Look beyond
the next pixel.
Look into the distance and blink naturally, with a calm, guided animation and a clear countdown.
by default, always adjustable
A small reminder. A little more care.
Free Windows reminders to rest your eyes and move your body. Two independent timers that fit the way you work.
Windows 10 & 11 · x64 · Free, with no account
Your work matters.
The person doing it matters, too.
Real app. Real controls.Click a screenshot to explore.
01 / A better rhythm
When you are deep in your work, a break is easy to forget. Awayra makes it easier to notice when it is time to look away, stand up and move.
Eye rests and movement breaks have their own schedules. Keep the defaults or adjust each one to your day.
Find your rhythm02 / Two timers. Your pace.
Set the interval, duration and sound
separately for each kind of break.
Look into the distance and blink naturally, with a calm, guided animation and a clear countdown.
A guided movement illustration reminds you to leave the keyboard, stand up and change your posture.
Actual screenshots use demonstration timings. Your intervals and break lengths are adjustable.
03 / Take a closer look
Two live countdowns, independent reminder and sound switches, daily counts, and a break whenever you need one.
Skip, snooze or complete a break. Choose the snooze length. Pause reminders before a meeting or focused session.
Six locally generated sounds. Adjust volume and repeat timing, or keep either reminder silent.
Set work hours and reset timers after idle time. Use the tray, launch at Windows startup or start minimized.
Choose overlay clarity, use a solid background, reduce motion or turn off guided animation. Multiple monitors are supported.
Soft bell · Gentle chime · Calm drop · Calm piano · Morning dew · Still water
Sound settings04 / Privacy, by design
Awayra works offline. No account, ads or telemetry. Settings, daily statistics and logs stay on your computer.
The optional frosted background uses a temporary display capture held in memory. It is never saved or uploaded. Choose Solid to avoid capture altogether.
Read the privacy details05 / From download to your first break
Get the latest Windows x64 installer from our official GitHub Releases. The .NET runtime is included.
Open Settings. Adjust eye and movement schedules, then choose work hours, snooze length and sound.
Select Eye Reset Now or Move Break Now. Explore the controls, then let Awayra remind you during your day.
Windows 10 & 11, x64. Current releases are unsigned; Windows may show a publisher warning. A SHA-256 checksum is provided.
Installation detailsA note from the maker
We made Awayra for the people who spend long hours at a computer. Your health matters to us. Regular moments to look away and move should be easy to remember.
Awayra is free and open source. If it helps you, help someone else find it. Your feedback and contributions help shape what comes next.
Farzin AlaviCreator of AwayraPrefer to contribute financially? Donation options are being set up. For now, sharing and feedback are wonderful ways to help.
Yes. Awayra is free, with no subscriptions, ads or paid health features. Its source code is available under GPL-3.0-only.
Awayra supports Windows 10 and Windows 11 on x64 computers. The installer includes the .NET runtime. There is no macOS or Linux version.
Yes. Eye Reset and Move Break have independent intervals and durations. Allow Skip and Allow Snooze are configurable. You can also pause reminders from the dashboard.
No telemetry or account is needed. The app works offline and keeps settings, statistics and logs locally. The optional frosted background is a temporary display capture in memory, never a saved or uploaded image.
There is no automatic app exclusion list. Use Pause before a focused session or meeting, configure work hours, or use snooze when a reminder appears.
Optional sound repeats during a break and stops when it ends. Volume and repeat timing are adjustable. There is no separate end-only chime in the current version.
Take care of the person behind the screen.
Free. Offline. Made for your workday.