-20 rule or stretching).
  
  Glassmorphism Overlays: When it's time for a break, our stunning, animated SVG overlays gently dim your active tabs with a 70% dark background—enforcing your rest period without aggressively hiding your work.
  
  Hydration Tracker: Easily log and track your daily water intake directly from the extension popup.
  
  🔔 Total Customization & Multi-Sensory Alerts
  Custom Sound Library: Make it your own. Upload your favorite MP3 or WAV files to use as notification alarms or ambient background noise.
  
  3-Way Alert System: Never miss a break again. Choose between visual overlays, system notifications, or a looping continuous audio beep.
  
  Custom Reminders Engine: Create personalized, one-time, or repeating text alerts for anything you need throughout the day.
  
  Muslim Salat Reminders: Automatically fetch and schedule desktop notifications for the 5 daily prayers based on your specific city and country.
  
  🔒 Privacy First
  Your data belongs to you. DeepCycle operates locally in your browser. Your wellness stats, custom sounds, and preferences are securely stored on your device, never on our servers.
  
  (Note for returning users: DeepCycle is the massive v2.0 evolution of the Eyebrak extension you know and love!)
  
  DeepCycle CHANGELOG (formerly Eyebrak)
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  v2.0 - "The Ultimate Wellness Overhaul" (2026-03-12)
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  Major Release: The extension has been completely rebranded from Eyebrak to DeepCycle, bringing a brand new multi-sensory approach to digital wellness, gamification, and advanced productivity enforcement.
  
  🚀 NEW CORE FEATURES:
  - REBRAND: "Eyebrak" is now "DeepCycle" — reflecting a broader focus on deep work and holistic wellness.
  - NEW: Virtual Plant Gamification — Your digital desk plant grows through 4 visual stages as you complete focus sessions, and decays if you stay idle too long!
  - NEW: Advanced Health Breaks system with customizable physical break routines (e.g., eye rests, stretching).
  - NEW: Multi-sensory 3-way alerts (Overlay, Notification, and looping Continuous Audio Beep).
  - NEW: Custom Sound Library — Upload your own MP3/WAV files for notifications and ambient noise.
  - NEW: Muslim Salat Reminder — Automatically fetches and schedules desktop notifications for the 5 daily prayers based on your city/country.
  - NEW: Custom Reminders Engine — Create one-time or repeating custom interval text alerts.
  - NEW: Focus Mode (Site Blocker) to strictly block distracting websites (facebook.com, youtube.com, etc.) during Pomodoro "Work" phases via a beautiful dedicated block page.
  - NEW: Hydration Tracker to track your daily water intake directly from the popup.
  - NEW: Smart Idle Detection to automatically pause the timer when you're away from your PC.
  - NEW: Activity Heatmap in Stats showing your active minutes per hour.
  - NEW: Streak system with daily reset ('🔥 Level Up!' streak toast notification after each completed Pomodoro cycle).
  
  ✨ UI & IMPROVEMENTS:
  - IMPROVED: Fully animated SVG countdown circle overlays for Pomodoro Focus Breaks, matching the beautiful aesthetic of Health Breaks.
  - IMPROVED: Overlays now feature a 70% opacity dark glassmorphism background to heavily dim distracting active tabs without entirely hiding them.
  - IMPROVED: Options page has been completely redesigned with a card-based layout, organized settings, and a new strict mode lock.
  - IMPROVED: Smarter Idle Detection prevents Pomodoro timer desyncs when stepping away from the keyboard.
  - IMPROVED: Real-time dynamic alarm synchronization ensures settings changes trigger immediate background updates without reloading.
  - IMPROVED: Timer ring uses a blue-to-cyan gradient stroke with glow effect and pulses when paused or in final 60 seconds.
  - IMPROVED: Body theme shifts to green accent during Pomodoro Break phases.
  
  🐛 BUG FIXES:
  - FIX: Resolved issue where the Continuous Beep failed to trigger due to a missing variable registration.
  - FIX: Resolved issue where the Health Break beep card was permanently hidden in the settings UI.
  - FIX: Resolved Chrome extension alarm limitations by enforcing valid minimum interval schedules for fast-looping beeps.
  - FIX: Fixed bug where default Health Break routines were not saving on initial vanilla installations.
  - FIX: Fixed issue where Pomodoro breaks were only displaying a rudimentary breathing animation instead of a proper countdown clock.
  - FIX: Settings page Save button now works reliably with null-safe JS.
  - FIX: Race condition between updateAlarm and updateSettings removed.
  
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  Eyebrak – Version 1.1 (November 11, 2025)
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  - Fix Timer Reset Issue: Timer now persists correctly even if the background service worker restarts.
  - Completely redesigned UI with a premium Emerald & Sage Green palette.
  - New full-screen dimmed overlay on webpages during Pomodoro breaks to enforce resting.
  - Replaced basic system notifications with sleek, interactive in-page toasts.
  - New visual dashboard with a "Wellness Score" tracking your consistency.

  In an era of constant digital distractions, staying focused is harder than ever. DeepCycle is more than just a timer; it is a multi-sensory environment designed to facilitate deep work while protecting your physical health. Whether you are a developer in a flow state, a marketer hitting deadlines, or a student prepping for exams, DeepCycle automates the discipline you need to succeed.
  
  DeepCycle integrates gamification with professional-grade productivity tools. Watch your virtual desk plant grow as you complete sessions, while our strict site blocker and hydration trackers ensure you stay on path without burning out.
  
  🚀 Core Features:
  
  ⏱️ Precision Pomodoro Timer: Fully customizable work/break cycles with real-time glassmorphism overlays and multi-sensory alerts.
  🎯 Deep Focus Mode (Site Blocker): Eliminate distractions with strict domain blocking. Includes scheduling and "Strict Mode" password protection to prevent mid-session setting changes.
  🧘 Advanced Health Breaks: Automate eye-strain relief and movement prompts with customizable intervals and micro-break countdowns.
  🌱 Virtual Desk Plant Gamification: Stay motivated as your focus efforts grow a digital plant through 4 distinct stages.
  🎵 Integrated Soundscapes: Access a built-in library of Lo-fi, Rain, and Cafe ambiance, or upload your own .mp3 files for a personalized focus environment.
  💧 Smart Hydration Tracker: Set daily water goals and receive interactive prompts to stay hydrated throughout the day.
  📊 Productivity Analytics: Track your progress with activity heatmaps, streak systems, and wellness scores.
  ⌨️ Power-User Workflow: Global keyboard shortcuts (Alt+Shift+D) to toggle the interface instantly.

• Apr 18, 2026
  short_description

  Advanced wellness assistant. Focus Mode, Hydration, Eye Care, Ambient Sounds & Gamification.

  Boost productivity with Pomodoro timers, site blocking, health breaks, and gamified focus tracking. The ultimate wellness assistant.

• Apr 18, 2026
  name

  DeepCycle

  DeepCycle - Focus Timer & Wellness Assistant

• Apr 18, 2026
  permissions

  storage, notifications, alarms, idle, activeTab, scripting, declarativeNetRequest, declarativeNetRequestFeedback, offscreen

  storage, notifications, alarms, tabs, activeTab, scripting, declarativeNetRequest, declarativeNetRequestFeedback, offscreen

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