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Desktop App

Stretchly

A break reminder that nudges you to rest your eyes and stretch.

Visit Stretchly4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Windows, macOS, Linux

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What is Stretchly?

Stretchly is a free, open-source break reminder for Windows, macOS and Linux. It sits quietly in your system tray and prompts short micro breaks and longer breaks at intervals you choose, suggests stretches and eye exercises, and pauses itself when you step away or turn on Do Not Disturb.

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Pros: what Stretchly does well

  • Micro and long breaks on your schedule
  • Pauses when you are away
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • The macOS app is not notarised, so the first launch needs a workaround
  • No usage stats or reports

Who Stretchly is for

People who sit at a computer for hours and forget to rest their eyes and body.

Who can skip it

Anyone who already takes regular breaks with a Pomodoro timer.

Stretchly alternatives

Not sold on Stretchly? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Focus resources

Workrave

Focus: rsi prevention and healthy work. Shares break reminder and open source with Stretchly. Adds Offline. Rated 4.4 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.4Visit

Medito

Focus: meditation, mindfulness and sleep. Shares open source with Stretchly. A mobile app, not a desktop app. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.7 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit

Starship

Focus: shell prompt, terminal and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Stretchly. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

BreakTimer

Focus: rsi and wellbeing. Shares break reminder and eye strain with Stretchly. Rated 4.5 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

Timewarrior

Focus: time tracking, timesheets and command line. Shares open source and github with Stretchly. Adds Offline. Rated 4.5 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Stretchly

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Stats

Focus: system monitor, menu bar app and mac utility. Shares open source and github with Stretchly. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.7Visit

Dark Reader

Focus: dark mode and browser extension. Shares eye strain and open source with Stretchly. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Adds Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Same 4.6 rating.

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.6Visit

Pomotroid

Focus: pomodoro and focus timer. Shares desktop app and open source with Stretchly. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Tridactyl

Focus: keyboard shortcuts, vim and firefox. Shares open source and github with Stretchly. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Adds Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Browser ExtensionFreeFirefox
4.5Visit

yabai

Focus: window manager, tiling and macos. Shares open source and github with Stretchly. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.5 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

wger

Focus: fitness, workout and nutrition. Shares open source and github with Stretchly. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (Stretchly: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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