Time Out helps remind you to take work breaks throughout the day. It has two kinds of breaks: a "Normal" break, typically for 10 minutes after 50 minutes of work, so you can move about and relax, plus a "Micro" break: a very brief pause of typically 10 seconds every 10 minutes, so you can remember not to tense up too much for long periods.
You can configure how long each kind of break lasts, and how long between breaks, or disable each kind. Each Time Out is announced via the screen slowly dimming, with related graphics materializing, and when the break is complete, it fades out again, optionally playing a sound. You can change the time these transitions take... and you can even change the color and the level of transparency during the break. So if you like, you can make it mostly transparent so you can continue reading while on your break... though it's better for you if you give your eyes a rest during the Time Out.
Note: This application contains in-app and/or external module purchases.
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So I am very fond of the original Time Out app gently nudging me to stop for a minute or 10, providing the space to wonder if there's something more important I should be doing, perhaps eat something, or just stand up and stretch to refresh my mind.
I made a couple of enhancement requests to David (the developer of Time Out) and I'm delighted to see that they are all present in Time Out 2.0 and quite a lot more besides. I like to tweak the apps on my Mac so they look and behave exactly as I want them, so I really appreciate Time Out 2.0's many customisation options.