Your Personal
Break Reminder
Breakly is a user-friendly Windows app that helps you to stay healthy and productive by encouraging you to take regular breaks from your computer.
Try Breakly for free!
Your Personal
Features
Easily manage breaks and timers
From the main window it's easy to control all your configured timers.
- Get an overview of all configured break timers.
- Start, stop or reset single or multiple timers.
- Add as many break timers as you want.
- Enable or disable timers.
- Control your break timers from the taskbar tray menu.
Configure the perfect break schedule
With plenty of configuration options, it's easy to create the perfect break.
- Set the frequency and duration of your breaks.
- Enable idle detection that pauses timers when you're not at the computer.
- Choose whether you are allowed to skip breaks or not.
- Enable a pre-break alert that notifies you about upcoming breaks.
Customize your break screen
When a break is due, Breakly tells you by showing a break screen that you can customize to your own taste.
- Choose between solid colors, create a gradient or opt for an acrylic effect.
- Customize the color and size of the break countdown.
- Write your own text that is displayed during the break.
- If you have multiple monitors, you can choose where the break screen is displayed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Breakly can be installed from the Microsoft Store. Search for "Breakly" in the Microsoft Store app on your computer or click this link to open the app page.
Yes, you can try Breakly free for 7 days. The full-featured trial gives you access to all of Breakly's functionality, allowing you to experience everything the app has to offer before making a purchase decision.
Breakly is compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
No. Compared to many other apps that play fast and loose with your personal data, Breakly does not track your computer usage or collect any personal data. You can read more about our data collection policy here.
Support for Breakly is provided via email. You can reach us at support@breakly.app.
v1.1.5 - October 25, 2024
New features:
- Quick-view timer window: Keep track of your next break with a compact, floating window that shows your countdown at a glance.
- Break audio alerts: Add a sound to the beginning or end of a break. Choose from a curated collection of sounds or import your own audio file.
v1.1.4 - September 28, 2024
New features:
- You can now try Breakly at no cost for a 7-day trial period.
v1.1.3 - July 18, 2024
New features:
- Adds an option to skip breaks if a fullscreen application is running.
v1.1.2 - April 25, 2024
Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where timer countdowns in the taskbar tray menu would sometimes only update intermittently.
v1.1.1 - April 5, 2024
Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where the countdown would stop updating in the user interface when the break was edited.
- Fixes an issue where the main window position would not be restored properly if the app was started minimized.
Changes:
- Adds a menu option to enable a disabled break directly from the tray menu.
- Adds a menu option to open the main window from the tray menu.
v1.1.0 - March 22, 2024
Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where a second app instance would silently crash when launched.
- Fixes an issue where the app sometimes wasn't properly restored from the tray.
- Updates text colors on the Settings page for better readability.
New features:
- Adds an option to launch Breakly automatically when Windows starts.
v1.0.0 - March 15, 2024
Initial release.