Take-A-Rest is a free software. It is a lightweight, bilingual, offline-first break reminder for Windows — gently inviting you to pause and look farther.
Install
Download from this official site
Features
- Reminds you to rest after 45 minutes of work, with postpones (10 min × 3); new installs default to an 8-minute full rest;
- Soft full-screen rest: seven original AI-generated nature landscapes rotate on the primary display, near-black minimal screens elsewhere; system hotkeys are never blocked;
- Rest ends automatically with no dialogs — your first keystroke or mouse move starts the next work cycle;
- Bilingual health, philosophy and gentle inspiration quotes during rest; switch between Chinese and English anytime;
- Today / week / all-time statistics, including first-used date and total workdays — stored locally only;
- Fully functional offline; press Win+L before stepping away (the rest screen is not a secure lock screen).
Updates & privacy
The app only reads a version manifest to notify you of new releases; installing is always done manually by you from this page — packages are never downloaded automatically. With automatic update checks enabled, no personal usage data is ever uploaded. See the privacy notice.