Productivity & Personal Tools
DeskRest
Smart break and posture reminder for macOS
A macOS app that helps reduce eye strain, improve posture, and promote work-life balance through customizable break reminders and wellness features.
Overview
The DeskRest homepage
DeskRest is a smart break reminder app for macOS designed to help users maintain a balanced work routine. It offers customizable reminders to take regular breaks, adjust posture, and manage workday wellness effectively.
The app provides several types of reminders including short 20-second breaks every 20 minutes, longer 3-minute breaks, and posture flash reminders. It includes intelligent break detection that automatically pauses reminders during video calls, meetings, or focus modes to respect your workflow.
Features include unlimited custom exercises, a personal posture coach with gentle screen flashes, a Clock Out feature to enforce work-life balance, customizable backgrounds and audio cues, and integration with macOS features like Focus modes and Apple Shortcuts. The app uses idle time detection and automatic timer reset logic to prevent unnecessary reminders.
Capabilities
- Customizable break reminders with short and long break durations
- Posture flash reminders with gentle screen flashes
- Clock Out feature to enforce work-life balance
- Cursor-following countdown and customizable notifications
- Personalized backgrounds, audio cues, and keyboard shortcuts
Pricing
Pricing model: Free trial
Lifetime licenses: 1 Mac $24.99, 2 Macs $39.99, 5 Macs $74.99. 7-day free trial available.
Follow DeskRest to get an email when they post a milestone, ship a new product or add a demo video.
DeskRest fact sheet
| Community votes | 0 |
|---|---|
| Website | deskrest.com |
DeskRest metrics
Vendor metrics for deskrest.com: Ahrefs Domain Rating and Majestic link data, with the delta since the last review.
- Domain Rating
- 24
- +2 (up) since last check
- Trust Flow
- 22
- no change since last check
- Citation Flow
- 34
- no change since last check
- Referring domains
- 106
- no change since last check
- External backlinks
- 495
- no change since last check
Vendor Domain Rating (Ahrefs) checked 6 Nov 2026, spec changed 30 Oct 2026. Vendor topic: Computers/Software/Operating Systems (22). Vendor Majestic data checked 21 Oct 2026, spec changed 21 Oct 2026. Link metrics supplied by Majestic. Trust Flow, Citation Flow and Topical Trust Flow are trademarks of Majestic-12 Ltd.
DeskRest vendor domain
Open the vendor record
We read this from the registry's RDAP record on 4 Nov 2026, 18:34 UTC.
- Domain age
- 1 year
- Registered
- Expires
- Registrar
- InterNetX GmbH
- DNSSEC
- Not signed
DeskRest post-launch report
| Measure | At launch, then latest |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | 22 to 24 +2 (up) since launch 21 Oct 2026, then 5 Nov 2026 |
| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 22 first measured 21 Oct 2026 |
| Referring domains (Majestic) | 106 first measured 21 Oct 2026 |
Day 16 since launch. Next receipt: day 30, 20 Nov 2026. Many things move these figures, so a change is not proof of cause. Only stored readings are shown.
About to launch?
Plan your launch with our free playbook, from preparing your listing to choosing more launch directories.
- The week before
- On the day
- Week one
- Beyond launch
Buyer questions
What is DeskRest?
DeskRest is an app designed to help you maintain a balanced work routine by reminding you to take regular breaks, adjust your posture, stay hydrated, and manage your workday effectively. It functions as your personal assistant for staying productive while taking care of yourself.
How does DeskRest remind me to take breaks?
DeskRest offers several types of reminders you can customize: short breaks with a quick 30-second pause every 20 minutes to rest your eyes or adjust your seating, long breaks of 3 minutes after three short breaks for stretching or a walk, and screen flash reminders every 5 minutes to check your posture.
Can I customize the reminders in DeskRest?
Yes, DeskRest is fully customizable. You can set the frequency and type of reminders to match your work style and preferences through the Settings menu, choosing from reminder types like posture adjustments, long breaks, or short breaks with custom frequency and notification styles.
Does DeskRest offer a free trial?
Yes, DeskRest offers a 7-day free trial so you can experience the benefits risk-free. No credit card is required and it cancels automatically, after which you can choose from lifetime license options to continue using the app.
Is DeskRest available for both Mac and Windows?
Currently, DeskRest is available for Mac, with plans to expand to Windows and other platforms based on user demand and feedback.
Leave a review for DeskRest
No customer reviews of DeskRest yet. Write the first. Customer reviews are free and nobody can buy them.
DeskRest has a free listing. The owner can unlock the full profile with a paid launch for $5:
- Founder story (locked)
- Milestones (locked)
- Demo video (locked)
- Dofollow website link (locked)
Compare with
| # | Product | DR | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  MyFrameworkTurn messy problems into clearer decisions with proven frameworks |
17 −1 (down) since last check | 1 votes. Log in to vote for MyFramework as a buyer |
| 2 |  LFG AlarmThe social alarm clock with superintelligence |
21 no change since last check | 0 votes. Log in to vote for LFG Alarm as a buyer |
| 3 |  ClivraA private visual clipboard history for Mac |
0 no change since last check | 0 votes. Log in to vote for Clivra as a buyer |
| 4 |  RenamerXAI file renamer and organizer with local-first processing |
1 no change since last check | 0 votes. Log in to vote for RenamerX as a buyer |