Launching today
TouchGrass
Context-aware break reminders without invasive permissions
270 followers
Context-aware break reminders without invasive permissions
270 followers
TouchGrass is a context-aware break reminder built for macOS. Most break reminders only know one thing: time. TouchGrass waits through meetings, calls, media playback and screen recordings, counts time away from your Mac as a completed break, and reminds you to blink, improve your posture and rest after long typing sessions. Everything runs locally, never asks for Accessibility permission, and respects your workflow. 7 day free trial, then a one time purchase of $3.99 with lifetime updates.
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There should be longer breaks to make us go outside for longer time :)
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@busmark_w_nika Yes, TouchGrass handles that. After every 3 short breaks, it tells to take a long break (10 mins by default). All these options are configurable.
Looks pretty good, but I'd like some light music when I'm resting :)
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@maxwell_trent Thanks! I like that idea. TouchGrass with birds chirping might be even more relaxing. I'll add optional ambient sounds in a future update!
IOS App?
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@pratikkinage This is available only for macOS for now.
I think this app is definitely something I would not use because I have this habit already and I am pretty healthy BUT easily good for highly productive people that have 10+ years of experience in tech or working for corporate. Another pool of people that would love this is students like medical or PhD people.
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@saderod Thanks! I actually agree with you. If someone already has healthy habits and naturally takes breaks, TouchGrass probably isn't something they'll think about much, and that's a good thing.
I need this so badly, with coding agent I can stay locked in for hours without even realizing!
Let me try it out and provide feedback, but the only issue I can see without trying right now is that timing needs to match when I am done giving the prompts in all pending sessions and they are all firing up, that would be a great time for me to "TouchGrass"
Will provide more feedback after my actual usage, but this is awesome, I am excited to try this out.
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@nitish_garg4 Thanks! That's exactly the kind of workflow I built it for. Looking forward to hearing what you think after trying it!
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@etiennegarcia Thanks! 😄 That's exactly what I was aiming for. I wanted break reminders to feel helpful instead of something we instantly dismiss.
Really like the idea of waiting for the right moment instead of interrupting people with another rigid timer. It feels like a simple, lightweight product, but honestly something almost everyone who spends hours at a computer could benefit from.
I’m currently working on Windows, so unfortunately I can’t try it myself yet — but I’d definitely be interested if a Windows version comes in the future. Congrats on the launch!
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@andrey_ivanchenko Thanks! Really glad you like the idea. Hopefully I can bring it to Windows someday!