Show HN: I build an app for you to take a break from AI. RainBreak

Category: other

Tags: menubar-app, macos, focus-tool, wellness, productivity

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

RainBreak is a macOS menu-bar app that provides a forced, non-skippable break by covering the screen with calming rain visuals, aimed at reducing mental fatigue from heavy AI tool usage. It integrates via system APIs to block input while letting AI agents continue running in the background. The project is interesting for addressing the overlooked problem of cognitive burnout in the AI-heavy development workflow.

Target audience: backend devs, frontend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://rainbreak.franzai.com/

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