# BreakWise — Eye & Posture Break Reminder

> Forces eye breaks every 20 min using the 20-20-20 rule. Full-screen overlay, streak tracking, posture reminders. Free.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/breakwise-break-reminder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/breakwise-break-reminder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `breakwise-break-reminder`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** BreakWise
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 2.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-10
- **First published:** 2026-07-07
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/breakwise-break-reminder/)
- **Website:** [https://breakwise.netlify.app](https://breakwise.netlify.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/breakwise-break-reminder/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/breakwise-break-reminder/privacy/)

## Description

BreakWise forces you to take eye breaks every 20 minutes using the scientifically-backed 20-20-20 rule.

HOW IT WORKS:
Every 20 minutes, a full-screen overlay appears with a 20-second countdown timer. You look away from your screen for 20 seconds. The overlay closes automatically. You go back to work.

No dismiss button. No snooze. Just the break.

FEATURES:
✓ Eye break reminders every 20 minutes
✓ 20-second countdown timer overlay
✓ Posture check alerts every hour
✓ Streak tracking miss a break, streak resets
✓ Daily compliance score
✓ Gentle sound chime on break
✓ Customisable break intervals (20/30/45/60 min)
✓ Pause/resume with one click
✓ Dashboard with weekly stats
✓ Works on all websites
✓ No account required
✓ No data collection
✓ Works offline

WHY IT WORKS:
Most break reminder apps send notifications. You dismiss them without thinking. BreakWise uses a full-screen overlay that requires your attention for 20 seconds long enough to actually rest your eyes.

The streak mechanic adds loss aversion: missing a break hurts more than taking one.

## Rankings

- #103,149 — Overall
- #67 — break
- #125 — reminder

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/breakwise-break-reminder)