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pause is a discreet and useful macOS break scheduler utility that reminds you to take breaks based on your work hours.

Thanks to this app, you’ll always know when it’s time to take yourself off your Mac and do some stretching before returning to work. As we all know, our bodies are not designed to keep our hands in one position endlessly on the keyboard and mouse.

Reminders to take regular breaks during the workday

Time Out offers two types of breaks that you can reschedule according to your needs and preferences. So you can enjoy a “normal” break, usually 10 minutes out of every 50 minutes of work, to move around the office and relax.

There are also “micro” breaks that last 10 seconds and occur every 10 minutes, so you can remember to relax and avoid prolonged tension. Needless to say, you can disable any type of break, postpone it, or skip it entirely.

Normal and tiny breaks at user-definable intervals

The best thing about Time Out is that it automatically pauses rest timer When you don’t use your Mac for a long time, you can reset the timer when you return to work. Additionally, you can set the length of each break and the time interval between them.

Every time you need a break, your Mac’s screen slowly dims as relevant graphics appear on the display. Following the same pattern, the rest screen slowly fades out when it’s time to return to work.

Time Out allows you to personalize fade in and fade out duration, change background color and transparency level. During a break, a progress bar helps you keep track of the time remaining, while buttons are displayed that allow you to delay or skip the break.

Enjoy the slow transition at the beginning and end of the break

More experienced users can configure Time Out to run Automator workflows, Python scripts, AppleScripts, or applications at the beginning and/or end of a break. So you can pause/resume iTunes or play the buzzer at the end of the break.

In short, Time Out is the perfect app on your Mac if you want to make sure you’re taking a break at all times, without having to stare at the clock all the time, and instead, focus on being productive.