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Stretchline

Stand up before your back asks.

Stretchline lives in the menu bar and notices when you have been sitting too long. It waits for your calls and full-screen apps to end, then leads a short routine next to your desk, shown by a line figure.

Download on the Mac App Store
A Stretchline routine: a line figure doing arm sweeps

A break that knows when

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    It counts real sitting

    Only the time you actually spend at your Mac. Step away for five minutes and the count starts over.

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    It waits for your calls

    No nudges while any app is using the microphone or something runs full screen. The break comes after.

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    It builds up gently

    A small note under the menu bar, then a card, then a dimmed screen. Choose Gentle, Normal or Strict.

Stop if anything hurts. Stretchline is not a medical device.

A look inside

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    The break card

    The break card
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    Your week

    Your week
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    Eye breaks

    Eye breaks

The routine and everything around it

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    Follow the figure

    Three to five moves in one to five minutes. A line figure shows each one, with a timer or a rep count and a soft bell between moves.

  2. 02

    Mobility

    Neck, shoulders, wrists, back, hips, legs and eyes. Everything works standing next to your desk: no floor, no equipment.

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    Energize

    For when you need to wake up: squats, desk push-ups, lunges, jumping jacks and more.

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    Eye breaks

    Every 20 minutes a small note asks you to look into the distance for 20 seconds, then closes by itself.

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    Snooze or skip

    Put a break off twice in a row, or skip it any time by holding the button.

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    Calendar and work hours

    With Pro, a break never starts just before a meeting and can come right after one, and it stays quiet in the evening and at the weekend.

Private by design

  • No account and no sign-in.
  • Works offline.
  • Calendar times stay on your Mac.
  • No ads and no analytics.

Free and Pro

Free

  • Breaks that wait for your calls
  • All three levels
  • Eye breaks
  • 15 mobility exercises
  • One energize break a day

Pro

One purchase, no subscription

  • Energize and all 31 exercises
  • Auto mode: energize in the morning and after lunch
  • My set: only the exercises you pick
  • Work hours and calendar
  • History: your week, five weeks and your streak
  • Standing desk reminders

The free version plays one energize break a day, so you can try it first.

Get up, then get back to work

Stretchline for Mac. A short break at the right moment.

Download on the Mac App Store