Micro Breaks

Schedule break reminders and increase your productivity.

What is Micro Breaks?

"Micro Breaks" is a Chrome extension designed for individuals who spend extended periods in their browser. It incorporates regular, scheduled breaks to help boost productivity, relieve muscle or joint ache, and increase overall alertness. This handy tool uses a visible green icon and optional desktop notifications to notify you when it's time for a break.

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Extension stats

By: Kris Zima

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.18 (33)

Version: 1.2.1 (Last updated: 2015-07-09)

Creation date: 2015-07-08

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
alarms
notifications
tabs
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Size: 946.18K

Ranking

# 14732 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#11954 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 16 #10 in break keyword 11 ▼ 1 #186 in increase keyword 71 ▼ 3 #272 in productivity keyword 16 ▲ 2

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Extension summary

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"Micro Breaks" can be used by anyone who spends long hours with the browser. Regularly scheduled breaks can improve productivity, relieve joint or muscle pain, and increase overall alertness.

Micro Breaks will gently remind you about the break with an active green icon and/or desktop notification that can be easily turned on/off with a click of a button.

Did you know? Taking regular breaks of just 2 minutes can increase productivity by 11.15%.

Have a good workday!

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Great concept for encouraging micro breaks.
Useful app for reducing eye strain.
Simple functionality.

Cons

Does not send notifications as intended.
Settings do not seem to save between profiles.
Lacks custom notification sounds.
Counters and timers are not functioning properly.

Most mentioned

The extension does not provide notifications.
Users are frustrated with the lack of functionality.
Desire for custom notification sounds.

Recent reviews

Hieu Nguyen, 2023-11-21

Great concept, but it doesn't work. There are no notifications. Don't install it, it's a waste of time, and may be a scam.

Karolina, 2023-07-26

Помогите решить мою проблему! Уверен, что предложение хорошее, изменю свою оценку, но это единственный способ который я нашёл, чтобы связаться с вами. Пожалуйста подскажите предусмотрена-ли расширением функция напоминания? В течении суток ни разу ничего такого не подсвечивалось...(