The Best 12 Take a Five Alternatives

  • Time Out

    Break timer with micro-breaks for Mac OS X. It is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself.

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  • Iris

    Iris is software which makes monitors healthy for the eyes. With iris you can reduce the blue light emitted from your screen for better sleep, reduce the brightness of your screen without PWM and avoid eye pain.

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  • Breaktime

    BreakTime is a simple utility that's designed to help you remember to take breaks away from your computer. It never forgets a break, running in your dock and / or...

    Freemium Mac OS X

  • Rest

    Rest is an app for your computer that keeps you productive and healthy throughout the day.

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  • SmartBreak

    SmartBreak is a revolutionary ergonomics program that reminds you to look away from your computer screen and enforces you to take regular breaks based on your usage.

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  • Break-Reminder

    The good news is that short breaks of relaxing and stretching can do wonders for your health and well being. That`s why we created BreakReminder app that reminds you to take a break off your computer.

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  • Pauses

    Pauses is a small application that runs in the background while you work and helps you take regular pauses from working on your computer.

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  • Move!

    Move! for Mac helps you get healthy at your desk. Only standing up from your desk regularly will make you feel good after intense work. Move! will make you do that.

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  • EyeCare4US

    EyeCare4US is a free program for Windows, aimed at protecting eyes from computers, it shows us a window to remind us to take a break after a period of staying working...

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  • Break

    Break is a simple productivity app to remind you to take a short rest from your computer once in a while. Keep focused and stay productive by taking breaks when needed...

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  • Look Up

    Look Up helps you remember to rest your eyes, using the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look up for 20 seconds, at something more than 20 feet away. Look Up is a highly rated health app that helps you keep focused in a healthy way.

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