BreakMate v1.11.0

BreakMate v1.11.0

✨ New Features

• Add uninstall scripts for macOS, Windows, and Linux; update README and Homebrew cask
• Update CI workflows to use flutter-version.yaml for Flutter SDK versioning and add Linux/Windows installation scripts
• Add macOS installation script and update README with installation instructions
• Enhance overlay health check and add escape failsafe for improved user experience
• Update version to 1.11.0 and add entry to changelog for upcoming release
• Improve error message for update check and enhance local server handling in test script
• Add window channel and utility functions for enhanced window management
• add companion overlay setting actions and break appearance sections
• update dependencies and remove unused tests
• add avatar customizer preview and top bar components
• add bundled landscape photos and slideshow functionality for Gallery Focus
• enhance break overlay settings and user experience
• Update BreakTemplateErrorView to use new color palette and improve text styles
• enhance Sparkle updater integration with improved update handling and checks

🐛 Bug Fixes

• resend extended break end time to overlay after wake
• pause break countdown while system is asleep or locked
• gallery tile row shrinks, pill label ellipsizes; deterministic goldens via package:clock
• keep overlay dark by default, separate a11y nodes, light-theme legibility

⚡ Improvements

• Rename Bool function to GetBool for clarity and consistency

🔧 Build & Maintenance

• clean up build byproducts before rebase in macOS release workflow
• drop golden failure artifacts and ignore them
• render matrix, behavior, palette and golden tests for all 29 templates

Other Changes

• redesign(wind_down): warm evening canvas, stat tiles and autofocused Done button
• redesign(night_sky): starfield with constellations, meteors and dawn; headline uses the break label
• redesign(paper_light): editorial page with hairline, serif countdown and e-ink flash
• redesign(dusk_glow): violet twilight with real moon phase and aurora curtains; own label copy
• redesign(open_field): procedural landscape fallback, swaying grass, drifting mist, horizon focal point
• redesign(warm_amber): blue-free sunset canvas, breathing horizon glow, amber action
• redesign(haiku_card): paper card with staggered poem lines, sumi-e ridges and grain
• redesign(step_guide): step chain with filling tracks and number-to-check morph
• redesign(split_view): timer pane and guidance carousel with glowing divider
• redesign(day_stack): block stack that builds up with the day, glowing active block
• redesign(time_slice): segmented ring, one slice per 5s, pop on elapse
• redesign(mono_time): phosphor terminal with typed entrance, blinking cursor and CRT layer
• redesign(clock_face): Swiss dial with cached bezel, growing sector and seconds hand
• redesign(hud): reticle canvas, hero countdown, ticked progress bar with pulsing head
• redesign(classic): Gallery Focus with gradient fallback, Ken Burns, collapsible glass card
• redesign(quiet_pill): spring-expanding glass pill with liquid fill and tip bubble
• redesign(iris_rest): eight-blade aperture, compliance dots with labels, streak chart retained
• redesign(soft_arc): open 240-degree gauge with cached ticks, needle dot and tick flash
• redesign(ring_only): hairline ring with tapered head, flash and haptic on completion
• redesign(wave_calm): three filled sine waves with crest particles
• redesign(focus_orb): layered glowing sphere with evening amber tint
• redesign(pulse_dot): staggered ripples, spring hover core, static ring fallback
• redesign(one_word): draining accent word with widening tracking
• redesign(breathe_line): glowing line with reflection, live-region phase text
• redesign(zen): Catmull-Rom breathing blob, live-region phase text, reduced-motion swell
• redesign(minimal): Quiet Grid with ticked comet ring and breathing dot grid
• redesign(floating): 280x72 glass card, micro arc, 6-anchor spring snap, hover tip
• redesign(companion): glass dock, rimmed pet with bob/squash/hop, scrim and vignette
• redesign(activities): glass segmented control with spring capsule, keyboard tabs, palette tokens
• redesign(tokens): break overlay palette, motion tokens, break_kit and gallery preview fixes

Full changelog: v1.9.0...v1.11.0

🍎 Installing on macOS

BreakMate is not notarized by Apple, so a DMG downloaded in a browser may show "Apple could not verify BreakMate…". Use either fix:

Option 1: one-line install (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://github.com/bijithpn/standup/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

Option 2: you already downloaded the DMG

xattr -cr /Applications/BreakMate.app

or open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Homebrew

brew tap bijithpn/standup https://github.com/bijithpn/standup
brew install --cask breakmate

Uninstall: curl -fsSL https://github.com/bijithpn/standup/releases/latest/download/uninstall.sh | bash (add -s -- --purge to also delete settings). Linux: uninstall_linux.sh, Windows: uninstall.ps1.

🐧 Linux / 🪟 Windows one-liners

curl -fsSL https://github.com/bijithpn/standup/releases/latest/download/install_linux.sh | bash

irm https://github.com/bijithpn/standup/releases/latest/download/install.ps1 | iex

BreakMate v1.9.0

BreakMate v1.9.0

✨ New Features

• update launch behavior to open on current Space and improve user notifications

Full changelog: v1.8.4...v1.9.0

BreakMate v1.8.4

BreakMate v1.8.4

✨ New Features

• add timeout for package info retrieval and log startup events
• enhance pet behavior with new interactions and emotions
• enhance app tracking service with caching and add unit tests
• implement startup splash screen and refactor menu bar mode handling
• update menu bar display options and integrate avatar rendering

⚡ Improvements

• defer tray icon pixel work and add startup timing in profile builds
• overlap startup steps and defer Sparkle updater start

🔧 Build & Maintenance

• update version to 1.8.4+40 in pubspec.yaml

Full changelog: v1.8.2...v1.8.4

BreakMate v1.8.2

BreakMate v1.8.2

✨ New Features

• Enhance avatar customization with species-specific facial features and markings
• add stringKeyedMap utility for handling dynamic IPC data and update related components
• update CI workflows to remove unnecessary dependencies and enhance macOS release caching
• implement release readiness checks and ad-hoc signing for macOS builds

Other Changes

• Add gaze sector tracking and related tests

Full changelog: v1.8.1...v1.8.2

BreakMate v1.8.1

BreakMate v1.8.1

✨ New Features

• enhance GoalsSection with dynamic progress tracking and improved UI components
• clearer timeline, personal insights, and removal of unused UI
• clearer Productivity graphs; honest break options
• bring back Productivity screen, shorten Statistics, explain Activity Segments
• break activity on the Today screen, richer Statistics hero, layout fixes
• single health-reminder switch, one-page Statistics, startup fixes
• implement overlay reset functionality and improve overlay visibility handling
• update README with new walkthrough video and enhance screenshot gallery; remove outdated images
• add release notes generation to macOS release workflow
• update break durations and enhance overlay behavior during breaks
• reduced motion, slider keyboard support, wipe tests, display status label
• Add crash reporting toggle and enhance accessibility for buttons
• Implement single-instance token for IPC and enhance app tracking service
• add Linux support for meeting detection and enhance CI configuration
• scaffold Linux GTK runner and refactor TrayManager to constructor injection
• update dependencies and enhance macOS build configuration
• enhance macOS release workflow and add appcast patching script
• update pre-break warning duration and enhance overlay presentation
• integrate Sentry hygiene configuration and add tests
• update pre-break warning duration and enhance overlay handling for reminders
• Release version 1.8.0 with companion customization and productivity insights
• update tray icon path and enhance overlay handling for break reminders
• improve single-instance port binding and app focus handling on macOS
• add Clock Out dialog and service for end-of-day reflections
• Enhance PiP overlay window functionality and settings
• update PiP window size constraints and add dotted drag handle for improved user interaction
• enhance PipWindowArgs with interaction options and improve window positioning logic
• add companion wandering feature and related settings
• add productivity tracking page and segment inspector
• Implement Blobatar rename dialog handling and associated tests
• Implement 3D avatar shapes and rendering
• Add blobatar_flutter dependency to pubspec.yaml and update pubspec.lock
• Introduce Blobatar companion with dynamic naming and emotional expressions
• Add breed selection to AvatarDefinition and update AvatarCustomizer
• Enhance Avatar Customizer with new features and UI improvements
• Implement 3D Pet Customizer functionality and update button actions
• Remove love/heart particle effects and bounce animation on pet interaction
• Enhance avatar entity handling and implement draggable PiP window functionality
• Enhance PiP background style options and implement context menu for selection
• Update avatar handling and improve PiP window management
• Add Avatar Editor functionality and integrate AvatarWebServer
• Implement 3D gaze tracking in PiP overlay and enhance avatar customizer UI
• Implement singleton pattern for CursorTracker service
• add HabitsSummaryCard widget to display break and focus streaks
• enhance overlay management by implementing DestroyAll method for cleanup
• implement automatic health reminders with randomized timing for posture and eye rest
• enhance quick reminder overlays with full poster support
• add Break Statistics tab with yearly heatmap to Analytics
• add Night Sky break template with starfield-to-dawn transition
• introduce ThemedAppIcon widget and integrate it into various sections
• show full-screen poster reminders outside meetings/presentations
• add PosterReminderOverlay full-screen animated poster widget
• redesign IrisRestTemplate with animated backdrop and streak graph
• add AnimatedNatureBackdrop shared blurred-blob background widget
• add nature accent token and per-point coloring to BreakActivityGraph
• enhance meeting break reminders with presentation detection and update settings for presentation pause
• Enhance analytics features with focus trend and budget tracking
• Add daily budget tracking for app categories
• Add meeting detection service and enhance theme customization
• show App Usage section on the Statistics screen
• add app usage tracking toggle to Privacy section
• add AppUsageTracker and wire it into app lifecycle
• add getAppIcon bridge method and AppIconCache
• add getAppIcon to the app_tracking method channel
• add usageTip category-based insight helper
• add AppUsageService for local per-app usage aggregation
• add appUsageTrackingEnabled setting and storage key
• add new theme presets and improve theme controller functionality

🐛 Bug Fixes

• update GitHub repository references and enhance release notes handling
• Preserve authored colors for base species and breeds in avatar artwork
• add missing shellapi.h include for ExtractIconExW
• register app_tracking bridge and add getAppIcon

⚡ Improvements

• extract shared AppCategorizer from WellnessEngine

🔧 Build & Maintenance

• remove the developer-only Activity Segments page
• fix Linux/Windows builds and add Linux/Windows release workflow
• update sentry_flutter to 9.30.1
• add figma motion json player design spec
• make the AppUsageService pruning test verify actual pruning
• gitignore .superpowers scratch workspace
• update dependencies in pubspec.yaml and pubspec.lock

Other Changes

• Refactor and clean up code across multiple files
• Remove unused components and tests related to NPCs, throwable toys, and particle effects
• Refactor test cases for improved readability and consistency
• Refactor widget tests for improved readability and consistency
• Add tests for calendar sync section and refactor settings tests
• Update macOS deployment target and enhance overlay functionality
• Add comprehensive tests for activity segments and productivity insights
• Refactor dependencies and update package versions
• Refactor pet companion service and renderer architecture
• Refactor Avatar Customizer UI and Enhance Companion Settings
• Add unit tests for AvatarView widget functionality and interactions
• Add comprehensive tests for analytics features and insights
• Enhance settings and wellness library UI with new features and improvements

Full changelog: v1.8.0...v1.8.1

BreakMate v1.8.0

BreakMate 1.8.1 — Reliable Software Updates

This release improves the update check in Settings so you can tell whether BreakMate connected to the update server and whether an update is available.

Improvements

• More reliable manual checks: Check Now starts a fresh Sparkle update probe instead of relying on the scheduled background check.
• Clearer connection feedback: Update check errors are shown in Settings, and a check that receives no response ends with a timeout message instead of spinning indefinitely.
• Quieter update checks: Results appear in BreakMate's Software Update section without opening a separate Sparkle check window.

Build 38

BreakMate v1.7.0

BreakMate 1.7.0 — Customizable Companions, Productivity Insights & PiP Improvements

BreakMate 1.7.0 brings a more personal desktop companion, clearer productivity insights, and a smoother break experience.

What's New

• Build a 3D companion: Customize your companion's shape, species, breed, colors, and expression, then give it a name of your own.
• Track your workday: Explore activity segments and inspect how your time is distributed across focused work.
• Clock out with a reflection: Wrap up the day with a guided end-of-day reflection.
• Let your companion wander: Enable companion movement around the workspace and adjust its behavior.
• See your habits: Companion settings now include a summary of break and focus streaks.
• More ways to take a break: Try animated poster reminders, automatic posture and eye-rest prompts, a yearly break statistics heatmap, and the Night Sky break template.

Improvements

• Improved Picture-in-Picture dragging, sizing, positioning, and background controls.
• Refined companion rendering, gaze tracking, and interactions.
• Improved macOS single-instance startup and application focus handling.
• Improved cleanup for secondary overlay windows.

Build 36 · 17 October 2026

BreakMate v1.6.0

BreakMate 1.6.0

New:

• App Usage Analytics — Local, privacy-first tracking of active foreground apps, giving you clear visibility into where your desktop time goes. View it on the Statistics screen and in Settings → Privacy.
• Category Daily Budgets — Set daily time goals for specific application categories (e.g. Browsing, Social, Entertainment) and track your limits throughout the day.
• Focus Score & Trend Charts — Measure your daily focus score, track multi-day focus trends, and celebrate sustained focus streaks as you build healthier working habits.
• Weekly Digest & Export — Receive an automated weekly breakdown of your productivity habits, break compliance, and top apps with one-click export support.
• 6 New Curated Themes — Expand your visual experience with Crimson Ember, Ocean Abyss, Aurora Borealis, Desert Dusk, Lavender Mist, and Monokai Pro (12 curated themes in total).
• Template Accent Customization — Personalize and pin custom accent colors directly to individual break overlay templates in Settings → Break Appearance.
• Revamped Wellness Library — Browse and filter wellness exercises by category with interactive preview cards and updated daily goals.
• Smarter Meeting Detection — Improved native detection and video conference URL recognition to seamlessly defer scheduled breaks during active meetings.

Improved:

• Updated core dependencies for enhanced performance, smoother animations, and platform stability.
• Native app icon caching on macOS and Windows for fast, crisp icon rendering.

Under the hood:

• Added Windows app tracking native bridge support.
• Strengthened automated test coverage for analytics, timer orchestration, and privacy features.

BreakMate v1.5.0

BreakMate 1.5.0

New:

• Global Hotkey — press ⌘⌥B (Ctrl+Alt+B on Windows) anywhere to start a break instantly, or skip the one you're in. Toggle it in Settings → General.
• Presentation Pause — BreakMate now notices when you're in a fullscreen presentation or video call and holds off on breaks until you're done. Toggle it in Settings → Smart Detection. (macOS only for now — Windows support is on the way.)
• Companion Streaks — your desktop companion now celebrates real milestones (3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 100 days) as you build a consistent break habit. Check your progress in Settings → Companion.
• Smarter Meeting-Aware Scheduling — when a break would land during a meeting, BreakMate now looks ahead across your calendar to find the next real gap, instead of just waiting 5 minutes and trying again.

Improved:

• Smaller install size — break-screen slideshow images were re-optimized (~13 MB → ~2.3 MB) with no visible quality loss.

Under the hood:

• Internal settings-code cleanup and documentation fixes — no visible changes, just a healthier codebase going forward.

BreakMate v1.4.0

BreakMate Release Notes — v1.4.0 (Build 33)

Date: June 16, 2026
Release Title: Desktop Companion Engine & Environment Builder

Summary

This major update introduces a completely overhauled Desktop Companion experience. We've built a custom sprite animation engine, a flexible environment builder, and an interactive Picture-in-Picture (PiP) overlay to ensure your companion stays with you across all your workspaces.

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🚀 What's New

🐾 Desktop Companion Engine

A new animation and behavior system that makes your desktop pets feel more alive.

• Sprite Rendering Engine: Optimized for low CPU usage while supporting complex animations.
• Advanced State Machines: Pets now have more fluid transitions between idling, moving, and resting.
• Ground-Padding Detection: Dynamic stabilization ensures pets stay perfectly aligned with their environment.

🌎 Environment Builder

Customize your companion's world exactly how you like it.

• Live Preview: See changes in real-time as you build your environment.
• Theme Configuration: New repository-backed themes for consistent world-building.
• Interactive Decorations: Added background birds and environment-aware props.

🖼️ Interactive PiP Overlay

Keep your companion visible without it getting in the way.

• Cross-Workspace Visibility: High-performance overlay window that floats above other apps.
• Smart Initialization: Updated persistence for PiP settings.

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🛠️ Improvements & Refinements

📦 Centralized Storage System

• Migrated to a unified StorageService.
• Built-in data migration logic for seamless updates.
• Multi-process access management for improved stability.

⚙️ Infrastructure & Architecture

• Service Bootstrapping: Modernized startup sequence for faster app launches.
• Dependency Injection: Refined DI configuration using a modular pattern.
• NPC Unification: Consolidated movement and component logic for better performance.

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🐞 Bug Fixes

• Painting Errors: Fixed occasional zero-size rendering issues on window resize.
• High-DPI Support: Improved crispness and scaling on 4K Windows displays.
• UI Cleanup: Removed intrusive scrollbars from settings and dashboard pages.

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📊 Build Details

• Version: 1.4.0
• Build Number: 33
• Commit Range: v1.3.0...HEAD