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Recess

Recess reminds you to take breaks from your computer after a set amount of time. Created by Nguyen Huu Nghia

Free
Mac

We know that it is not good for our health when spending hour after hour in front of the screen. It might effect our bodies negatively, e.g., stiff, throbbing, ... Recess is necessary. We need to take a short break, e.g., try to look outside a window, stand up, stretch the legs, and walk around a bit ...
However when you are concentrating on what you are doing, sometimes you forget to relax. Recess is a lightweight application which reminds you regularly to take a break. However, if you really want to concentrate on your work, e.g., you are presenting slides, you can pause Recess.... More Info »

Features:
Set the work and break period
Easily postpone breaks
Quickly access through status bar item
Start at login

Link to official Recess site

Official Website

Feature

Timer Add a feature

Category

Tags

health break-reminder eye-strain rsi repetitive-strain-injury stretching eye-care

Recess was added by serogers02 in Nov 2016 and the latest update was made in Nov 2016. The list of alternatives was updated Sep 2019. It's possible to update the information on Recess or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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