Reminders that wait until you're ready.

A soft color glow at the edge of your screen reminds you to drink water, stretch, or rest your eyes. Unlike a notification, it stays until you dismiss it.

Laimen

How it works

No banners. No badges. Just a gentle glow that waits for you.

  1. Set a reminder

    Every 30 minutes, daily at 3pm, or any schedule you like. Pick its color and which edges glow.

  2. Keep working

    When it's time, the glow fades in at the edge of your screen. It never takes focus, and clicks pass straight through it.

  3. Dismiss when you're ready

    Drink the water, then press Ctrl+Shift+D or use the tray icon. The glow fades out.

Built to stay out of your way

Stays visible
Glows stay at the screen edge until you dismiss them, so a reminder can't disappear before you act on it.
Sleep-resilient
Survives laptop suspend. Missed reminders are caught within 30 seconds of waking up.
Fully customizable
Choose any edge, color, size, opacity, and pulse animation per reminder.

Free & Pro

Free

2 reminders, forever.

Includes every other feature, and you don't need an account.

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Pro

Unlimited reminders.

A one-time purchase: no subscription, no renewal fees. Your license key arrives by email and activates on one computer.

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Privacy

Your reminders never leave your computer.

Reminders, settings, and stats live in a local database on your machine. There's no account to create, nothing syncs to a cloud, and the app collects no analytics. Laimen only goes online to check for updates and, with Pro, to re-check your license about once a day.

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FAQ

Why "Laimen"? What does it mean?

"Laimen" is a phonetic spelling of limen, Latin for "threshold." In psychology, the limen is the smallest change in a stimulus you can perceive: barely noticeable, but enough to register. That's what the app aims for: a soft glow at the edge of your screen that sits right at the threshold of attention, present without demanding it.

Is Laimen free?

Yes. Free includes 2 reminders, forever, with every other feature. Pro removes the limit.

What do I get with Pro?

Unlimited reminders. It's a one-time purchase: no subscription, no renewal fees.

How does payment work?

Purchases are processed securely by LemonSqueezy. You'll receive a license key by email; enter it in the app's settings to activate Pro.

Does Laimen send data to the cloud?

No. Your reminders, settings, and stats stay in a local database on your computer, with no telemetry or cloud sync. The app only goes online to check for updates and, with Pro, to re-check your license once a day.

Can I use Pro on multiple computers?

A Pro license activates on one computer. To move it to a new one, email mail@inventivetalent.org.

What platforms are supported? Why does my computer show a warning?

Windows 10+ (64-bit), macOS (universal), and Linux (deb, AppImage, rpm) are all supported. Builds are currently unsigned on all platforms, so the OS will warn on first launch. Pick your platform below to get past those prompts.

Windows: SmartScreen / Defender blocked the installer

Laimen's Windows MSI isn't code-signed yet (a code-signing certificate is on the roadmap), so SmartScreen treats it as an unrecognized publisher. The download itself is fine: it comes straight from this site, served from the latest GitHub Release.

To run it anyway:

  1. On the blue "Windows protected your PC" prompt, click More info.
  2. Click Run anyway.
  3. If Defender quarantines the file, open Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → Protection history and choose Allow.

If your browser refuses to download the MSI at all, click the chevron next to the warning and pick Keep / Keep anyway.

macOS: "Laimen cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified"

The macOS DMG isn't notarized yet (Apple Developer signing is on the roadmap), so Gatekeeper blocks it on first launch. The easiest workaround:

  1. Open the DMG and drag Laimen.app into Applications.
  2. In Finder, right-click (or Control-click) Laimen.app and choose Open.
  3. Click Open in the dialog. macOS remembers the choice for future launches.

On macOS Sonoma and later the right-click trick may no longer be enough. In that case open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom, and click Open Anyway next to the Laimen entry.

If macOS still refuses with a "damaged" message (common when Safari sets the quarantine flag on the DMG), strip the quarantine attribute from a terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Laimen.app
Linux: the app won't launch or the AppImage won't run

Linux builds are unsigned and don't ship through a software center, so a couple of small steps are usually needed.

AppImage: mark it executable before running.

chmod +x Laimen-*.AppImage
./Laimen-*.AppImage

If it exits silently, Laimen needs a WebKitGTK runtime. On Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 libayatana-appindicator3-1

On Fedora: sudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.1 libappindicator-gtk3. On Arch: sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1 libappindicator-gtk3.

.deb / .rpm: install with your package manager so dependencies are resolved automatically.

sudo apt install ./laimen_*_amd64.deb
# or
sudo dnf install ./laimen-*.x86_64.rpm

The tray icon needs an AppIndicator-compatible status area. On GNOME, install the AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support extension; on KDE/XFCE/Cinnamon it works out of the box.

How do I get Laimen to start automatically at login?

Open Laimen's settings window and turn on Launch on startup. That registers Laimen with the OS so it launches into the system tray on each boot. If autostart isn't taking effect, add it manually:

Windows: press Win + R, type shell:startup, and press Enter. Drop a shortcut to Laimen.exe into that folder. You can also check Task Manager → Startup apps and make sure Laimen is enabled.

macOS: open System Settings → General → Login Items & Extensions and add Laimen under "Open at Login." If it's listed but not launching, remove it and re-add it with the toggle in Laimen's settings to refresh the macOS login-item registration.

Linux: most desktops respect the XDG autostart entry that Laimen writes when "Launch on startup" is on. If yours doesn't, drop a file at ~/.config/autostart/laimen.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Laimen
Exec=laimen
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true

For AppImage installs, replace Exec=laimen with the absolute path to your AppImage.

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