Prevent RSI with regular screen breaks with Workrave

It's a well established fact that regular, short breaks from working at a computer are important, but it is easy to get lost in work and forget to. Workrave is a sophisticated timer that helps to make sure that you take enough breaks.

There are several different kinds of break that Workrave suggests ranging from quick 20 second microbreaks to longer rest periods every hour with a daily limit on computer use. The duration and regularity of all breaks can be adjusted if required.

Rather than just displaying a blank screen when it is time for a rest break, Workrave shows animations describing different exercises that can help aliviate the strain of sitting at a computer.

Workrave 1.9.4 fixes a number of bugs such as problems with hibernate and standby on Windows 7. It added keyboard shortcuts for skip (Alt-s) and postpone (alt-p) and there is now a reminder when Workrave is in a suspended or quiet mode.

Workrave 1.9.1 fixed several bugs including a problem that meant autostart settings weren't stored and better volume control in Windows.

Workrave requires the GTK+ runtime, which is included in the download.

A Linux version is also available here.