The long-running break reminder — gentle full-screen pauses on your schedule.
Our take
A Mac staple for well over a decade, from before "wellness app" was a phrase. Free to use with optional supporter unlocks, deeply configurable, and still the default answer for structured break reminders.
- Price
- Freemium
- License
- Proprietary
- Version
- 3.0.3
- Requires
- macOS 26 or later (legacy v2.9.7 supports macOS 10.15+)
- Get it via
- Direct · Mac App Store · Setapp
- Developer
- Dejal Systems, LLC
Do you use Time Out?
Who made this
Dejal Systems is run by David Sinclair, named as the company's owner on its own About page.
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What it does
Normal and micro breaks
Two break types on independent, fully customizable schedules.
Break themes
HTML, websites, videos, images, or plain text during a break — pick what a pause looks like.
Break actions
Trigger notifications, sounds, scripts, or Automator workflows when a break starts or ends.
Activity tracking
Charts show how consistently you’re actually taking breaks.
Postpone and skip
A progress bar with the option to postpone or skip when a break is genuinely bad timing.
The deal
- Free base app
- Optional supporter unlock via in-app purchase: 3 months $4.99, 6 months $9.99, or 12 months $19.99
- Supporter unlocks are one-time purchases — none auto-renew
Time Out — questions people ask
Is Time Out free?
Time Out is free to use with optional paid unlocks.
Does Time Out work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Time Out lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Time Out?
Time Out is available via Direct, Mac App Store, Setapp.
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Listing hand-verified July 27, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
