Awareness Timer

Name: Awareness Timer
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Reinder de Vries

Minimalist, mindful RSI timer

Only for Mac

Free

Ages

4+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Reinder de Vries
Language

EN
English
Size

5.6
MB

Mac

Awareness Timer for Mac is a minimalist timer app that doesn't interrupt your flow. Originally designed to help you combat RSI (CANS) by nudging you every x minutes, Awareness can help you keep time for plenty of activities: Pomodoro, a countdown, and even meditation. ‣ Countdown timer Awareness lives in your Mac's menu bar. It counts down from x minutes to 0. When the timer reaches zero, it restarts. ‣ Combat RSI and CANS Awareness was originally created as a reminder to move every hour or so. This can help you from developing repetitive strain injury (RSI). ‣ Singing bowl & notifications When the timer runs out, you get a gentle nudge: a singing bowl and/or notification. No forced breaks or lock-out. Do what you want! ‣ Silent mode In a meeting or on a call? Quickly set Awareness to silent mode to not get disturbed. You can still check the countdown yourself. “I built this app to scratch my own itch: remind myself to move every hour or so, while coding. That's when I figured – why not release this app for free, and help other people too?” — Reinder de Vries

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simple and great sounds
11/30/2023

hoyt
Great. App. I really like simple apps like this that work right from the Menu Bar / Status Menus. I'm not sure if it's still in development. The website no longer works. Would be happy to pay for this app or contribute voluntarily if you continue to develop and support. Thanks!
simple and great sounds
11/30/2023

hoyt

Great. App. I really like simple apps like this that work right from the Menu Bar / Status Menus. I'm not sure if it's still in development. The website no longer works. Would be happy to pay for this app or contribute voluntarily if you continue to develop and support. Thanks!
Awesome App!
09/19/2023

hahdlvjwbakzhalcjfkwbdivk
I love this app! I spend most hours of my day recently studying to prepare for state board exams; which lead to less healthy/ effective habits such as sitting for extended periods of time, losing concentration/focus due to not recognizing how long I had been working, decreased memory retention from not taking adequate breaks throughout my work. This app has REALLY improved my awareness to when I am starting to overdo it & should take a short break. The repetition has also improved my awareness in general as well. It has helped me concentrate, and refocus; which helps memory retention as my mind is less overworked. The only downside; which was very annoying at first, is that you can only access the app from the apple toolbar. You cant open the app by clicking on its icon in launchpad on a Mac, or in your Mac's preferences. I had been trying to adjust the sound of the bell for days and was becoming frustrated when I was unable to open/ access the app.
Awesome App!
09/19/2023

hahdlvjwbakzhalcjfkwbdivk

I love this app! I spend most hours of my day recently studying to prepare for state board exams; which lead to less healthy/ effective habits such as sitting for extended periods of time, losing concentration/focus due to not recognizing how long I had been working, decreased memory retention from not taking adequate breaks throughout my work. This app has REALLY improved my awareness to when I am starting to overdo it & should take a short break. The repetition has also improved my awareness in general as well. It has helped me concentrate, and refocus; which helps memory retention as my mind is less overworked. The only downside; which was very annoying at first, is that you can only access the app from the apple toolbar. You cant open the app by clicking on its icon in launchpad on a Mac, or in your Mac's preferences. I had been trying to adjust the sound of the bell for days and was becoming frustrated when I was unable to open/ access the app.
Notifications not working
08/19/2021

nofishcake
Could use a lot of improvement. If you select "Notifications only" (and no sounds), Alert and Banner notifications do not pop up. If you select "Sounds and Notifications" then the Alert and Banner notifications work. But the sound is very disruptive because the sound file lasts for several seconds and there is no way to mute or turn off the sound besides closing the app. So if you're in a meeting and the sound goes off, you just have to let sound play for several seconds while everyone in the meeting listens to it or close the app.

Developer Response
I'm sorry to hear that! Please check if you've given the app permissions to show notifications; this is an explicit setting now in Mac's Notifications preferences pane. If you find the sound too intrusive, you can lower the volume. Unfortunately, I can't tap into the 'Do Not Disturb' settings for calls/meetings – the only way at the moment is to temporarily silence the app (click the app in the menu bar, choose 'Silent') or to choose 'Notifications only'. I'll make sure the 'Silent' setting will stop an already running sound – thanks for the idea!
Notifications not working
08/19/2021

nofishcake

Could use a lot of improvement. If you select "Notifications only" (and no sounds), Alert and Banner notifications do not pop up. If you select "Sounds and Notifications" then the Alert and Banner notifications work. But the sound is very disruptive because the sound file lasts for several seconds and there is no way to mute or turn off the sound besides closing the app. So if you're in a meeting and the sound goes off, you just have to let sound play for several seconds while everyone in the meeting listens to it or close the app.
Developer Response 01/26/2022
I'm sorry to hear that! Please check if you've given the app permissions to show notifications; this is an explicit setting now in Mac's Notifications preferences pane. If you find the sound too intrusive, you can lower the volume. Unfortunately, I can't tap into the 'Do Not Disturb' settings for calls/meetings – the only way at the moment is to temporarily silence the app (click the app in the menu bar, choose 'Silent') or to choose 'Notifications only'. I'll make sure the 'Silent' setting will stop an already running sound – thanks for the idea!
Needs an off button
08/27/2021

Astro sister
This is a beautiful app and I love the chime at the end of my work time. But I don't always want a timer on - only when I'm doing focused work. The only way to stop the app is to turn it off. This does not seem like a great idea. The developer says "That's a deliberate design decision. The timer restarts on its own, so you don't have to bother turning it on."Please add an on off button so I can raise my review to five stars!

Developer Response
That's great to hear! I'm going to incorporate that into the app – thanks for the idea. (If you've got more feedback or ideas, happy to chat at support@awarenesstimer.com. Thanks!)
Needs an off button
08/27/2021

Astro sister

This is a beautiful app and I love the chime at the end of my work time. But I don't always want a timer on - only when I'm doing focused work. The only way to stop the app is to turn it off. This does not seem like a great idea. The developer says "That's a deliberate design decision. The timer restarts on its own, so you don't have to bother turning it on."Please add an on off button so I can raise my review to five stars!
Developer Response 01/26/2022
That's great to hear! I'm going to incorporate that into the app – thanks for the idea. (If you've got more feedback or ideas, happy to chat at support@awarenesstimer.com. Thanks!)

Hooray, Awareness Timer is back! This version 1.1.1. brings bugfixes, performance improvements, and calm, compassion and countdowns for all. Do me a favor? Send your bug reports to inbox@reinder.io. Thank you! Got a way to make Awareness work better for you? Let me know your feature requests at said email address.

Version 1.1.1

06/18/2024

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Awareness Timer

Minimalist, mindful RSI timer

Ratings & Reviews

simple and great sounds

Awesome App!

Notifications not working

Needs an off button

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1.1.1

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