Breaker Alternatives

Breaker is described as 'Handy and easy to use program that will remind you that you need to take a break. Working for a lot of hours in a row is not good, but sometimes you do that, without noticing how much you stood in front of your computer and how tired you are' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Breaker for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and BSD apps. The best Breaker alternative is Stretchly, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Breaker are Workrave, ZenBreak, BreakTimer and LookAway.

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  1. Stretchly icon
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    Open source, cross-platform app for scheduling microbreaks and longer breaks while working at the computer, offering user-friendly interval and duration customization, strict mode, color schemes, sound alerts, pause, skip, restart options, and system tray access.

    77 Stretchly alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
  2. Workrave icon
     204 likes

    Open-source tool to prevent RSIs by promoting customizable micro-breaks, providing exercise reminders, tracking computer use, and supporting typing improvement across Windows and Linux, with community-driven development for user health and workspace ergonomics.

    74 Workrave alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. ZenBreak icon
     11 likes

    Menu bar application for Windows, macOS, and Linux designed to gently remind users to take breaks from their screen with customizable timing and appearance. Built natively for each OS, lightweight, open-source, and privacy-friendly with minimal impact on resources.

    71 ZenBreak alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. BreakTimer icon
     13 likes

    Desktop application for managing periodic breaks, offering customizable schedules, notifications, working hours, idle detection, and configurable colours. Free, open-source, and available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Designed to reduce RSI and eye strain effectively.

    73 BreakTimer alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  5. LookAway icon
     6 likes

    macOS utility that schedules and enforces customizable eye-rest breaks by blurring screens, displaying timed counters, offering flexible intervals and durations, pre-break alerts, intelligent meeting-awareness, unobtrusive design, and menu bar access for user control.

    72 LookAway alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  6. Time Out icon
     37 likes

    Break timer with micro-breaks for Mac OS X. It is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself. The human body isn't built to sit in one position fo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. Iris icon
     32 likes

    Reduces blue light and flicker for eye comfort, supports auto color temperature adjustment based on time, customizable modes, overlays, color and font options, docking station support, and accessible part-screen filtering for diverse needs.

    152 Iris alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Cronometer is a macOS Menu Bar application designed to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance with seamless break reminders, time tracking, and habit monitoring. Prioritize your well-being while staying productive with powerful features aimed at reducing strain and...

    68 Cronometer - Break Reminders alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  9. Fadetop icon
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    FadeTop is a visual break reminder for Windows. At regular intervals, it fades your desktop into a bluish color, and displays current time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  10. Look Away icon
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    This is a minimalistic Mac app which reminds you to take a 20 second break to look at something 20 feet away every 20 minutes, i.e. enforce the 20-20-20 rule. These breaks help preserve the eyes from strain, dryness, fatigue and other ill effects of the Computer Vision Syndrome...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Eyes Relax icon
     22 likes

    It’s an utility that helps avoiding eyes-related problems when working at a computer for several hours. Concentrating your eyesight on a computer screen can cause an eye strain. You can prevent this by taking regular breaks during the work and look at distant objects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. EyeDefender icon
     14 likes

    EyeDefender is a freeware rest reminder designed to prevent Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) resulting from working on a computer for hours. CVS symptoms include eyestrain, blurred vision, delayed focusing, headaches, back and neck aches, dry and burning eyes, light sensitivity...

    55 EyeDefender alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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