Breathing reminders for your workday
Deep in work, you forget to breathe. Glimt remembers for you, with gentle prompts, visualized guidance, and it stays quiet while you're on a call.
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01 · Micro breaths
Breathe without leaving the zone
Every 15 minutes a small orb floats up and breathes with you for four slow breaths, then fades away on its own. It never takes keyboard focus, so you can keep typing right through it.
- Never takes focuskeep typing
- Fades out on its owndouble-click to end early
- Drag it anywhereit remembers the spot
- Your rhythmevery 1–120 min · 1–10 breaths
02 · Quiet on calls
Stays quiet while you're on a call
While your microphone or camera is in use, Glimt skips its reminders, small and big. It only checks whether they're on. It never listens or records.
macOSWhen it is time to breathe, Glimt can run your Apple Shortcuts as a session starts and ends: set Slack to brb, pause the music, turn on Do Not Disturb.
- Mic & camera awaremacOS · Windows
- Nothing recordedon/off check only
- Your Shortcuts on start & endmacOS
03 · Playlists
Build a session that's yours
When you have a few minutes, string patterns into one guided session. Settle in with coherence breathing, sharpen up with Box Breath, wind down with 4-7-8. Set the rounds for each part and jump between them as you go.
- Built-in patterns + your ownCoherence · Box · 4-7-8
- Rounds per sectionjump between them mid-session
- Use one as your reminderor start it any time
04 · The breathing prompt
Nothing on screen but your breath
When it's time, Glimt shows one thing: an orb that breathes with you, the cue, and the round. No stats, no menus, no notifications. Let it fill the screen, or keep it in a small window over your work.
- Fullscreen or windowedfullscreen by default
- Built-in patterns or a playlistCoherence · Box · 4-7-8
- Snooze or skipsnooze is 2 min
- Ends on its owna haiku or your streak, then gone
5 · FEATURE LIST
What other breathing secrets does it hold?
Breathing exercises
- Guided patternsChoose from three proven techniques — Just Breathe, Box Breath, and 4-7-8 — or dial in your own.
- Beautiful breathing orbA glowing orb expands and contracts with your breath. Easy to follow without thinking.
- Two animation modesSwitch between a delightful, softly shaded 3D orb and the classic flat 2D orb. Pick whichever feels best and change it anytime in Settings.
- Settling countdownA short intro prompt plays before each session so you arrive at the breath already calm.
- RoundsSessions repeat up to 30 times — long enough to feel the effect, short enough to fit between meetings.
Smart reminders
- Set it and forget itTaps you on the shoulder at a fixed interval or randomly within a range. Active hours keep it quiet in the evenings. Pause anytime with one click.
- Micro remindersA tiny glowing orb floats up, guides you through a few slow breaths (four by default), and quietly disappears on its own — no tapping required. Set the interval or disable entirely.
- Meeting-awareGlimt automatically pauses when your microphone or camera is active, so it never interrupts a call. No audio or video is ever captured — it only checks whether the devices are in use, nothing more.
Subtle and native design
- Lives in the menu barNo dock icon, no clutter. Glimt is always a click away when you need it.
- Native look and feelFrosted glass windows and smooth animations that feel right at home on desktop.
- Stays out of your wayThe prompt floats above your work, does its job, and disappears. No fuss.
- Auto-updatesNew versions install silently in the background. You're always on the latest.
- Shortcuts integration (OSX)Trigger any macOS shortcut when a breathing session starts or ends. Pause music, flip a Focus mode, mute notifications — anything Shortcuts can do, Glimt can automate.
6 · FROM THE FOUNDER
I built Glimt because I kept forgetting to breathe.
Hi, I'm Yornaath. On long coding days I'd drift out of my body until I crashed. Breathwork brought me back. In this short tour I show why I built Glimt and how it works: picking a breath, setting your reminders, and keeping it quiet during calls.
YornaathFounder · NorwayIn this video · 12 chapters
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