Screen Break

Guided Break Reminders for Your Mac

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About Screen Break

Screen Break is a gentle but firm macOS menu bar break reminder. Instead of a notification you dismiss without noticing, it runs guided full-screen rests, resets itself when you step away, defers politely when you're genuinely busy, and puts friendly limits on how often you can skip.

Features

Guided Full-Screen Rests: Breaks take over the screen and walk you through the rest, so they're hard to ignore by reflex.
Smart Idle Reset: If you've already been away from the Mac, the timer resets instead of interrupting you for a break you just took.
Busy Auto-Defer: When you're in the middle of something, the reminder steps back on its own rather than cutting across your work.
Friendly Skip Limits: Skipping is allowed, but not endlessly, the app nudges you back toward actually resting.
Multilingual Interface: The UI is available in multiple languages.
Menu Bar Native: Lives in the menu bar and stays out of the way between breaks.
Free: No purchase required.

Why Screen Break?

Most break reminders lose to muscle memory, the notification appears, you dismiss it, and three hours pass. Screen Break makes the break itself the event, while still being smart enough not to interrupt you when you've already stepped away or you're genuinely mid-task.

Set Your Rhythm

Pick how often you want to be pulled away from the screen.

Take Guided Rests

When a break lands, a full-screen rest guides you through it instead of a notification you swat away.

Let It Adapt

Idle time resets the timer, busy moments defer the prompt, and skipping stays within friendly limits.

Questions

What is Screen Break?

A macOS menu bar app that reminds you to take real breaks, using guided full-screen rests rather than a notification you can dismiss by reflex.

What happens if I step away from my Mac?

Smart idle reset notices you've already been away and resets the timer instead of interrupting you for a break you effectively just took.

Will it interrupt me mid-task?

Busy auto-defer holds the reminder back when you're clearly in the middle of something.

Can I skip a break?

Yes, but there are friendly limits, the app is designed to nudge you back toward actually resting rather than let you skip indefinitely.

Is it available in my language?

The interface is multilingual; check the site for the current list.

How much does it cost?

Screen Break is free.

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