rcaelers/workrave
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Workrave is a program that assists in the recovery and prevention of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The program frequently alerts you to take micro-pauses, rest breaks and restricts you to your daily limit. observed · 2026-09-26
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 51.0
- age_days: 6378
- days_rel: 25
- days_push: 25
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
1824 stars · 229 forks observed · 2026-09-26
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Workrave is a free desktop application that helps prevent and recover from Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) by monitoring keyboard and mouse usage and prompting users to take microbreaks, rest breaks, and respect a daily computer usage limit. It is highly configurable, tracks usage statistics, and offers panel applets and exercises during breaks.
Use cases
- remind me to take breaks while working at the computer
- prevent repetitive strain injury from typing
- enforce microbreaks every few minutes
- limit my daily computer usage time
- track how much time I spend on the computer per day
- show break timers in the system tray or panel
When to choose
- you spend long hours at a computer and want configurable break reminders
- you are recovering from RSI and need enforced micro-pauses and rest breaks
- you want usage statistics and daily limits across Windows, Linux, or macOS
When to avoid
- you need a mobile or web-based break reminder
- you want screen-time blocking or app-level parental controls rather than break prompts
Facets
application · maturity stable
scheduling developer-tools developer-tools healthcare desktop-applications cross-platform windows cross-platform rsi-prevention break-reminder ergonomics microbreaks usage-statistics humane-tech linux macos desktop
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rcaelers/workrave · fetched 2026-09-26 · 1c7efc00a280
- homepage: https://www.workrave.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 203e849f413e
- site_page: https://workrave.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 590f0ad55d31
- site_page: https://workrave.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5f1d714719f9
- site_page: https://workrave.org/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · d83fa5bb8e35
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rcaelers/workrave | main | 93 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rcaelers/workrave")
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