- Time Out now requires a minimum of macOS Tahoe (26.0), and has been updated to support Liquid Glass, modern icons, and other recent technologies. - Added an Options menu button before Preview on the Break Appearance page, with commands to add a new theme, duplicate the selected theme, edit it, reveal it in the Finder, or delete it. - The Theme Editor sheet includes fields for the theme name and comments, author information, credits information, and a pop-up menu to choose the type of theme (see below). - In the new Theme Editor, choose Local HTML to add or edit a theme that uses HTML within the theme folder. - In the new editor, choose Website to add or edit remote themes, that simply show a web page. - Themes that play YouTube videos can be added or edited via the YouTube Video option in the editor. - A new kind of theme is Images; you can add any number of images or photos to show during a break. - Another new kind of theme is Text; you can add any number of text items to show during a break. - Updated several themes to use the new YouTube theme type. - Added new Coral World and Fireplace YouTube themes. - Added a new Checklist theme, that enables you to add things to remember and check them off. - Added a new Desk Exercises theme, that uses the new Text theme kind, with some simple exercises that you can do while sitting or standing near your desk. - The Exclusions page has been renamed Rules, since they are now much more flexible. - App rules now support "is" / "isn’t", to reverse the "open" / "frontmost" option, e.g. to skip a break if some app isn’t being used. - Calendar Events rules now group your calendars by account, if you have multiple accounts. And yes, you can now have more than one calendar rule. - A new built-in rule is Fullscreen Active, to detect when the frontmost app is fullscreen. Useful when watching videos. - Script-based rules are now supported. Four script-based rules are included initially: FaceTime Meeting, Teams Meeting, and Zoom Meeting to detect when actively in a meeting, and Valve Game to detect when using a Valve / Steam game. You can add your own scripts too. - All rules include a menu for what to do when the rule matches, including "automatically skip", "postpone" by several amounts, and two new actions as follows. - A new action is "ignore natural break". If selected, when a natural break is detected (the Mac is idle), and this rule matches, the natural break will not be taken. Useful when you’re passively watching a video, to make sure you still get breaks. - Another new action is "treat as natural break". If selected, when this rule matches, the app will act as though it is idle, even if you’re actively using it. Useful when you’re doing something that is equivalent to a break, like playing a relaxing game instead of working. - The File menu now includes a Duplicate Break command, along with the existing New Break command. - Enhanced the postpone/skip control limits option to per break, hour, or day. - Adjusted Reset behavior when From Last Done. - Clarified the supporter trial to reduce confusion. - The app data has been modernized in preparation for syncing, coming in a future update. - Plus many other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

- Fixed another crash on pre-Sonoma macOS versions. Sorry about that! Plus more in the recent updates: - Fixed a different crash on pre-Sonoma macOS versions. - Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden. - Fixed the app launch helper unexpectedly opening Terminal on older macOS versions. - Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a "When Open" app exclusion. - Fixed the "Also skip breaks during focus" exclusion option. - Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events. - Fixed the tooltip for the "Ask When to Start" scheduling option. - When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu. - Fixed the "With Inactive Menubar" option for multiple displays. - The other displays now fade out and back in correctly. - Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events). - Fixed the Skip button appearing when previewing a break if the "end early" option is enabled. - Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app. - Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/pause/30m`, where `micro` is the break name, and `30m` means pause for 30 minutes. - Also break-specific resume via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/resume`. - Fixed using a `timeout://pause` URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing. - Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a `timeout://` URL. - Bonus: added the "Sinclair Trails 2023" theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

- Fixed a crash on pre-Sonoma macOS versions. Sorry about that! Plus more in the recent updates: - Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden. - Fixed the app launch helper unexpectedly opening Terminal on older macOS versions. - Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a [When Open] app exclusion. - Fixed the [Also skip breaks during focus] exclusion option. - Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events. - Fixed the tooltip for the [Ask When to Start] scheduling option. - When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu. - Fixed the [With Inactive Menubar] option for multiple displays. - The other displays now fade out and back in correctly. - Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events). - Fixed the [Skip] button appearing when previewing a break if the [end early] option is enabled. - Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app. - Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/pause/30m`, where `micro` is the break name, and `30m` means pause for 30 minutes. - Also break-specific resume via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/resume`. - Fixed using a `timeout://pause` URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing. - Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a `timeout://` URL. - Bonus: added the [Sinclair Trails 2023] theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden. - Fixed the app launch helper unexpectedly opening Terminal on older macOS versions. Plus more in the recent update: - Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a [When Open] app exclusion. - Fixed the [Also skip breaks during focus] exclusion option. - Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events. - Fixed the tooltip for the [Ask When to Start] scheduling option. - When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu. - Fixed the [With Inactive Menubar] option for multiple displays. - The other displays now fade out and back in correctly. - Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events). - Fixed the [Skip] button appearing when previewing a break if the [end early] option is enabled. - Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app. - Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/pause/30m`, where `micro` is the break name, and `30m` means pause for 30 minutes. - Also break-specific resume via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/resume`. - Fixed using a `timeout://pause` URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing. - Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a `timeout://` URL. - Bonus: added the [Sinclair Trails 2023] theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden. - Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a When Open app exclusion. - Fixed the Also skip breaks during focus exclusion option. - Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events. - Fixed the tooltip for the Ask When to Start scheduling option. - When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu. - Fixed the With Inactive Menubar option for multiple displays. - The other displays now fade out and back in correctly. - Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events). - Fixed the Skip button appearing when previewing a break if the end early option is enabled. - Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app. - Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like timeout://break/micro/pause/30m, where micro is the break name, and 30m means pause for 30 minutes. - Also break-specific resume via a URL like timeout://break/micro/resume. - Fixed using a timeout://pause URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing. - Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a timeout:// URL. - Bonus: added the Sinclair Trails 2023 theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

- Now uses more modern ways to start the break helper, the automatically start on login option, and access the System Settings. - Fixed app icons not appearing for apps with display names that don't match their filename. - Fixed a break sometimes stopping too early when using the Ask When to Start option. - Fixed a break not being rescheduled past midnight when a natural break occurs. - Added themes for the Sinclair Trails blog and YouTube channel, and updated the Tropical Rain theme. - Fixed the Speak Time break action script. - Can now use a URL of timeout://settings to open the Time Out settings window, in addition to the existing timeout://preferences (useful for scripting and shortcuts).

• Fixed an issue where the Icon theme could be damaged. • Fixed a crash when choosing the new Calendar scheduling option. Version 2.9 included: • Added a status message to the breaks in the sidebar, to indicate why a break was skipped etc. • Added the ability to schedule breaks using calendar events. • Added an Exclusions option to skip breaks when busy on the calendar. • Support for Monterey focus. • Added an Advanced option to hide the Pause function. • New break options to pause or reset an individual break. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

• Added a status message to the breaks in the sidebar, to indicate why a break was skipped etc. • Added the ability to schedule breaks using calendar events. • Added an Exclusions option to skip breaks when busy on the calendar. • Support for Monterey focus. • Added an Advanced option to hide the Pause function. • New break options to pause or reset an individual break. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

- A quick fix to have the Do Not Disturb break exclusion option off by default, as apparently a lot of people leave DND on all the time, resulting in unintentionally missing breaks. Sorry about that! Version 2.8 also includes: • New option to end a break early. • New option to postpone breaks for app exclusions. • Added an option to skip breaks when Do Not Disturb is on. • Can now show the time since the last break in the status item. • Control Time Out via URL schemes. • New LCD Digital Clock break theme. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

• New option to end a break early. • New option to postpone breaks for app exclusions. • Added an option to skip breaks when Do Not Disturb is on. • Can now show the time since the last break in the status item. • Control Time Out via URL schemes. • New LCD Digital Clock break theme. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

- Fixed a couple of issues preventing the app from starting properly for a few people. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for the improvements in version 2.7.

- Fixed an issue that caused text for the Text theme to be forgotten. - Fixed the Break Preview prematurely stopping. - Tweaked the new Ask to Start feature to immediately ask when due, instead of waiting for a natural break. - Tweaked the appearance of the status menu. - Worked around an issue with displaying a time like 23 hours 45 minutes as "0 seconds". Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for the improvements in version 2.7.

• New app icon and improvements for Big Sur, and native support for Macs with Apple Silicon. • New option to ask to start a break when it is due. • Improved break preview. • Added several new break themes, including inspirational quotes, random nature pictures, the Dejal blog, and more. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

- Fixed an issue that prevented in-app purchases for some people.

- Fixed some situations where the new Fixed Time option didn't calculate the best time. - When the Break Appearance page was selected then you choose a break with a duration of zero, the Actions page is now selected instead. - Now automatically shows the Learn More information when first displaying the Support Time Out page, to help answer common questions. - Improved the auto-start option to avoid showing the Preferences window when starting up the Mac.

• New Break Schedule option to have breaks at a fixed number of minutes past the hour. • Break Schedule now supports smaller duration and frequency, e.g. for a 10 second zero-length blink break. • New Random Word theme, that defines a different word each break. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

• Mojave dark mode and compatibility. • New option to choose which days of the week a break is available. • New option to disable the app switcher, force quit, and shut down panels during a break. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

• Added a Statistics page under Activity, that includes a summary of breaks and a line chart of the number of times a break was postponed, skipped, or done in a day, or the total duration of breaks. • Option to disable buttons for a few seconds, to help break a habitual clicking of the buttons; to encourage you to consider if you really need to skip a break. • Advanced option to change the amount of time the computer isn't being used to count as a natural break. • Refined the break scheduler. • Enhanced postpone and skip limits. • Preferences window tweaks. • Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

• Added an option to the Break Appearance preferences page to enable displaying the number of times a break has been postponed, skipped, and/or done each day, so you know how "good" you're being today. • Also added options to enable limiting the number of times a break can be postponed and/or skipped each day. Useful if you find those buttons too hard to resist, but still want them there sometimes. • Added an option to the Break Name preferences page to show the break label as a miniature pie chart of today's postponed/skipped/done counts. • Added and updated several break themes. • Several changes and fixes for High Sierra compatibility, and other improvements.

- Fixed schedule adjustments after waking from sleep (it was incorrectly adding the sleep duration to the due time). - Fixed handling of an Available range when the frequency is daily or longer (e.g. for a daily lunchtime break).

* Optionally track breaks and/or app usage via a new Activity feature. * More themes, including "Muscles", to show a random exercise (from a customizable list), "GiphyStretch" theme, to show a series of stretching GIFs, and "GiphyPuppies", to show a series of puppy GIFs. * Break theme improvements, including enhanced JavaScript support for theme makers, to get info about the break configuration and state. * Break action improvements. * Added a View menu, to enable easier navigation of the preference pages. * Added an alert when turning on the option to automatically start Time Out, if the app isn't in the Applications folder. * Added a separate Exclusions preference to skip breaks when the Mac display is asleep (in addition to the preference to skip during the screensaver). * And several other improvements; see the Updates page in the app for details.

* Better Schedule options * The Status item can now omit Micro breaks * New menu commands to improve discoverability * Improved Play Sound action * Added a Post Tweet action * Plus Sleep Mac, Start Screensaver and Stop Screensaver actions * Setup Assistant assistance * Supporter improvements * macOS Sierra compatibility and other improvements See the full release notes via the Dejal web site for details.

* Scheduler improvements - By popular request, increased the number of digits for the "Break for" duration and "Every" frequency on the Break Schedule page from 2 to 3, so you can enter 150 minutes to have a break every 2.5 hours, for example. - Also added an option on the Exclusions page to automatically skip breaks that fall due while the screensaver is active, the display is asleep, another user is active, or the Mac is asleep. This defaults to on. - Tweaked the scheduler to avoid App Nap interfering with idle detection and starting breaks when the window is closed and no status item is shown. - Scheduler logging (in Advanced preferences) is now off by default for new users. * Mac App Store fixes - Fixed another issue that prevented purchases from working for some people with the Mac App Store edition. Version 2.0 included far too many changes to list here; highlights include: * Redesigned app icon * Redesigned Preferences window * No longer needs to be in the Dock * New menubar status item * Assign global keyboard shortcuts to start, defer, pause, etc * Add any number of breaks * Rename, label and comment on breaks * Scheduling improvements * Limit breaks to a time range * Support for natural breaks * Better appearance * Customizable HTML-based break themes * Redesigned & movable control panel during breaks * Add actions to notify of due, starting or finishing breaks * Enhanced app exclusions * Several advanced options * New supporter options * Optimized for Yosemite and El Capitan See the full release notes via the Dejal web site for details.

Thanks for all the kind words about Time Out 2! If you're experiencing any issues, please get in touch via the Dejal website; I'm happy to help. * Made some things more intuitive - On first launch, now selects the Break Schedule page by default, instead of General, to make it more obvious that the break items can be selected to edit the breaks. - When trying a supporter reward, the heart icon button next to the control now remains visible and red, to indicate that it is being tried. - Also, when first trying a supporter reward, the information popover now automatically appears, since some people didn't discover this. * Mac App Store fixes - Fixed an issue that prevented purchases from working for some people with the Mac App Store edition. - After successful purchase, now asks you to create or update your supporter account, so your supporter status can be restored. - Changed the Restore Previous Purchases feature to use the supporter account, since the StoreKit restoration approach isn't available for non-renewing subscriptions. Hundreds of improvements in 2.0! Highlights include: * Redesigned app icon * Redesigned Preferences window * No longer needs to be in the Dock * New menubar status item with a countdown to the next break * Assign global keyboard shortcuts to start, defer, pause, etc * Add any number of breaks * Rename, label and comment on breaks * Scheduling improvements * Limit breaks to a time range * Support for natural breaks * Better appearance * Customizable HTML-based break themes * Redesigned & movable control panel during breaks * Add actions to notify of due, starting or finishing breaks * Enhanced app exclusions * Several advanced options * New supporter options * Optimized for Yosemite and El Capitan See the full release notes via the Dejal web site for details.

Hundreds of improvements! Highlights include: * Redesigned app icon * Redesigned Preferences window * No longer needs to be in the Dock * New menubar status item with a countdown to the next break * Assign global keyboard shortcuts to start, defer, pause, etc * Add any number of breaks * Rename, label and comment on breaks * Scheduling improvements * Limit breaks to a time range * Support for natural breaks * Better appearance * Customizable HTML-based break themes * Redesigned & movable control panel during breaks * Add actions to notify of due, starting or finishing breaks * Enhanced app exclusions * Several advanced options * New supporter options * Optimized for Yosemite and El Capitan See the full release notes via the Dejal web site for details.