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Install breaktimer with Homebrew Cask
Tool to manage periodic breaks. Version 2.0.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Tool to manage periodic breaks
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Commands and aliases
- BreakTimer
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Project history and usage
BreakTimer is an open-source, cross-platform desktop break-reminder application designed to help users avoid eye strain and repetitive-strain injury.
Project history
BreakTimer was created as an open-source desktop application for scheduling and enforcing periodic computer breaks. It evolved to support configurable intervals, working hours, custom messages, fullscreen or notification-based reminders, and idle-aware Smart Breaks.
Version 2.0 was a major interface and behavior overhaul: breaks gained a less abrupt notification-first flow, time-since-last-break tracking, multiline messages, sound-volume control, and the renamed Smart Breaks feature.
Adoption history
BreakTimer is distributed for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its releases include DMG, EXE, AppImage, Debian, RPM, archive, and Snap-oriented options, giving it unusually broad desktop coverage for a break-reminder utility.
The supplied package metadata records a Homebrew Cask named `breaktimer`, making the macOS application installable through Homebrew's graphical-application workflow.
How it is used
Users configure break frequency and duration, working hours, reminder style, messages, sounds, and whether idle time should reset the countdown.
On Linux, `breaktimer disable` and `breaktimer enable` provide basic command-line control. The official README also documents platform-specific log and application-data directories for troubleshooting and reset operations.
Why package nerds care
BreakTimer is notable to package users as a GPL-licensed, cross-platform Electron desktop utility with native installers and Linux formats maintained from one public repository.
Its documented Linux command-line controls and predictable per-user application-data directories make it more automation-friendly than many tray-only wellness applications.
Timeline
- 1.x: Added richer schedules, timed disabling, dark mode, sounds, and native Apple silicon support.
- 2.0.0: Introduced a redesigned interface and notification-first break flow.
- 2.0.3: Shipped updated break sounds and a macOS icon correction.
Related projects
- Homebrew Cask packages the macOS build as `breaktimer`.
- Electron underpins the cross-platform desktop application.
Sources
- Official releases: https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app/releases
- Official repository README: https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app#readme
- Package-manager adoption: source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for breaktimer. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
BreakTimer | binary | Homebrew cask binary | BreakTimer |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.0.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-appnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:breaktimer |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/breaktimer |
| Homepage | https://breaktimer.app/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app |
| Upstream docs | https://breaktimer.app/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/tom-james-watson/breaktimer-app/releases/download/v2.0.3/BreakTimer.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 2b5d3d3a8b9b85c5f41b4eb4384a341ecf6d7d2c0b377619e051a97ceb9ebfdd |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | breaktimer |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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