LookAway - Break Reminder for Mac

LookAway - Break Reminder

LookAway: Break Reminder

**The Mac app your body thanks you for.**

If you spend your day in front of a screen, your eyes, neck, and posture pay for it. LookAway gives you smart screen breaks, blink reminders, and posture nudges that quietly fit into your workday, so you can reduce eye strain and build healthier habits without fighting a timer.

The difference is timing. A break reminder is only useful if you actually keep it on, and most people turn timers off the moment they pop up during a meeting or deep work. LookAway is built around a simple idea: a break reminder should never become the interruption.

Breaks that respect your flow

LookAway watches what you are doing and waits for the right moment. With Smart Pause, breaks automatically hold during:

- Meetings and calls - Video playback - Screen sharing and recording - Fullscreen games - Deep-focus apps you choose

It also understands idle time, so stepping away counts as a real break instead of triggering a pointless one.

Plan the breaks that matter

New: Planned Breaks let you schedule breaks at a fixed time of day, like a lunch pause or an afternoon walk. Give each one a name, length, and the days it repeats. They still respect Smart Pause, so a planned break waits patiently if you are busy and starts the moment you are free.

Made to fit your day

- Custom break intervals, durations, and long-break schedules - A pre-break reminder and floating countdown so nothing catches you off guard - Blink and posture reminders to fight dry eyes and tech neck - Office Hours so reminders only show during your working day - Skip and snooze controls, including snooze limits to keep one long stretch from drifting forever

See your progress

- A Stats dashboard for screen time, breaks, and your longest and median sessions - Screen Score, a single number that reflects how well you are taking care of your eyes - A menu bar Quick Look panel with session controls at a glance

Make it your own

- Custom break messages and animated break backgrounds - Optional lock on break start to step away fully - Automations with Apple Shortcuts, AppleScript, and custom scripts - Focus Filters integration - Sync breaks with your iPhone and iPad

Native, private, and lightweight

LookAway is a native macOS app built for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Activity detection happens on your device. It is designed to sit quietly in your menu bar and use almost no resources.

Take care of your eyes, your neck, and your focus. Download LookAway and give your body the breaks it deserves.

Requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Questions or feedback? Reach us at hello@lookaway.app.

What's New

This update fixes some small bugs:

- Fixed the new progressive blur showing a gray slab when Reduce Transparency is turned on - Fixed break screen not resizing to the new screen orientation when a MacBook in clamshell mode is disconnected from an external screen - Fixed a rare case where the countdown would survive session restart and start counting down from total session length

If you face any bugs or have any feedback, do not hesitate to reach out!