MacBreakZ

About

MacBreakZ is a Personal Ergonomic Assistant designed to promote healthy and productive computer use. It supports both RSI prevention and recovery, and its break reminders monitor keyboard and mouse activity without invading your privacy. It lives in your menu bar, where its icon shows your current activity level and how much time is left until your next break. Its Microbreaks are very short, frequent breaks based on your actual keyboard and mouse usage.

MacBreakZ includes 42 stretches covering major trouble spots around the body, along with dozens of ergonomic tips and a Setup Assistant to help tailor the app to your needs. Its interval and break durations adapt gradually, which can make it easier to return to work and get used to regular rest breaks. Its interface waits until you finish typing and mousing before starting a break, and it can be temporarily disabled for presentations.

For users who prefer discretion, a stealth mode provides only minimal feedback that would not be obvious to someone looking at the screen. MacBreakZ 5.48 is available for Intel and Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 13 Ventura or later, and older versions support earlier macOS releases.