Fermata 0.2.0

Features

• Added an updater so new users can update to newer versions from the app.

Fermata 0.1.1

Changes

• Added Homebrew installation:

brew install --cask matthew-fernando/tap/fermata

• Fixed issue that the timer would pause when window was unhidden.

Fermata 0.1.0

The first release of Fermata, a menu bar break timer. Work earns break time, and longer sessions build toward a long break.

Features

• Lives in the menu bar: no Dock icon, and closing the window keeps it running
• Earn 1 minute of break for every few minutes of work (adjustable, with a Pomodoro preset)
• Long break bonus, shown as quarter, half and whole rests as you get closer
• Choose what the menu bar shows: break balance, current period, total session or long break %
• Light and dark mode, plus an optional always-on-top window
• Shortcuts: ⌘, Settings · ⌘W Close window · ⌘Q Quit

Install

1. Download Fermata_0.1.0_universal.dmg below. It works on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
2. Open it and drag Fermata into Applications.
3. Open Fermata. macOS will warn that it can't verify the developer, because the app isn't notarized by Apple. Click Done.
4. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway.

You only need to do this once.

If macOS says the app is "damaged", run this in Terminal, then open it again:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Fermata.app