Break Helper

Break Helper

Reminds you to take a break, because breaks are good for your health and productivity

What is Break Helper?
Break Helper is a Chrome extension reminding users to take breaks at regular intervals. Designed to increase productivity and healthy practices, this extension uses proven techniques like the Pomodoro (25 minutes of work, 5 minutes break) or the 20-20-20 rule. It also allows complete customization of break schedules to cater to individual preferences. Break Helper notifies about upcoming breaks and keeps track of progress with timers and statistics.
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By: Tautvidas
Users: 708 ▼ -2
Rating: 3.89 (35)
Version: 1.6.3 (Last updated: 2018-09-26)
Creation date: 2018-09-26
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
Size: 142.34K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Do you work for long periods of time and forget to take regular breaks? Break helper reminds you to take a break with a notification and helps you track your progress with timers and statistics page.

How to use To start using Break Helper you don't really need to do anything, just install it. The default settings use Pomodoro technique (25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of break time). If you want to change these settings to other preprogrammed techniques (like 20-20-20 or 50-10) or design your own custom technique, just click on the Break helper icon and inside the popup click "Preferences". You will be redirected to a Options page where you can set your configuration.

To check how much time is left until the next break simply click on Break helper icon and inside the popup you will find a timer that tells you how much time is left until the next break.

Updates: Update 1.6.3: Fixed playing sound when break is finished

Update 1.6: Added back "Take a break" and "Skip this break" buttons, added countdown timers displaying break duration to the break notification, fixed playing break notification sound.

Update 1.4: Added "Stop timer", changed notification sound to a louder one, added a timer on the extension button

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • No need for permissions
  • Customizable intervals
  • Useful for hard workers
Cons
  • Timer may not stop
  • Lack of toolbar button and timer
  • Sound notifications may not work
Most mentioned
  • No need for permissions
  • Customizable intervals
  • Timer not stopping
Recent reviews
is it possible for the developer to make a background app so it runs even with chrome closed?
by A Google user, 2013-08-09

The idea is great, execution is poor. The timer runs no matter what, resetting the timer or even stopping it does nothing. The timer just keeps going, making double and tripple notifications, and like I said keeps going even though I have pressed stop and the counter is staying at 00:00. Until it's fixed it's not useable.
by A Google user, 2017-10-17

is it possible for the developer to make a background app so it runs even with chrome closed?
by A Google user, 2013-08-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Break Helper is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Break Helper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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