A lightweight menu bar app that notices when you've gone quiet — and brings you back before the whole afternoon disappears.
Why SnapBack
No bloat. No permissions. No subscription. Just a tiny app in your menu bar doing one thing extremely well.
Uses IOKit's HIDIdleTime to read system idle state — no accessibility permissions, no screen recording, no surveillance.
Automatically silences alerts when your screen is locked or media is playing. No false alarms during a movie or presentation.
Choose from system sounds, TTS personalities like "Disappointed Parent", or upload your own custom audio file.
If you're still away, SnapBack will remind you again. Configurable repeat interval so it doesn't give up on you.
Tracks your alert count and idle time per day. See your patterns and figure out when you drift the most.
Register with SMAppService so SnapBack is always running when you sit down. Set it, forget it.
How it works
Drop it in your Applications folder. It hides in the menu bar and never touches the Dock again.
Pick how many minutes of silence before SnapBack speaks up. 1 min, 5 mins, or a custom value up to 2 hours.
Choose a system chime, a passive-aggressive TTS phrase, or drop in your own audio file. Your call.
When the alert fires, you're already snapping back. That's it. The whole app.
Sound Library
Ten system sounds. Eight TTS personalities. And unlimited custom files — because sometimes only a crowd cheer will do.
Pricing
No subscription. No "Pro" tier. No usage limits. Pay once, run it for years.
Less than a coffee. More useful than most apps you pay monthly for.
One-time $9. No subscription. No cloud. Weighs less than a Safari tab.
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