Rest Now is a lightweight screen break timer application designed specifically for macOS users. Its main purpose is to help reduce eye strain and mental fatigue during extended screen sessions by providing gentle reminders to take regular breaks, promoting healthier screen habits while maintaining productivity.

The application features eye-friendly break reminders that help prevent eye strain, headaches, and screen fatigue during long work sessions. It offers customizable intervals allowing users to set their ideal work and break durations, including support for the 20-20-20 rule or custom screen rhythms. The menu bar integration provides quick access to controls right from the macOS menu bar, enabling users to check status, pause, or adjust settings easily.

Rest Now provides non-intrusive notifications with calm reminders that respect workflow, featuring no loud alarms or disruptive pop-ups. The application is designed to be set once and forgotten, requiring no daily setup or management after initial configuration. It operates as a lightweight and fast native macOS application that starts instantly and runs smoothly with minimal system resources.

The benefits include helping users maintain eye health and stay sharp through marathon work sessions, improving creativity and reducing design fatigue for designers, and helping students retain information better while preventing burnout. Professionals can boost productivity and wellbeing by maintaining healthy screen habits during meetings or spreadsheet work.

The target users include developers working long coding sessions, designers perfecting pixels, students studying smarter, and professionals managing various work tasks. The application integrates seamlessly with macOS through menu bar access and runs quietly in the background while users work.