TakeABreak : A simple-to-use and compact program that helps you remember to take breaks and rest your eyes, while offering support for preset sound notifications
TakeABreak is a small software application whose purpose is to help you manage your computer working hours and breaks.Its aim is to help you remember to step away from the computer and take breaks. By default, the utility displays a popup message every 20 minutes telling you that you should take a break for 20 seconds.
User-friendly layout
You are welcomed by a clean feature lineup that allows you to carry out most operations with minimal effort. Everything is kept as simple and clear as possible, so even rookies can master the entire process in no time.
Main features
TakeABreak gives you the possibility to reveal popup notifications at a user-defined time. Additionally, you may select between several preset time values.What’s more, you are allowed to specify the break time, play a sound notification when a break starts/ends, as well as run the utility at Windows startup. A smart feature bundled in this tool enables you to turn off the screen every ten seconds until you stop using the computer.During our testing we have noticed that TakeABreak carries out a task, and no errors showed up throughout the entire process. As it would be expected from such a small utility, it remains light on system resources, so it doesn’t hamper computer performance, nor interfere with other programs’ functionality.
Bottom line
All things considered, TakeABreak comes packed with some handy features for helping you remember to take breaks and rest your eyes. Its overall simplicity makes it an ideal application for rookies and professionals alike.
Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
takeAbreak runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 3 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
System.
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