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About the Release Notes

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The latest release of Time Out is version 2.9.7.

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Time Out 2.9.7
(Release 2073): released 2024-03-13; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9.6
(Release 2072): released 2024-03-11; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9.5
(Release 2071): released 2024-03-08; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9.4
(Release 2070): released 2024-03-07; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9.3
(Release 2069): released 2023-04-25; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9.2
(Release 2068): released 2023-04-19; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9.1
(Release 2067): released 2022-09-08; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible
Time Out 2.9
(Release 2066): released 2022-08-30; requires macOS 10.15 or later; Ventura compatible

Added a status message to the breaks in the sidebar

Added the ability to schedule breaks using calendar events

Added an Exclusions option to skip breaks when busy on the calendar

Support for Monterey focus

Added an Advanced option to hide the Pause function

New break options to pause or reset an individual break

But wait, there's more!

Time Out 2.8.1
(Release 2062): released 2021-06-03; requires macOS 10.11 or later; Big Sur compatible
Time Out 2.8
(Release 2061): released 2021-05-24; requires macOS 10.11 or later; Big Sur compatible

New option to end a break early

New option to postpone breaks for app exclusions

Added an option to skip breaks when Do Not Disturb is on

Can now show the time since the last break in the status item

Control Time Out via URL schemes

Other changes

Time Out 2.7.2
(Release 2058): released 2020-12-07; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Big Sur compatible
Time Out 2.7.1
(Release 2057): released 2020-12-01; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Big Sur compatible
Time Out 2.7
(Release 2056): released 2020-11-20; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Big Sur compatible

Big Sur

New option to ask to start a break

Improved break preview

Added several new break themes

Other changes

Time Out 2.6.2
(Release 2053): released 2019-09-03; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Catalina compatible
Time Out 2.6.1
(Release 2052): released 2019-09-02; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Catalina compatible
Time Out 2.6
(Release 2050): released 2019-08-07; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Catalina compatible

Fixed-time breaks

Break Schedule now supports smaller duration and frequency

Other changes

Catalina

Time Out 2.5
(Release 2047): released 2018-10-17; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Mojave compatible

Mojave dark mode and compatibility

New option to choose which days of the week a break is available

New option to disable the app switcher, force quit, and shut down panels during a break

Other changes

Time Out 2.4
(Release 2044): released 2018-03-18; requires macOS 10.10 or later; High Sierra compatible

Added a Statistics page under Activity

Option to disable buttons for a few seconds

Advanced option to change the idle detection threshold

Refined the break scheduler

Enhanced postpone and skip limits

Preferences window tweaks

Other changes

Time Out 2.3
(Release 2037): released 2017-10-01; requires macOS 10.10 or later; High Sierra compatible

Optional postpone and skip display and limits

Option to show break labels as mini pie chart

Theme changes

Other improvements

Time Out 2.2.1
(Release 2030): released 2017-03-17; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Sierra compatible
Time Out 2.2
(Release 2029): released 2017-03-13; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Sierra compatible

Optionally track breaks and/or app usage via a new Activity feature

More themes

Break theme improvements

Break action improvements

Added a View menu

Other improvements

Time Out 2.1
(Release 2024): released 2016-09-19; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Sierra compatible

Better Schedule options

The Status item can now omit Micro breaks

New menu commands to improve discoverability

Improved Play Sound action

Added a Post Tweet action

More actions

Setup Assistant assistance

Supporter improvements

Other improvements

Time Out 2.0.2
(Release 2022): released 2016-03-23; requires macOS 10.10 or later; El Capitan compatible

Scheduler improvements

Mac App Store fixes

Time Out 2.0.1
(Release 2021): released 2016-03-14; requires macOS 10.10 or later; El Capitan compatible

Added Dejus YouTube themes

Made some things more intuitive

Mac App Store fixes

Time Out 2.0
(Release 2020): released 2016-03-03; requires macOS 10.10 or later; El Capitan compatible

Redesigned app icon

Get started quickly with the Setup Assistant

Redesigned Preferences window

No longer needs to be in the Dock

New menubar status item

Assign global keyboard shortcuts to start, defer, pause, etc

Add any number of breaks

Rename, label and comment on breaks

Scheduling improvements

Limit breaks to a time range

Support for natural breaks

Better appearance

Customizable HTML-based break themes

Redesigned & movable control panel during breaks

Add actions to notify of due, starting or finishing breaks

Enhanced app exclusions

Faster app updates

Several advanced options

New supporter options

Help improvements

Optimized for Yosemite and El Capitan

Time Out 1.7.1
(Release 1036): released 2012-11-25; requires macOS 10.7 or later; 64-bit; Mountain Lion-ready
Time Out 1.7
(Release 1035): released 2012-07-25; requires macOS 10.7 or later; 64-bit; Mountain Lion-ready
Time Out 1.6.5
(Release 1032): released 2012-04-22; requires macOS 10.5 or later; Universal Binary; Lion-ready
Time Out 1.6.4
(Release 1031): released 2012-02-21; requires macOS 10.5 or later; Universal Binary; Lion-ready
Time Out 1.6.3
(Release 1030): released 2011-11-11; requires macOS 10.5 or later; Universal Binary; Lion-ready
Time Out 1.6.2
(Release 1028): released 2011-09-29; requires macOS 10.5 or later; Universal Binary; Lion-ready
Time Out 1.6.1
(Release 1027): released 2011-08-30; requires macOS 10.5 or later; Universal Binary; Lion-ready
Time Out 1.6
(Release 1026): released 2011-08-29; requires macOS 10.5 or later; Universal Binary; Lion-ready
Time Out 1.5.7
(Release 1024): released 2011-01-06; requires macOS 10.4 or later; Universal Binary; Snow Leopard-ready
Time Out 1.5.6
(Release 1023): released 2010-02-15; requires macOS 10.4 or later; Universal Binary; Snow Leopard-ready
Time Out 1.5.5
(Release 1022): released 2009-09-10; requires macOS 10.4 or later; Universal Binary; Snow Leopard-ready
Time Out 1.5.4
(Release 1021): released 2009-05-04; requires macOS 10.4 or later; Universal Binary; Leopard-ready
Time Out 1.5.3
(Release 1020): released 2008-06-19; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Universal Binary; Leopard-ready
Time Out 1.5.2
(Release 1019): released 2008-02-04; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Universal Binary
Time Out 1.5.1
(Release 1018): released 2007-08-06; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Universal Binary
Time Out 1.5
(Release 1017): released 2007-07-30; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Universal Binary
Time Out 1.4.1
(Release 1015): released 2006-04-22; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Universal Binary
Time Out 1.4
(Release 1014): released 2006-02-28; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Universal Binary
Time Out 1.3.2
(Release 1010): released 2005-09-29; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Tiger and Intel compatible
Time Out 1.3.1
(Release 1009): released 2005-09-28; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Tiger and Intel compatible
Time Out 1.3
(Release 1008): released 2005-06-28; requires macOS 10.3.9 or later; Tiger and Intel compatible
Time Out 1.2
(Release 1004): released 2005-03-28; requires macOS 10.2 or later
Time Out 1.1
(Release 1003): released 2004-11-08; requires macOS 10.2 or later
Time Out 1.0
(Release 1002): released 2003-08-18; requires macOS 10.2 or later