BlinkBreaks looks after your eyes without asking for anything. If it earns a place in your day, Pro is a single purchase — not a subscription.
v2.0.0 · macOS 13+ · Mac App Store
Everything you need to stop forgetting your breaks.
No account, no trial clock, nothing to cancel. Free stays free.
For when a break has to fit around real work.
Pro is bought inside the app, in the Pro tab. One purchase covers every Mac on your Apple ID.
Price shown in US dollars; your App Store shows your local price.
Every setting in the app, and which plan it belongs to. Pro features stay visible while locked, so nothing here is a surprise after you install.
The cadence of focus and rest.
Focus length
10 to 60 minutes between breaks
Eye rest length
10 to 60 seconds per break
Repeating day view
See your focus and rest blocks laid out
Long breaks
A 1 to 10 minute pause every few cycles
Breaks hold back when they would get in the way.
Away from your desk
Pause after 1 to 10 minutes idle, then restart or continue
Full-screen apps
Hold breaks while an app runs full-screen
Screen sharing
Hold breaks during a detected share or recording
Video playback
Hold breaks while a video is actually playing
Meetings
Wait out your call, including audio-only ones
Postpone while typing
Never interrupt mid-sentence — timing only, never content
How a break feels, and your way out of one.
Skip button
Always available, on every plan
Glass break screen
The frosted default, with breathing animation and messages
Snoozing
Push a break back a little instead of losing it
Daily skip limit
Cap skips at 1 to 5 a day so the habit holds
Countdown warning
A 5 or 10 second heads-up before the screen appears
Break screen looks
Light, dark, any colour, or your own images
How BlinkBreaks sits on your Mac.
Launch at login
Open automatically when you sign in
Resume after unlock
Pick up where you left off
Auto-start on launch
Begin focusing as soon as the app opens
Sound cues
Soft chimes for break start and end
Posture reminders
A gentle mid-session nudge to sit up straight
True on both plans, with nothing to configure.
Multi-monitor breaks
Every connected display, at the same moment
Menu bar timer
Start, pause and check the next break at a glance
Five languages
English, German, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese
No account needed
No sign-up, no cloud sync, no personal data collected
Yes. The app is a free download and stays free — the break rhythm, multi-monitor break screens, away-from-desk pausing and the menu bar timer never expire or ask for anything. Pro is an optional one-time unlock for the extras listed above.
No. Pro is a single purchase on the Mac App Store, not a subscription. There is nothing to renew and nothing to cancel.
Yes. Pro unlocks on every Mac signed in with the same Apple ID — use Restore Purchase in the app’s Pro tab if a new Mac still looks locked.
There is no timed trial, because the free app is not a trial — it keeps working forever. Pro features are visible but locked in settings, so you can see exactly what the purchase adds before you spend anything.
Open BlinkBreaks, choose the Pro tab in the sidebar, and buy through the Mac App Store. It is also offered as a skippable step at the end of onboarding.
Try Restore Purchase in the Pro tab first. If it still looks locked, email support@blinkbreaks.com and we will sort it out.
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