Take a Break

About

Take a Break is your personal wellness companion for a healthier digital life. In today's fast-paced world, we often forget to prioritize our well-being while working on our computers. Take a break helps you make small yet significant changes in your routine.

👁️ Rest Your Eyes: Give your eyes the care they deserve. Regularly looking away from the screen helps reduce eye strain and keeps your vision sharp.

🚰 Stay Hydrated: Get timely reminders to drink water throughout the day. Proper hydration is crucial for maintaining focus and energy levels.

💆‍♀️ Stretch and Relax: Avoid the stiffness and discomfort of prolonged sitting. Reminders are broadcasted to take short breaks for gentle stretches and brief walks to keep your body and mind in harmony.

With customizable intervals and friendly notifications, Take a Break ensures you maintain a healthy balance between screen time and self-care. Start taking mindful breaks, stay hydrated, and nurture your well-being effortlessly. Install now and experience the difference in your daily routine!

What's new (v1.3.1)
✨ Do Not Disturb (DND) Mode
Introducing Do Not Disturb mode — a new way to pause break reminders whenever you need uninterrupted focus. Whether you're in a meeting, presenting, or working on something important, you can now turn on DND to stop reminders temporarily. Once you’re ready, simply disable DND to resume your regular break reminders.

⏱️ “Next Break In” Timer
Stay on top of your schedule with the new "Next Break In" display, showing exactly how much time is left until your next break. This new feature shows a live countdown to your upcoming break, so you always know how much time is left before your next reminder. It’s a simple way to stay aware of your routine without losing track of time.

Update history
v1.2.1
Introducing Advanced settings to that enables customizing break times and audio alerts.

1. You can now customize break times as per your comfort. Click on "Advanced settings" in the popup to expand the timings pane and adjust the duration for each type of break by dragging the slider towards left or right.

2. Enable audio alert to notify when the break ends. Lost track of time when you were relaxing during a break? No worries. You can now simply enable the "Break end notification sound" option in the "Advanced settings" and an alarm rings just before the break ends. Disabled by default. Toggle the switch to opt-in to the break end audio alert option.

Make sure to click on the "Submit" button to save your changes.