Recess
Changelog.
Every release, newest first. The current version is always at the download page.
1.0.0
2026-11-01 First releaseThe first release of Recess.
- Websites blocked by default, in every browser and every app; break windows per weekday give them back.
- Optional app blocking: blocked apps are quit within seconds of opening.
- Nine schedule templates: Pomodoro, School day, 52 / 17, 90 / 20, Deep work mornings, Workday, Digital sunset, Weekends only, One hour a day.
- A password set during setup seals the lists, the schedule, pausing and uninstalling.
- Postpone a break from the notch pill or the menu, no password needed. Pausing (up to 8 hours) needs it.
- Menu bar countdown, notch pill in the last minute of each phase, and 8-bit sound effects by default.
- Works with VPNs.
- No account, no telemetry. Online only to activate a license and for a daily update check you can turn off.