Description
Enforce periodic breaks to prevent RSI / eye strain.
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Ranking Summary
Overall Rank
Extension Rank
"Break" Keyword
"Timer" Keyword
"Take" Keyword
"Reminder" Keyword
"Customize" Keyword
Review Summary
Users appreciate the Break Timer extension for its simplicity, effective timely break reminders, and clean user interface that supports productivity and mental well-being. However, common issues include limited scheduling flexibility (only interval-based breaks), inability to customize break durations finely, occasional bugs with skipping break popups and failure to start breaks after updates. Users also desire additional features such as blocking distracting sites during breaks and enforced breaks that lock the screen to ensure rest. Overall, the extension is well-liked but would benefit from more customization and reliability improvements.
Pros
- Simple and easy to use with minimalistic and effective functionality
- Allows users to take timely breaks which helps with mental and physical relaxation
- Provides fullscreen popup notifications for breaks
- Useful for self-organization and productivity enhancement
- Reliable timer with well-designed user interface
Cons
- Cannot set specific break times, only intervals (e.g., cannot schedule breaks at set hours like 9 AM or 2 PM)
- No option to customize break duration in seconds, which some users desire
- Break popup skip feature sometimes does not work properly, showing the break screen despite skip attempt
- Issues reported with the extension not triggering breaks or malfunctioning after Chrome updates
- Lacks advanced features like site blocking during breaks or enforced break lock screens
Permissions
This extension can:
- storage
- alarms
- notifications
- idle
Additional Information
1.2.1
June 24, 2020
0.88 MB
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