Download LookAway for macOS

1. Set the rhythm. Adjust break intervals and durations until the cadence feels right. Short breaks for eye refocus, long breaks for movement.
2. See the warning. Notifications arrive before a break starts, so you can wrap a thought instead of losing it.
3. Train the habit. Over a week of regular use, the pattern sticks. Eye strain drops because you're not waiting for soreness to tell you to stop.
4. Fine-tune later. Busy week? Lengthen the interval. Deep-focus day? Shorten it. The settings stay out of the way otherwise.

If you already rely on a Pomodoro timer or a menu-bar calendar, LookAway slots into the same mental shelf. It runs on macOS 13 or later and keeps things in English, so there's no settings maze to translate.

Timer respects coffee breaks automatically

Can LookAway tell when I'm away from the desk? Yes. The app detects idle time, so if you step out for coffee or a call without pausing it manually, the timer adjusts instead of nagging at an empty chair.

Does it interrupt meetings? No. LookAway spots ongoing calls and video meetings and holds off automatically. No awkward "screen break" overlay mid-presentation.

Will it work with my external monitor? Yes, multiple displays are supported. Break overlays and reminders appear wherever your focus is.

What happens when a break ends? A quiet sound plays — enough to pull you back without startling you. You can also glance at the screen to see the countdown finish.

One more thing that comes up often: the lookaway mac full version runs natively on both Apple Silicon and 64-bit Intel Macs, so older and newer machines get the same smooth behaviour.

A short-break workflow

Here's a typical setup for someone editing photos or writing long documents:

1. Start with a 20-minute interval. Short enough to catch early eye fatigue, long enough to keep flow.
2. Set the short break to 20 seconds. Stand up, look at something across the room, roll your shoulders.
3. Watch for the pre-break notification. Finish the sentence or the brush stroke, then let the break overlay take over.
4. Come back on the quiet sound. Sit down, reset, and the timer starts the next round on its own.
5. Add a long break every hour. Five minutes to walk, refill water, stretch properly. LookAway tracks both rhythms without extra timers.

After a few days, tweak the interval up or down based on how your eyes feel at the end of the afternoon. The goal is to catch strain before it arrives, not to count breaks for their own sake.

• macOS 13 Ventura or later
• Works on Intel and Apple Silicon
• Interface language: English