DEV Community: Work Break

Looking for Someone to Continue Building Work-Break

Work Break — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:56:13 +0000

After more than two years of building Work-Break, I'm looking for someone interested in acquiring the project.

Work-Break is an AI-powered productivity platform that includes task management, Google Calendar sync, team collaboration, and web and Android apps.

🌐 Website: https://work-break.com

The project is currently non-profit and completely free to use. However, the next owner is free to build any business model they want—subscriptions, enterprise plans, managed hosting, consulting, support, custom development, or any other sustainable approach.

I'm not looking for a huge exit. My goal is to see Work-Break continue to grow with someone who has the time and vision to turn it into a successful business.

If you're interested, feel free to reach out.

Why I Decided to Open Source My Productivity Platform After 2.5 Years

Work Break — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:54:23 +0000

For the past 2.5 years, I've been building Work-Break—an AI-powered productivity platform that helps individuals and teams manage work breaks, tasks, meetings, leave requests, and Google Calendar sync.

Like many side projects, it started with a simple goal: build a tool that I would actually enjoy using.

Over time, it grew into a much larger project than I had imagined.

The Reality of Building Alone

As a solo developer, I was responsible for everything:

Designing the UI
Building the frontend
Developing the backend
Setting up cloud infrastructure
Mobile app development
Bug fixes
Feature requests
Documentation
Marketing

Building the product was challenging, but maintaining and growing it has been an even bigger challenge.

Eventually, I realised that if I wanted Work-Break to become something bigger than a personal project, it couldn't depend on just one developer.

Why Open Source?

I didn't open-source Work-Break because I was finished with it.

I open-sourced it because I want more people to help shape its future.

Since Work-Break manages productivity data—including tasks, meetings, leave requests, and calendar events—I also wanted users to have complete transparency. Anyone can inspect the code, understand how it works, suggest improvements, or self-host it if they prefer.

For me, open source is about more than publishing code. It's about building trust and creating something that can continue to grow with the community.

What Work-Break Offers

Today, Work-Break includes:

🤖 AI-powered productivity assistance
✅ Task management
☕ Work break tracking
📅 Google Calendar sync
👥 Meeting management
🌴 Leave management
📱 Responsive web application
📲 Android application
🔓 Fully open source
My Goal

I'm not chasing downloads or stars.

I'm looking for people who enjoy building useful software.

Whether you're a developer, designer, tester, or someone who simply has ideas for improving productivity tools, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Maybe you can:

Fix a bug
Improve the UI
Add a feature
Improve the documentation
Suggest a new integration
Share feedback after trying it

Every contribution matters.

What's Next?

There are plenty of features I'd love to add in the future, including integrations with Slack, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and other workplace tools.

Instead of trying to build everything alone, I'd rather build them with the community.

My hope is that Work-Break becomes one of those open-source projects that people genuinely enjoy using and contributing to—a platform that remains free for individuals, students, startups, and small teams.

If that sounds interesting, I'd love to have you involved.

Links

🌐 Website
https://work-break.com

💻 Frontend Repository
https://github.com/workbreaks/workbreak-ui

⚙️ Backend Repository
https://github.com/workbreaks/work-breakAPI

If you try Work-Break, I'd really appreciate your feedback. If you see something that could be improved, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Let's build it together.

I Spent 2.5 Years Building a Productivity Platform. Then I Open-Sourced It.

Work Break — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:28:58 +0000

For the last 2.5 years, I've been building Work-Break—a productivity platform designed to help individuals and teams manage work breaks, tasks, meetings, leave requests, and Google Calendar sync.

Like many side projects, it started with a simple idea. Over time, it evolved into a full platform with an AI assistant, web application, Android app, and integrations that I use and continue to improve.

As the project grew, I realised something important.

Building the software wasn't the hardest part.

Maintaining it, improving it, and earning users' trust were.

Since Work-Break handles productivity data, I wanted people to have complete transparency. I didn't want anyone to wonder how their data was being handled or whether they could customise the platform for their own needs.

So I made the decision to open-source the entire project.

Why Open Source?

There were a few reasons behind the decision:

Transparency builds trust.
Developers can review the code before using the platform.
Anyone can self-host it if they prefer.
Contributors can fix bugs, improve the UI, and add new features.
The project can continue growing beyond what one developer can build alone.
What Work-Break Does

Today, Work-Break includes:

AI-powered productivity assistance
Task management
Work break tracking
Leave management
Meeting management
Google Calendar sync
Responsive web application
Android application
The Next Goal

I'm not looking for customers right now as much as I'm looking for a community.

I'd love to see developers contribute ideas, improve existing features, and build new integrations such as Slack, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, or anything else that makes the platform more useful.

I've spent the last 2.5 years building this project, but I believe its future shouldn't depend on one person.

If a community forms around it, Work-Break can become a productivity platform that individuals, startups, and small teams can use for free for years to come.

Check It Out

🌐 Website: https://work-break.com

💻 Frontend: https://github.com/workbreaks/workbreak-ui

⚙️ Backend: https://github.com/workbreaks/work-breakAPI

If you're interested in open source, productivity software, or simply enjoy contributing to projects that solve real problems, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Every issue, suggestion, pull request, and piece of feedback helps move the project forward.

I Open-Sourced My AI Productivity SaaS After Two Years of Building

Work Break — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:23:35 +0000

Two years ago, I started building a productivity platform because I wanted something that was simple, focused, and actually enjoyable to use.

Like many side projects, it began as an experiment. Over time it grew into a full platform with authentication, AI features, Google Calendar integration, mobile support, team management, dashboards, and thousands of lines of code.

Today, I've decided to make it completely open source.

Why?

There are already plenty of productivity tools.

But many have become bloated, expensive, or locked behind subscriptions. I wanted to build something that anyone could use, learn from, and improve.

Open sourcing the project means:

Developers can see how everything works.
Anyone can contribute new features or fix bugs.
Students can learn from a real-world SaaS application.
Teams can self-host it if they want.
What is Work-Break?

Work-Break is an AI-powered productivity platform for individuals and teams.

It combines several productivity tools into one application:

🤖 AI assistant for creating tasks, meetings, breaks, and leave requests
📅 Google Calendar integration
✅ Task management
☕ Break tracking
🏖️ Leave management
👥 Team collaboration
📊 Dashboards and reporting
📱 Web and Android applications

The goal is to help people stay organized without needing five different apps.

Tech Stack

Frontend

Vue 3
TypeScript
Bootstrap 5

Backend

NestJS
TypeScript
MongoDB
AWS Lambda (Serverless)

Other integrations

Google Calendar
AI-powered assistant
Why open source now?

Building software is only one part of the journey.

The more difficult part is building a community around it.

Instead of letting the project sit behind a private repository, I'd rather give developers the opportunity to explore it, improve it, and hopefully build something useful together.

Looking for contributors

If you're interested in:

Vue
NestJS
TypeScript
UI/UX
Documentation
Bug fixing
New features

I'd love to have your feedback or contributions.

Links

🌐 Product: https://work-break.com

Frontend:
https://github.com/workbreaks/workbreak-ui

Backend:
https://github.com/workbreaks/work-breakAPI

Whether you're looking for a real-world SaaS project to learn from or you'd like to contribute, feel free to open an issue, submit a pull request, or simply share your thoughts.

Thanks for reading!

I Open-Sourced My AI-Powered Productivity Platform

Work Break — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:14:52 +0000

Over the past several months, I've been building Work-Break, a productivity platform designed to help individuals and teams manage breaks, tasks, leave, meetings, and schedules with AI-powered features.

Today, I've decided to make the entire project open source.

Why?

Because I believe great productivity software shouldn't be locked behind expensive subscriptions. Students, developers, startups, nonprofits, and small businesses should have access to tools that help them stay organized without paying hundreds of dollars every year.

What's included?
AI-powered productivity assistant
Break management
Task management
Leave tracking
Meeting scheduling
Google Calendar integration
Responsive web application
Android app
The repositories

Frontend
https://github.com/workbreaks/workbreak-ui

Backend
https://github.com/workbreaks/work-breakAPI

I need your help

This project has a lot of room to grow.

You can contribute by:

Fixing bugs
Improving performance
Enhancing the UI/UX
Writing documentation
Building new features
Reviewing pull requests
Suggesting ideas

Simply fork the repository, create a feature branch, and submit a Pull Request.

Every contribution matters, no matter how small.

If you like the project, please consider starring the repositories and sharing them with others.

Let's build a productivity platform that stays free, open, and community-driven for everyone.

I'm Thinking About Open-Sourcing My SaaS (Work Break) and Keeping It Free Forever

Work Break — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:06:29 +0000

After spending countless hours building Work Break, I've reached a point where I'm asking myself an important question:

Should I make it open source?

👉 https://work-break.com

Work Break is a productivity platform that helps teams manage:

☕ Break tracking
✅ Tasks
📅 Meetings
🏖️ Leave management
🤖 AI-powered productivity features
📆 Google Calendar integration
📱 Android app + Web app

I originally built it hoping to grow it into a successful SaaS business. Like many indie founders, I invested a lot of time, energy, and money into it.

But over time, I realized something.

I don't want useful software to disappear just because it doesn't become a unicorn.

I'd rather see people use it, improve it, and build on top of it.

My Goal

I'm seriously considering making Work Break 100% open source and keeping it free forever.

No paid plans.
No feature paywalls.
No locked source code.

Just a community-driven project that anyone can use, self-host, improve, or contribute to.

Why?

Because open source software has helped me throughout my career.

I've benefited from projects built by developers who shared their work with the world.

I'd love to give something back.

Before I Do...

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Would you use an open-source productivity platform?
What license would you recommend?
What would encourage you to contribute?
Is there anything you'd change before I open-source it?

Your feedback would mean a lot.

Website: https://work-break.com

If enough people are interested, I'll start preparing the repository and documentation for a public release.

Let's build something useful together.

I Built a Free Break Reminder App Because I Kept Forgetting to Take Breaks

Work Break — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:41:14 +0000

Like many developers, I used to tell myself:

"I'll take a break after I finish this feature."

One feature became another. Before I knew it, three or four hours had passed without standing up, drinking water, or resting my eyes.

I wasn't alone. Many people working remotely or spending long hours at a computer have the same habit.

So instead of searching for another productivity app, I decided to build one myself.

The Problem

There are plenty of reminder apps, but I couldn't find one that fit the way I actually work.

I wanted something that could:

Schedule breaks around my real workday.
Sync with Google Calendar.
Keep track of breaks I actually took.
Help manage tasks and checklists in one place.
Stay simple instead of becoming another distraction.

Most apps solved only one of these problems.

Building Work Break

I started building Work Break as a side project.

The goal wasn't to create another to-do app.

The goal was to build a workspace companion that quietly helps you maintain healthy work habits.

Some of the features include:

☕ Smart break reminders
📅 Google Calendar integration
✅ Checklists
📝 Task management
🌴 Leave tracking
📊 Break history and insights
👥 Team support for small organizations
The Tech Stack

I enjoy learning modern technologies, so this became an opportunity to experiment with tools I use every day.

The stack currently includes:

Vue 3
NestJS
MongoDB
AWS Lambda
Serverless Framework
CloudFront
Cloudflare
Google Calendar API

One challenge was reducing cold starts in a serverless NestJS application while keeping deployment packages small enough for AWS Lambda. Optimizing the build process ended up improving both deployment time and API performance.

What I Learned

Building the product taught me much more than writing code.

Some lessons that surprised me:

Users ask for features you never considered.
Small UX improvements matter more than adding dozens of features.
Launching is only the beginning.
Marketing is much harder than development.
Listening to feedback is one of the fastest ways to improve a product.
Why It's Free

I wanted people to try the app without creating another subscription they would eventually cancel.

The core experience is free because healthy work habits shouldn't have a high barrier to entry.

I'd Love Your Feedback

I'm still actively improving Work Break and adding features based on user feedback.

If you'd like to try it, you can visit:

https://work-break.com

I'd genuinely appreciate any suggestions, feature requests, or criticism. Every piece of feedback helps make the product better.

Thanks for reading!

I just integrated Google Calendar sync into my app WorkBreak 🎉

Work Break — Thu, 21 May 2026 03:25:24 +0000

Now users can:

✅ Sync meetings directly from Google Calendar
✅ View upcoming events inside the planner
✅ Manage breaks + meetings in one place
✅ Stay focused without switching tabs constantly

One interesting challenge was handling Google OAuth properly in production with AWS Lambda + NestJS. Things worked locally but production introduced issues like:

OAuth callback problems
Random 500 errors
Google 403 permission issues
Proxy handling behind API Gateway

After debugging for hours, fixes like enabling trust proxy, proper callback URLs, and adjusting serverless handling finally made everything stable.

Still improving the experience, but excited to ship this 🚀

Automating My SaaS with n8n: How Work Break is Becoming Smarter

Work Break — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:56:31 +0000

I’ve started integrating n8n into my SaaS 👉 https://www.work-break.com to automate workflows like break reminders, task handling, and event-based actions. Instead of building complex backend logic, n8n helps me create flexible, visual automations that save time and improve user experience. This is just the beginning of making Work Break a smarter, more autonomous productivity tool.

Early-Stage Productivity SaaS for Sale – Work-Break (Task, Meeting & Break Management)

Work Break — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:13:55 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’m the solo founder of Work-Break, an early-stage productivity SaaS designed to help individuals and teams manage tasks, meetings, and breaks while staying focused.

Key features:

Task management

Meeting tracking

Break planning

AI assistant for productivity support

Team planning dashboard

Current status:

Early-stage SaaS (~25 active users)

Fully built and functional

Hosted on AWS (Vue, NestJS, MongoDB)

Domain: www.work-break.com

📹 Quick demo: [Attach your screen video]
🔑 Demo login: info@work-break.com
/ test123

I’m exploring:

Acquisition opportunities

Partnership discussions

Feedback from experienced SaaS founders

Happy to share more details with serious buyers.

Thanks!

I’m considering open-sourcing Work Break

Work Break — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:48:02 +0000

A working productivity platform with task management, meetings, break tracking, and an AI assistant.

If open sourced, contributors could add plugins/modules and improve the platform.

Would love feedback from the dev community.

🌐 www.work-break.com

Build the product and the audience together

Work Break — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:48:57 +0000

If you have an idea and want to build it, start building your audience at the same time.

Create accounts on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Threads, Instagram, Dev Community, and Reddit.

Share your progress while building your MVP.

In 6–7 months, you’ll already have connections who can review, test, and use your product.