Break Guard

Smart break, eye-strain (20-20-20), stretch and hydration reminders with guided on-screen breaks. Privacy-first and free.

Break Guard is a privacy-first break, hydration, eye-strain and focus timer extension for Chrome. It gently reminds you to step away from the screen at the right moment: never nagging, never interrupting your flow. ✅ SMART BREAKS Guided 20-20-20 eye breaks with a relaxing on-screen countdown. Look away, breathe, hydrate, and return refreshed. ✅ EYE-STRAIN REMINDERS Explicitly designed to prevent digital eye strain and computer vision syndrome using the doctor-recommended 20-20-20 rule. ✅ HYDRATION & STRETCH NUDGES Reminders to drink water, stretch, and loosen up. Not just "take a break." ✅ FOCUS & IDLE-AWARE Uses Chrome's native low-power alarms and idle detection, so reminders fire only while you're truly working. No reminders while you're away from the keyboard. ✅ CALL & SCREENSHARE SMART SUPPRESSION Automatically reschedules reminders during Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls or screenshares. Never interrupts your meetings. ✅ STREAKS & STATS (Pro) Track completed breaks, skipped breaks, best streak, consistency %, total breaks and rest time. ✅ CUSTOM INTERVALS (Pro) 5–180 minute intervals plus 25m / 50m / 90m presets. One-time payment, lifetime unlock. ✅ KEYBOARD SHORTCUT Ctrl+Shift+B starts a guided break instantly. ✅ SOUNDS ON/OFF Optional gentle chime. Respects system "reduce motion" and your OS dark/light theme. 🔒 PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account. No login. No tracking. All data stays in your browser's local storage. We never transmit your browsing activity. Perfect for developers, students, remote workers, designers and anyone who spends long hours on a screen. Install Break Guard and make healthy screen habits automatic.