A minimal cross-platform breathing overlay, a friendly indicator and reminder to take full, deep breaths while looking at screens. Research indicates we blink less and breathe more shallowly when staring at displays, and exhale is a small tool to help counter that.
The overlay is a translucent, always-on-top, click-through window that gently expands on inhale and contracts on exhale, so it never interrupts whatever you are doing. Inhale, post-inhale hold, exhale, and post-exhale hold durations are all configurable. A good starting point is 4 seconds in and 4 seconds out; eventually 6 and 8, with the exhale twice as long as the inhale to engage the parasympathetic nervous system. Box breathing is 4 / 4 / 4 / 4.
Features:
Take breaks if intense feelings arise; it is important not to overdo it.
Disclaimer: The information and guidance provided by this app are for general informational purposes only and are not medical advice. The creator is not a medical professional. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, and do not disregard or delay professional medical advice because of this app. Use is at your own risk.
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snapd can be installed from Manjaro’s Add/Remove Software application (Pamac), found in the launch menu. From the application, search for snapd, select the result, and click Apply.
Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:
sudo pacman -S snapd
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install exhale, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install exhale-app
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