A small reminder. A little more care.

Make room
for a healthier
workday.

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.

More room to look away
Look away. Blink. Breathe.A moment back to yourself.

Real app. Real controls.Click a screenshot to explore.

Free & open source Offline. No telemetry. No ads or subscriptionsBuilt in the open

01 / A better rhythm

One more line.
One more task.
One more hour.

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 rhythm

02 / Two timers. Your pace.

A reset for your eyes.
A reason to get moving.

Set the interval, duration and sound
separately for each kind of break.

Eye Reset01

Look beyond
the next pixel.

Look into the distance and blink naturally, with a calm, guided animation and a clear countdown.

20secevery 20 minutes
by default, always adjustable
Move Break02

Step away.
Come back fresh.

A guided movement illustration reminds you to leave the keyboard, stand up and change your posture.

60secevery 45 minutes
by default, always adjustable

Actual screenshots use demonstration timings. Your intervals and break lengths are adjustable.

03 / Take a closer look

Quiet on your desktop.
Ready when you need it.

Read the guide
01

Your breaks, your call.

Skip, snooze or complete a break. Choose the snooze length. Pause reminders before a meeting or focused session.

02

A sound that suits you.

Six locally generated sounds. Adjust volume and repeat timing, or keep either reminder silent.

03

Work with your day.

Set work hours and reset timers after idle time. Use the tray, launch at Windows startup or start minimized.

04

Make it feel right.

Choose overlay clarity, use a solid background, reduce motion or turn off guided animation. Multiple monitors are supported.

Six gentle sounds

Soft bell · Gentle chime · Calm drop · Calm piano · Morning dew · Still water

Sound settings

04 / Privacy, by design

Your habits are
your business.

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 details

05 / From download to your first break

A few minutes to set up.
A better rhythm to keep.

Full setup guide
  1. 01

    Install Awayra.

    Get the latest Windows x64 installer from our official GitHub Releases. The .NET runtime is included.

  2. 02

    Set your pace.

    Open Settings. Adjust eye and movement schedules, then choose work hours, snooze length and sound.

  3. 03

    Try a break.

    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 details

A note from the maker

Built for you.
Because you matter.

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 Awayra

Help it reach
the next desk.

Star Awayra on GitHubShare feedback or contribute

Prefer to contribute financially? Donation options are being set up. For now, sharing and feedback are wonderful ways to help.

A few good questions

Before your
first break.

More help
Is Awayra completely free?

Yes. Awayra is free, with no subscriptions, ads or paid health features. Its source code is available under GPL-3.0-only.

Does it work on my computer?

Awayra supports Windows 10 and Windows 11 on x64 computers. The installer includes the .NET runtime. There is no macOS or Linux version.

Can I change the timing or skip a break?

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.

Does Awayra collect my data?

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.

Does it automatically pause for games or meetings?

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.

Will a sound tell me when a break ends?

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.

Look away. Move.
Then carry on.

Download Awayra

Free. Offline. Made for your workday.

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