DeskRest tutorials & help center
Everything you need to get the app working the way you want it: a 5-minute setup guide for new users, straight answers to the questions people search most (is it safe? is there a Windows version?), and pointers into the official documentation when a task is best handled there. Each guide opens with the answer first, then the steps — no scrolling through filler to find out whether the article helps.
How to Set Up DeskRest: First Breaks in 5 Minutes
Set up DeskRest on your Mac in about 5 minutes: install, choose your 20-second and 3-minute break rhythm, enable call detection and start your first streak.
AnswerIs DeskRest Available for Windows?
DeskRest is macOS-only today — there is no DeskRest for Windows download. Here's why, what the deskrest.exe files floating around really are, and your options.
AnswerIs DeskRest Safe? Security & Privacy Explained
Is DeskRest safe? Yes — sold on the Mac App Store, released in the open on GitHub, built by a publicly identified German developer. Here's the trust checklist.
Thirty-second answers
In a hurry? The three facts people come here for most: the current release is v1.19.1 from May 2026 (full trail in the version history); lifetime licenses start at $24.99 with the official code WELCOME40 taking 40% off (details on the pricing page); and yes, the app is safe — App Store-reviewed on that channel, publicly released on GitHub, and built by a publicly identified developer, with the evidence laid out in the safety guide below. Everything else deserves the longer answer the cards above give it.
Official resources
Some tasks are best done with the developer's own material — these are the canonical sources these guides build on, and the fastest routes for account-specific issues like license recovery, billing history or refund requests, which only the developer can see into and resolve.
- Official documentation — first steps, working hours, notifications, keyboard shortcuts.
- License activation guide — entering your license key after purchase (Settings → Manage License, per the developer's guide).
- Release channel on GitHub — every build with official notes; mirrored in our version history.
- Official FAQ — the developer's own answers on licensing, permissions and behavior, which complement our shorter quick-answer FAQ when you want the authoritative wording.
Can't find what you need?
These guides grow with the questions people actually search. If something's missing, check the FAQ for short answers, the download page for install and system requirements, or the pricing page for license questions — and the developer answers directly on the official channels listed above.