Take-A-Rest is a free software. It is a lightweight, offline break reminder for Windows — gently inviting you to pause, rest and look farther. The software was originally written for personal use; later my students and colleagues liked it, so it was shared with everyone.
Install
Download from this official site
Features
- Reminds you to rest after 45 minutes of work, with postpones (8 min × 3); rest 3 min every rest time;
- 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 — your first keystroke or mouse move starts the next work cycle;
- Health, philosophy and gentle inspiration quotes during rest;
- Today / week / all-time statistics, including first-used date and total workdays — stored locally only;
- Fully functional offline.
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. No personal data is ever uploaded. See the privacy notice.
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