* See how long you really sit. Statistics shows screen time, your longest unbroken stretch, and break time. * Breathing, guided by sound or touch. Follow a mindful breathing session by a bell that rises as you breathe in and falls as you breathe out, a tap on your trackpad, or both, with no need to watch the screen. Trackpad taps need a Force Touch trackpad. * Softer sounds. Eye Rest now plays a deep, gentle bell, and all break sounds are balanced to a similar volume. * Also: Eye Exercises are now in the menu bar and right-click menu, and the Statistics and Settings windows stay hidden when you share your screen.

* Mindful Breathing — 30 seconds noticing your breath, then paced 5-5 breathing with sound cues. Do it with your eyes closed. Choose 1, 3 or 5 minutes, full screen or as a card while you work. * Reminders wait their turn — nothing interrupts a breathing session or eye exercise. Break timing is steadier too, and no longer resets when you pause or change a setting.

* Custom messages now support up to 80 characters — more room to write your own reminder. * Smoother break timing and reminder refinements.

* Custom break messages — Make every break your own. Show your personal message on Gentle and Immersive break styles, or keep rotating wellness tips. * Done, when you're done — Finished your wellness activity early? Tap Done on Gentle or Immersive break styles to acknowledge it. Your break counts and closes right away. Available for Stand & Stretch, Hydration, Take a Break, Walk, and Meditate. * Polished & reliable — More consistent break timing, clearer settings, and "Always Show" reminders stay subtle and private on shared screens.

• Improved dashboard statistics: Your Statistics now show today's breaks by type — Rest Your Eyes, Stand & Stretch, Hydrate, and more — so you can easily see which healthy habits you're building. • Performance, reliability, and overall experience improvements.

* Know your styles at a glance — Subtle, Gentle, and Immersive are now named, explained, and one tap to preview. * Breaks on your terms — add a heads-up before Gentle and Immersive breaks (Off, 30 sec, or 1 min), and set which breaks run on your work days vs. days off. * Faster access — right-click the menu bar icon for quick actions like Take Break, Pause, and Focus, without opening the full panel. * Calmer and clearer — a smoother eye-rest chime and a tidier menu that shows what's next.

* Turn off the pre-break heads-up. You can now set the heads-up before each break to Off, 30 seconds, or 1 minute — we dropped the 10-second option, which was too brief to be useful. * Quieter weekends. "Welcome back" no longer appears on days outside your schedule.

* Reminders now stay within your schedule. Breaks and nudges fully respect your working hours, weekends, and Quiet Mode. Nothing interrupts you outside the times you've set. * Clearer paused states. The menu bar and popover now clearly show when breaks are paused, instead of counting down to a break that won't fire. * Reliability & polish. Smoother sliders, steadier purchases and restores, and a range of under-the-hood stability improvements.

• Calmer & clearer. The menu now shows the exact time of your next break, and wind-down reminders appear only when you've turned them on. • Reliable reminders. Fixed an edge case that could affect the triggering of reminders. • Nudges that keep up with you. The blink and posture reminders glide smoothly along with your cursor — including when you're using a mouse.

What's new in 1.4.1 * Reminder Sounds can now be turned off even for the break-end chime — full silence in cafés and shared spaces. * Fixes and improvements across break behavior and reliability.

• Quiet Mode — one tap to switch every break reminder to a soft visual cue. Great for cafés, offices, and shared spaces. • Reminder Sounds toggle — silence break chimes independently of Quiet Mode.

* Enhanced meeting and playback detection * Smarter Safari video detection

* Immersive backdrops for break overlays — six calming scenes (sunset, zen garden, water ripples, starfield, forest, and aurora), each matched automatically to its break type. * Subscriptions are here. Choose monthly, annual, or lifetime — with a full 14-day free trial on every plan, no charge today.

* Improved menu bar status when breaks are paused * Wider floating Pomodoro timer for longer task names * Various stability and reliability improvements * Improved purchase flow

• Fixed a rare startup crash • Improved quit behavior when a break is in progress • Smoother window transitions across all break types • Clearer guidance when a music file can't be found or linked • Various edge case fixes for improved reliability

• Streamlined interface — simplified labels and badges across all settings • Softer trial experience — dismiss and return anytime from the menu bar • Spanish App Store listing — hola, Viraam

* Video playback detection — Viraam can optionally auto-pause during fullscreen video * Restore Purchase available on all purchase screens * Improved purchase flow reliability * Warmer trial expiration messaging

* Improved onboarding experience for new users * Visual refinements across settings and break screens * Accessibility improvements with better color contrast * Bug fixes and performance improvements

* Easier access to eye exercises * Improved purchase and upgrade experience * Visual polish on trial and upgrade modals * Help & Feedback accessible from the menu bar popover

* Shortcuts — 8 new actions to automate your wellness routine. * Focus Filters — Different wellness settings for each Focus mode. * Smart pause or subtle mode — your way. * Performance — Leaner on battery and CPU. * Onboarding — Improved onboarding and purchase experience. * Reliability — Fixed edge cases that could skip scheduled breaks.

* Guided Eye Exercises — Close your eyes, follow the sound. Audio-guided exercises with calming cues to rest and refresh screen-strained eyes. Try Palming, Blinking, or both combined. * Smarter Break Settings — All break types now appear in Settings, clearly showing which are enabled for your chosen template. * Stability & Polish — Improved contrast, accessibility, and overall reliability.

* Natural Break Credit — Step away from your Mac and come back to find your breaks already counted. Viraam now credits breaks that were due while you were resting. * Share with a Friend — Spread wellness from Settings > About. * Upgrade Experience — Trial badge shows days remaining. Consistent purchase flow with confirmation toasts. * Bug Fixes & Polish — Sleep reminder timing, calendar locale support, and general stability improvements.

* Improved focus session experience with clearer controls. * Fixed battery efficiency during extended sessions. * Enhanced screen sharing privacy across all notifications, including focus sessions. * Visual timeline now shows your full 7-hour break schedule with breathing space. * Easily share Viraam with a friend from Settings > About * General stability and performance improvements.

• Break notifications now appear across all Spaces — enhanced user experience • Enhanced onboarding experience for smoother setup • Bedtime wind-down adapts to your current timezone automatically • General stability improvements