Let’s find your rhythm.

Recesso primarily lives in the menu bar. Click its ring icon, then the Today or Settings button at the bottom of the popover. In Appearance, you can also turn on a Dock icon. Recesso needs macOS 15.0 or later and an Apple silicon Mac.

Open Eyes, Water or Movement to choose a named rhythm or custom timing. Each can be switched off independently. The pause control pauses all clocks, either until you resume or for a chosen time. Closing the window keeps reminders running; use Quit Recesso in the app menu or popover to stop the app.

Open System Settings → Notifications → Recesso and allow notifications. Check Focus settings too. A rhythm set to “Notification only” needs macOS permission. Full-screen breaks use Recesso’s own window and do not depend on notification permission. Sound is configured separately for each rhythm.

It hides the usual skip and postpone options on a scheduled full-screen break. If you need to end it, hold its escape button for three seconds; the break is counted as skipped. A break you start yourself can always be skipped. The Mac App Store edition also respects the normal Quit command.

Use supported signed Recesso builds on both Macs, signed in to the same Apple account with iCloud available. Sync starts on for a supported build; check General → iCloud sync for status and retry options. Both copies must use the same CloudKit environment. Development builds and App Store builds use separate environments. Old unsigned GitHub builds may not have the iCloud capability.

Supported rhythm settings, appearance preferences and history sync. Device-specific settings, including launch at login, Dock and updater choices, stay local. Sync is eventual and is not a versioned backup. When you use two Macs at the same time, active screen time contributions can overlap.

Use General → iCloud sync to turn sync off on every Mac that uses Recesso. To remove the cloud copy, use Apple’s iCloud storage controls for Recesso. “Start again with this Mac’s data” reconnects and merges data; it does not erase the cloud copy. About → Data → Reveal in Finder shows your local history JSON file. Quit Recesso before removing local data. Another Mac with sync still enabled can upload its local copy again.

See the privacy policy for storage, retention and full deletion instructions. Recesso does not create a separate Recesso account.

No. Recesso is a general wellbeing reminder, not a medical device. The app shows preset sources and distinguishes published research, clinical practice and popular routines. Your individual needs can differ. Follow your clinician’s advice, especially if you have a prescribed fluid limit.