knook
Compact open-source macOS menu bar tool promoting screen breaks for balanced work rhythms by tracking break patterns, offering context-aware reminders, manual controls, office hours, smart pause, idle reset, and storing all settings locally for privacy.
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Privacy focused
- Local-First
- No AI
Features
- No registration required
- Pomodoro Timer
- Break timers
- Sits in the MenuBar
- No Telemetry
- Periodic Reminders
- SwiftUI App
knook News & Activities
Recent activities
- POX added Prevent RSI as a feature to knook
Danilo_Venom added knook as alternative to Micro-Break, Stretchly, Workrave and Loook- Danilo_Venom added knook
knook information
Developed by
Preet Suthar Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
53 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Category
Office & ProductivityGitHub repository
- 78 Stars
- 7 Forks
- 3 Open Issues
- Updated
What is knook?
Knook is an open-source, privacy-focused software for macOS users. It encourages regular screen breaks to promote a balanced work rhythm. It operates without user accounts, subscriptions, or cloud syncing for optimal privacy and ease of use.
Knook, designed using SwiftUI, tracks your break patterns and offers short and long break reminders. It has a context-aware pause function to ensure reminders are not disruptive during focused work. It allows users to postpone, skip, end breaks early, and manually pause or resume.
Knook was created with the belief that health reminders should be accessible without a paywall, account system, or syncing model. It is compact, local-first, and easy to understand. Key features include a native macOS menu bar app, a scheduler core, reminder panels, a break overlay window, office hours, idle reset, launch-at-login wiring, smart pause, and versioned local JSON settings.