General Settings
The General page of the Settings window includes options to control the Dock icon, status menu, and more.
Automatically start...: Time Out is most useful if it's always running, so it's a good idea to have it automatically start whenever you log in to your Mac.
Show the Time Out icon in the Dock: By default the app appears in the Dock, like a normal Mac app. This means it has menus in the menu bar, and appears in the Cmd-Tab app switcher. This makes it easy to find.
Don't include Time Out in the Dock: If you prefer, the app can be hidden from the Dock and Cmd-Tab switcher. It won't have menus when operating in the background like this, but all functions are available via buttons in the Settings window. This option is available as a reward for supporters, but like the other rewards, you can try it for a short time as often as you like.
Show Time Out status in the menu bar: Checking this option will display a status item in the right of the menu bar. The status item can display an icon and/or countdown. The icon can be a variation of the app icon, the label of the next due or last done break, or one of several symbols and activity icons. The countdown can be represented in various ways, or you can show the due time, finish time or duration of a break. You can also choose to only include long breaks. These options are supporter rewards.
When the status item is displayed and the Dock icon is shown, clicking the status item will toggle the Settings window visible and hidden. When the Dock icon is hidden, clicking it displays a Status popover that is like the sidebar of the Settings window.
With either Dock option, hold the Option key while clicking the status item to show a menu of quick break commands. See the Status item page for details.
Absolute dates / Relative times: The list of breaks in the sidebar (and status popover) can be displayed as absolute dates and times, or relative number of seconds, minutes, etc.