Screen Break Planner
Plan screen breaks around your workday, lunch and meetings. Get a printable schedule with break times, break count, total break minutes and screen time after breaks.
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Your schedule
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How to plan screen breaks
This screen time calculator makes a schedule you can read or print at the start of the day. The 20-20-20 rule means every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet (6 metres) away for at least 20 seconds.
Screen work can reduce blinking substantially, which is a main driver of dryness. Position a monitor about 20–28 inches (50–70 cm) from your eyes with the top at or slightly below eye level, reduce glare, and remember that the AAO says blue light from screens is not what causes eye strain: prolonged focus and reduced blinking do.
This is a planner, not a countdown. Use the 20-minute timer, 20-second timer or break-interval timer when you want the actual counting.
Screen time after breaks = work-block minutes − (number of breaks × 20 seconds ÷ 60) American Academy of Ophthalmology: Computer usage ↗American Optometric Association: Computer vision syndrome ↗
Screen break planner FAQ
What does the 20-20-20 rule mean?
Every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet (6 metres) away for at least 20 seconds.
Can I plan a workday that crosses midnight?
Yes. If the end time is earlier than the start time, the planner treats it as the following day.
What happens during lunch or a meeting?
Add an excluded block and any break that falls inside it is left out of the schedule.
Does this tool run a timer?
No. It creates a schedule to read or print. Use a timer when you want help counting down to a break.
Are my times saved?
No. The schedule is calculated in your browser and this tool does not need an account.