Workrave

Spec sheet

Purpose

Workrave monitors keyboard and mouse use and prompts users to take breaks to help with recovery and prevention of repetitive strain injury.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Support

Community support is available through a user mailing list, and the maker directs bug reports and feature requests to its GitHub issue tracker.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Break enforcement

Break reminders can be configured to enforce a break or try again a few minutes later if ignored for more than 30 seconds.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Daily limit

It tracks computer use and prompts the user to stop when the configured daily usage limit is reached.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Development build limitation

The maker says the macOS port is in the development version, which is less thoroughly tested and may be less stable than the stable version.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Exercises

At the start of a rest break, Workrave can show configurable exercises that take about 30 seconds each.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Linux desktop integrations

The release announcement lists StatusNotifierItem tray support, a redesigned GNOME Shell extension, and Cinnamon applet support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Microbreaks

It typically prompts for a 30-second microbreak every three minutes, with configurable duration and frequency.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Privacy and security

The maker pages reviewed describe local activity monitoring and statistics but make no security certification or compliance claim.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Removed networking

Workrave's networking functionality was removed in version 1.11.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Rest breaks

It typically prompts for a 10-minute rest break every 45 minutes, with configurable duration and frequency.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Settings

Users can configure break duration, intervals, enforcement strictness, and other settings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Usage statistics

It reports breaks taken, ignored, or postponed, plus computer use by day, week, and month.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Windows features

The Windows release has an auto-update feature, ARM64 support, and can install per-user or system-wide.Read 11 Oct 2026 · workrave.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Time Management Apps#31 of 357.2