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Kaskas v0.1.1

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@ramazanberkozbek ramazanberkozbek released this 04 Oct 13:58

Kaskas v0.1.1

A free, open source break reminder and focus tracker for macOS. Rest your eyes and stay productive.

Improvements

  • Performance optimizations across session tracking, dashboard, and statistics.
  • Moved background hardware activity monitoring off the main thread.
  • Asynchronous data aggregation for study history and statistics.
  • Batched SwiftData persistence using a dedicated background worker.

Installation

  1. Download Kaskas.dmg below.
  2. Open the disk image and drag Kaskas into your Applications folder.
  3. Launch Kaskas from Applications or Spotlight.

Apple Notarized: Kaskas is signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. It runs natively on macOS 15 Sequoia or later (both Apple Silicon and Intel).

Kaskas v0.1.0

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@ramazanberkozbek ramazanberkozbek released this 04 Oct 12:46

Kaskas v0.1.0

A free, open source break reminder and focus tracker for macOS. Rest your eyes and stay productive.

Kaskas lives quietly in your menu bar, tracks your study and focus time, and gently nudges you to rest your eyes before burnout sets in.


✨ Highlights

  • Mindful Micro-breaks: 20-second pauses every 20 minutes following the 20-20-20 rule, guided by the friendly flame mascot.
  • Full-Screen Rest Breaks: Dedicated break screens every 45 minutes with soothing customizable wallpapers, snooze controls, and instant screen lock.
  • Smart Activity Detection:
    • Meeting Protection: Automatically pauses break reminders while your microphone or camera is active.
    • Idle Detection: Detects when you step away from your desk and intelligently pauses tracking.
  • Deep Focus & Screen Time Analytics:
    • Daily, 7-day, and 30-day activity comparisons.
    • Automatic app categorizations (Coding, Design, Browsing, Writing, etc.).
    • Interactive hourly focus distributions and yearly activity heatmaps.
  • 100% Native & Private:
    • Built natively with SwiftUI & AppKit for minimal CPU/memory footprint.
    • No accounts, no backend, no telemetry. Everything stays local on your Mac.
    • Full English and Turkish localization with Light and Dark appearance support.

📦 Installation

  1. Download Kaskas.dmg below.
  2. Open the disk image and drag Kaskas into your Applications folder.
  3. Launch Kaskas from Applications or Spotlight.

Apple Notarized: Kaskas is officially signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. It runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 15 Sequoia or later without security warnings.


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