ZenBreak simply reminds you to take a break from the screen, it has customisable behaviour and appearance to suit everyone needs.
This project has sought inspiration from BreakTimer.
ZenBreak is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Set the break frequency
- Set the break duration.
- Option to skip break.
- Option to snooze break.
- Notification type:
- Popup.
- Notification.
- Set the primary colour and text colour.
- Customizable break message.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/Giuliopime/ZenBreak
Support:
Developer: Giuliopime
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

ZenBreak is written in Kotlin and Swift. Learn Kotlin with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Swift with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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