Meander
Free break reminders for your Mac
You weren’t meant to sit at a screen all day.
Every hour, Meander gently reminds you to get up and move for a few minutes. It never interrupts a call, a video or a game, and knows when you've already taken a break.
Free forever · Version 1.10 · macOS 13 or later · No tracking
Backed by research
Studies link a short walk every hour to a longer life, lower blood pressure, more energy and a better mood.
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A longer life
Across almost 8,000 adults, long unbroken stretches of sitting were linked to a higher risk of death, even in people who exercised.
Diaz, 2017 -
Lower blood pressure
Walking breaks, even just once an hour, lowered blood pressure by 4 to 5 points compared with sitting all day.
Columbia, 2023 -
More energy
Office workers who walked 5 minutes every hour were less tired and had fewer food cravings by the end of the day.
Bergouignan, 2016 -
Better mood
The same hourly walks lifted people’s mood by the end of the day. One long walk in the morning didn’t do the same.
Bergouignan, 2016
Breaks that wait for you
Meander keeps the count in your menu bar, gives you a heads-up before each break, and holds off while you're busy.
Stretch your legs every hour
Once an hour, Meander asks you to get up and step away for 5 minutes. Change the timing to suit how you work.
A heads-up first
Thirty seconds before each break, a card eases in at the top of your screen, so you can finish your thought and settle into the break. Snooze it or start early.
Counts the breaks you take yourself
Lock your Mac, let it sleep or step away for 5 minutes, and Meander counts it as a break. The countdown starts over when you’re back.
Never interrupts you
- On a Zoom, Meet or Teams call
- Watching a video
- Playing a game
- Sharing your screen
- Typing or dragging
Make it yours
Choose how often breaks come, how long they last, and what they look like.
Everything stays on your Mac
No analytics, no ads and no account to make, and our privacy policy is a 2 minute read.
A calm view for every break
The break screen is a quiet valley that follows the time of day, with a light drifting toward the horizon.
Or pick a breathing light, a frosted desktop or a plain dark screen.
Free forever · Version 1.10 · macOS 13 or later