Break Helper
Reminds you to take a break, because breaks are good for your health and productivity
What is Break Helper?
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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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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
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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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