Break reminder (by Ankicraft)

AnkiWeb addon 2002999011

Reminds you to take customizable breaks after a set interval of actual study time, tracking only active card viewing and summarizing your breaks weekly.
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Updated: 2026-07-29
Anki versions: 26.12~
License: AGPL-3.0 (from the license file in the package)
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Languages: Python, JSON
Description language: en

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Last update or commit: 2026-07-29 (95 days before the snapshot).

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Description

You sit down for ten cards and stand up an hour later with dry eyes and a glass of water you never drank. Break Reminder keeps a quiet eye on the clock while you study and taps you on the shoulder when it is time to look away from the screen. No timer to start, no session to plan — you just study, and it tells you when to stop. ☕

Break Reminder gives Anki the gentle nudge to rest that it is missing.

⏰ Reminds you to take a break after every 30 minutes of real study — you choose the interval.
👀 Rotates between short nudges: rest your eyes, drink some water, stand up and stretch.
✍️ Switch off the ones you don't like, or write your own reminders, one per line.
⏱️ Counts only while the cards are actually in front of you: open the browser, the preferences or another program and the clock stops on its own.
📅 A quiet weekly summary tells you how many breaks you really took and how many you studied straight through.
🌍 Speaks your language: every message and every setting is translated into the languages Anki ships with.
🔒 Never touches your collection. It only looks at the clock, so there is nothing to undo and nothing to break.

How to use

Install the add-on and restart Anki.
Study as usual — the count starts the moment the review screen opens.
When the reminder shows up, actually take the break. That is the whole point.

Settings
Tools → Add-ons → Break Reminder → Config: turn the reminders on or off, change the interval, choose between a small window with an OK button or a floating message, pick which reminders you want to see or write your own, and decide how long you have to be away from the review screen for the count to start over. One click on Restore Defaults puts everything back.

Compatibility
Anki 25.09 or newer (Qt6), on Windows, macOS and Linux. Tested on Windows; reports from the other two are very welcome.

CHANGELOG

v1.0.0 — 2026-07-14 — Initial release.

Free forever, and open source (AGPLv3).
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