Smart Pausing
Designed to stay out of the way during meetings, presentations, videos, and screen sharing.
Break reminders you'll actually follow
Intermission employs the 20-20-20 rule with full-screen breaks and Smart Pause when you’re busy.
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Almost Invisible
Handles screensavers, sleep mode, and multiple displays.
Flexible Breaks
Choose full-screen or notification, with warnings, snooze, and skip controls.
Featured by Apple, MacRumors
It's the app that should have been built into your Mac.
Intermission regularly interrupts your screen, forcing you to look away. It’s designed not to interrupt when you’re in the middle of something—a video, meeting, or recording, and you can choose how strict it is with letting you skip.
Other apps are easy to ignore or add a broader set of productivity and automation features. Intermission stays focused: calm, full-screen breaks that are hard to dismiss. It’s native to macOS, and subscription-free.
Meeting Detection
Intermission is designed to detect meetings and calls, so it won’t interrupt them.
Break Detection
Recognizes when you've already stepped away on your own and skips the reminder.
Track Streaks
See your streak build as looking away becomes a habit.
Customization Optional
Adjust break length, frequency, and style—or just stick with the defaults.
HUNDREDS of 5 STAR RATINGS
A trusted utility
You don't have to take our word for it, these are actual quotes from reviews on the App Store:
SUPER HELPFUL
“20/20/20 break schedule seemed like a huge burden. This has really fit the bill.”
Perfect
“I've been using this for months maybe a year. I was afraid I might skip the breaks because the break reminders can be a bit annoying. But Intermission presents it in a good way, and I find I always listen to the reminder because I can tolerate 20 seconds of interruption in the interest of my health. Bonus, I sometimes combine it with other break activities like standing/stretching. I've gotten used to the breaks by now actually. It starts automatically when I start my computer; I don't have to remember to set a timer or anything. And on the occasion that I do need to skip or delay breaks, it's very easy and intuitive to do. I've also easily found how to change the message it displays during breaks if I want, among the couple of other simple settings it has. I use this app every time I open my laptop. An app is a great solution for implementing the 202020 rule, and this particular app executes it beautifully.”
Eyes hurt less!
“Wow! From day one of using this app I couldn't beleive how much less my eyes and head hurt. I thought I needed a new prescription in my glasses. Turns out I just needed to look away from my screen more often! Totally worth the money!”
My Retinas LOVE
“I have had over 24000 intermissions.”
save your eyes
“I’m glued to a screen and this app keeps me sane.”
It actually works!
“I have been struggling to follow the 20-20-20 rule for years and this little app actually does the trick for me.”
Best app
“Works great. It blocks access to any screen also (I have 3 monitors) and I really got the habit of eye breaks thanks to this. Really recommended.”
EYE love it!
“Only app that I have used that really works to ensure you’re properly taking breaks.”
BASED on the 20 20 20 RULE
