Top 15 stretchly Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

stretchly is electron app that reminds you to take breaks when working with computer.

It runs in your tray and shows reminder window every 10 minutes, that is open for 20 seconds (or until closed early). The window contains idea for microbreak.

You can pause/resume reminding of breaks.

You can choose from different color schemes.

You can pick a sound to be played at the end of the break.

1. CtrlWORK

CtrlWORK CtrlWORK observes employee keyboard and mouse use, looking for sustained intense usage, a cause of fatigue and discomfort. When employees have worked too long without taking a natural break, CtrlWORK will coach them to take a small break. Giving employees feedback creates awareness and promotes change. Companies can customize content......

2. Workrave

Workrave Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit. Please refer to the feature comparison for a complete list of features, and how the program performs......

3. SmartBreak

SmartBreak SmartBreak is a revolutionary ergonomics program that reminds you to look away from your computer screen and enforces you to take regular breaks. Unlike similar break reminder programs which inform you to take breaks at fixed intervals when working on a computer for long hours, SmartBreak monitors and analyzes the......

4. AntiRSI

AntiRSI AntiRSI is a program for Mac OS X that helps prevent RSI (repetitive strain injury) and other computer related stress. It does so by forcing you to take regular breaks, yet without getting in the way. It also detects natural breaks so it wont force too many breaks on you.......

5. Recess

Recess We know that it is not good for our health when spending hour after hour in front of the screen. It might effect our bodies negatively, e.g., stiff, throbbing, ... Recess is necessary. We need to take a short break, e.g., try to look outside a window, stand up, stretch......

6. Xwrits

Xwrits Xwrits reminds you to take wrist breaks, which will hopefully help you prevent repetitive stress injury. It pops up an X window when you should rest; you click on that window, then take a break.Xwrits's graphics are brightly colored pictures of a wrist and the attached hand. The wrist clenches......

7. Breath

Breath Clean, cross platform(Windows/Linux/MacOS) AntiRSI software firstly released on Jan. 2014. The author created it for a programmer friend with RSI issues who was constantly caught up in a busy work schedule and forgot to stand up and take breaks. The software is made as non-intrusive as possible, when it's inactive......

8. Emanen Motomu

Emanen Motomu 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. The human body isn't built to sit in one position for endless hours, gripping a mouse......

9. Stretch Break

Stretch Break Stretch Break ergonomic software reminds you to take stretch breaks to avoid RSIs. Animated figures show you how. Reduce stress and muscle and joint aches.Includes ErgoHints workstation setup guide and eye exercises. Developed by a team of health care professionals.......

10. Break-Reminder

Break-Reminder Sitting all day in front of your computer can hurt your lower back and has a negative impact on your circulation. Extensive typing can stiffen the muscles in your upper back and neck, and finally staring at the screen for hours on end is very tiring and can cause serious......

11. Rest

Rest Rest is an app for your computer that keeps you productive and healthy throughout the day.It does so by reminding you to take a break every now and then, optionally suggesting great mini exercises that you can do right there in your office chair.If you do any kind of work......

12. Eyefoo

Eyefoo Does too much time using computer gives you dry eyes and fatigue discomfort? Eyefoo is a timer to remind you to rest, keep you from repetitive strain injury and help stay healthy.......

13. RSIBreak

RSIBreak RSIBreak is a small utility to remind you to take regular short breaks. Repetitive Strain Injury is an illness which can occur as a result of continuous work with a mouse and keyboard. The risk of suffering injury increases the longer users work without breaks.......

14. MagicanRest

MagicanRest Magican Rest is a free time reminder. It rescues Mac users from overworking and helps users arrange working time properly! Several clicks to preset rest intervals and duration and then Magican Rest will do the rest, reminding users of having a break at the set time. Magican Rest fully covers the......

15. Safe Eyes Linux

Safe Eyes Linux SafeEyes is an application that tries to protect your eyes from eye strain (asthenopia) by reminding you to take breaks while you're working long hours at the computer. It was created as a free and open source Linux alternative for EyeLeo, a Windows-only app.......