Stand Up

It’s a well-known fact that spending too much time in front of the computer is not entirely a healthy choice. However, it’s also a method to earn a living, but this doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to take five every now and then. In this regard, Stand Up wants to remind you when it’s time to take it easy for a while.

First thing to be noted is that the application doesn’t even require installation to function, so you can see what it’s all about from the moment it reaches your computer. This makes it possible to have it stored on a thumb drive to use on other computers, in case your work involves using different computers.

It minimizes to the tray area at launch. The configuration window doesn’t show up, but it does come packed with a preset profile. Needless to say that you’re free to change all setting to make them blend with your work style. This is done from the corresponding tray menu, from which you can also reset the timer.

With the settings panel up, you get control over the duration of work period, standup duration, as well as seconds in red color. Note that all time values are specified in seconds, but this is stated by the application to eliminate any sort of confusion.

Your entire screen is covered in a veil once the break time kicks in. Depending on your intentions, there’s the possibility to have a custom message displayed, allow interaction with background elements, enable snooze, and whether or not to show notifications when close to entering work time.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Stand Up is a reliable application if you find yourself in the situation of getting too tired from computer work. Time configuration is a walk in the park, while the break method prevents you from interacting with other elements until you rest, making it a suitable choice for a healthy workflow.