LookAway
LookAway

Planned

20

Committed and queued

PlannedBugs

On Mac: Screenshot capture doesn't get interrupted

When taking screenshots, a LookAway nudge/break often gets in the way of what I'm trying to capture. I wish that...

PlannedFeatures

Let users do a long break on demand

With the creation of iPhone sync, the utility of picking a chunk of time to just take a walk is very appealing; e.g.,...

PlannedFeatures

Stop LookAway on right click on menu bar icon + dim the icon

As seen in Amphetamine, the application can be stopped if the menu bar icon is being right clicked by the mouse. How...

PlannedFeatures

Menubar Alternative Icons

I really don't like how the menubar icon looks in my menubar. As a result I choose the "Text only" option for...

PlannedBugs

When clicking "add 1 minute", do not immediately show "1 minute until break" popup

The scenario is the following: a break is starting soon. I realize I need some more time to wrap up, so I click "Add 1...

PlannedFeatures

1min/5min Meeting Reminders

Show meeting reminders at right times and take a break before each meeting to go refreshed in those meetings.

PlannedFeatures

5 minutes postpone Shortcut

At the moment there is only an option to add shortcut to "Postpone break for 1 minute". Please add also "Postpone break...

PlannedFeatures

Screen lock flexibility for breaks

Right now, the app only allows the screen to be locked for all breaks (short and long). It would be really helpful to...

PlannedFeatures

Differnt sound for long/short breaks

Under Sound Effects > Break sounds > Play Sound on break start/end you can only set the sound for all breaks when they...

PlannedFeatures

Windows app

LookAway for Windows

PlannedFeatures

Request: disable breaks before meeting

Allow disabling breaks within a timeframe before a calendar meeting starts, e.g. 10 minutes beforehand. Would be very...

PlannedFeatures

Minimal Posture Reminder

Was comparing this app to DeskRest and this does seem more reliable. The feature I'm most interested in is the posture...

PlannedFeatures

Sync lookaway timer across multiple macOS instances

I know I sent this as feedback before but wanted to get it here for tracking. With multiple macOS instances I'd like...

PlannedFeatures

Android app

Would be nice to have one similar to the new iPhone mirror app. And beyond only blocking while the Mac is on break,...

PlannedFeatures

Full fledged iOS app (or account for phone time in lookaway timer)

Hello! Lookaway has been a very major and important part of my daily life for a long time now, and it has greatly...

PlannedFeatures

ipad mirror app

would be nice if the ios mirror app can be adjusted to fit ipad screen.

PlannedFeatures

Scheduled breaks

Feature to let users add scheduled breaks for lunch, evening stroll, etc

PlannedFeatures

Localization

Make LookAway available in multiple languages

PlannedFeatures

Custom reminders

Add your own reminders in addition to blink and posture reminders

PlannedFeatures

Settings sync

Sync settings between multiple devices

Done

11

Recently shipped

CompletedFeatures

Limit break postpones

People should be able to set a limit on how much postpones they should be allowed to do before taking a break

CompletedFeatures

Stats

Show stats like: - Total focus cycles - Total breaks with duration etc

CompletedFeatures

Can't Set Blink Reminders Shorter Than 1 Minute

I would like to set my blink reminder to be every 10 seconds. However, if I enter 0M and 10 S then press enter, it...

CompletedBugs

Incorrectly detects meeting while using dictation apps

I've been using apps for Speech-To-Text (STT) and Lookaway detects these apps as a meeting and pauses. For example:...

CompletedFeatures

Liquid Glass Design

Implement Liquid Glass Design in macOS 26

CompletedFeatures

Office Hours Flexibility

Loving the app it’s been a huge help for me! I’d love to request a feature that allows setting different active times...

CompletedFeatures

Minimize the size of the upcoming break notification

Thanks for your awesome app. It would be nice to have a second notification option that takes up less space and...

CompletedBugs

Option to prevent timer reset when mac is locked briefly

I’d like the timer to continue unaffected by macOS locking/unlocking. Currently, even a short lock period (e.g., <1...

CompletedBugs

Postpone break Raycast action does not work if break is about to start

Whenever the countdown for a break has started (usually after I have stopped typing), if I call the "Postpone break"...

CompletedFeatures

Whatsapp call aborted

I was on a Whatsapp call on my phone. The moment LookAway started a break on my laptop my call was ended. I'm confident...

CompletedFeatures

iPhone Sync

Sync mac breaks with iPhone so you don't pick it up during breaks