hovancik/stretchly

Features

• Actionable Reminders - Periodically reminds you to take microbreaks and long breaks to prevent eye strain and repetitive strain injury.
• Timed Break Reminders - Runs timed mini and long breaks at configurable intervals with advance notifications.
• Break Customization Tools - Edits break content, sounds, timing, and visual effects to match personal preferences and workflow needs.
• Break Postponement Features - Delays or skips a break notification with a single action, including a short grace period before the break is dismissed.
• Break Reminder Schedulers - Configures timed microbreaks and long breaks with custom intervals to prevent screen fatigue and encourage regular rest.
• Break Schedule Customizers - Adjusts the duration and interval of mini and long breaks through a preferences interface.
• Break Timing Adjusters - Adjusts the interval and duration of both microbreaks and long breaks to fit your workflow.
• Context-Aware Break Pausers - Automatically pauses the break schedule during inactivity, Do Not Disturb mode, or when specific applications are running.
• Customizable Break Schedulers - Adjusts break intervals, durations, sounds, and ideas to match your personal workflow.
• Inactivity-Aware Break Pausers - Automatically pauses reminders when you are away from the keyboard or when specific apps are running.
• Long Break Schedulers - Triggers a longer break after a set number of microbreaks for a more extended rest period.
• Microbreak Schedulers - Prompts a short break every few minutes to encourage regular stretching and prevent prolonged sitting.
• Contextual Work Reminders - Alerts you periodically to pause work and step away from the screen to prevent strain and fatigue.
• Chromium-Based Desktop Shells - Wraps the application in a Chromium runtime with native OS integration for tray icons and window management.
• IPC Command Routers - Routes command-line and keyboard shortcut inputs through IPC to control the running scheduler instance.
• Break Lifecycle State Machines - Models the break lifecycle as a configurable state machine with timer and user-command transitions.
• User Activity Monitoring - Detects user inactivity and running applications to emit pause or resume events to the break scheduler.
• Cross-Platform Desktop Applications - Built with Electron and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with a consistent user interface.
• Timer-Based Event Loops - Uses a timer-based event loop to emit break start and end signals for UI and sound playback.
• Local HTML Break Renderers - Displays break content as local HTML pages with custom text, images, and links.
• Application-Aware Break Pausing - Pauses or resumes the break schedule automatically based on which applications are currently running.
• Break Postponement Controls - Delays a break once for a set duration or skips it entirely after a short waiting period.
• Inactivity-Based Break Pausing - Pauses the break schedule when the computer detects no user activity for a set period.
• Command-Line Interface Controllers - Manages break schedules and application preferences through terminal commands without using the graphical interface.
• Command-Line Window Controllers - Sends commands to a running instance to manage breaks, open preferences, or get help via the terminal.
• Global Keyboard Shortcuts - Assigns custom key combinations to postpone, finish, pause, skip, or reset breaks.

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