Water Reminder lives quietly in your Top Bar and nudges you to drink water on a schedule that fits your day — with sound, smart hours, and zero clutter.
The alerts appear in the native Gnome notification area.
A clean Libadwaita preferences window lets you set your active hours and how often you want to be reminded.
Lightweight, native, and built to stay out of your way.
Reminders are sent only within your configured active hours, so they never interrupt you outside work time.
Each reminder plays a system sound so you notice it even when your eyes are glued to the screen.
Choose how often you want to be reminded — anywhere from every 5 minutes to every 4 hours.
Reminders are retained in the notification tray until you dismiss them, so you never miss one.
Need water right now? Click the icon and hit "Remind me now" — no need to wait for the next interval.
All preferences are saved via GSettings and survive reboots and GNOME Shell restarts.
No root access required. Works on GNOME Shell 45 through 49.
Download the source code from GitHub.
The script copies the files, compiles the schema, and registers the extension.
Log out and back in (Wayland) or press Alt+F2 → r → Enter (X11) to activate the extension.
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Water Reminder is free and open source — your support keeps it going.
If this extension helps you stay hydrated, consider treating me to a coffee!
☕ Buy Me a Coffee or star the repo on GitHub ⭐