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Stretch Break

Reminds you to take regular breaks.

Completely free
Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Flathub, GitHub
License: GPL-3.0+ — Open source (copyleft)confirmed by Flathub, GitHub
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Flathub, GitHub
Account required: Noconfirmed by GitHub
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub, GitHub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub, GitHub
Publisher: pieterdd
Latest version: 0.1.9 (1 January 2026)
Latest activity: 1 January 2026
Source code: github.com/pieterdd/StretchBreak

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing: reminders and due dates.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Get regular break reminders” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Stretch Break is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

About

Ergonomic support utility that regularly reminds you to take breaks from using your computer. Stretch Break aims to provide an alternative to tools like Workrave and Safe Eyes in a modern GNOME UI. With Stretch Break you can: Get regular break reminders Automatically reset your time until next break when keyboard or mouse haven't been used for a while Snooze break reminders for a period of time or mute them completely Enable reading mode, where the time until next break doesn't reset Track how long you've been postponing your next break Time until break and break lengths are configurable. Stretch Break works best with its accompanying GNOME Shell extension installed, which will display time until next break in your system tray. The extension is available at: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/8231/stretch-break-companion/

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) — 8 November 2026
Last technical check: 8 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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