TimeBreak

TimeBreak is a lightweight piece of software that regularly reminds you to take breaks from working or studying on the computer, in order to protect your eyes and relax your mind. It gets integrated into the systray and gives you the possibility to set the time for short and long breaks.

Installing the program shouldn't be an issue, since the wizard has simple steps. However, make sure to have .NET Framework on your PC or the tool won't work properly.

Once fired up, TimeBreak creates an icon in the taskbar notifications area and brings up the settings panel, inviting you to tinker with the configuration.

By default, it's set to take a 15-second short break every 15 minutes as well as 60-second long break every 60 minutes. However, you can modify these values in order to customize the duration and frequency of the short and long breaks.

You should also know that, after setup, TimeBreak gets automatically integrated into the Windows autorun sequence, which means that it launches without your assistance every time you turn on your PC. This can be disabled from the settings panel, though.

The event reminder notifies you with a message before entering break mode, thus giving you the possibility to wrap up whatever you're working on and make sure you won't lose track of your tasks.

It's also possible to take a break on the spot from the right-click menu of the program's tray icon. During breaks, the app covers the entire screen with a black window and doesn't allow you to exit idle mode.

All things considered, TimeBreak may not boast a variety of features but it's straightforward and easy to configure, making sure that you often take a break from working on your computer for relaxation.