Building a minimalist breathing app: no ads, no subscriptions, no mysticism. Just science-based calm, open source and free.

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A developer built 'Just Breathe', a minimalist breathing/meditation web app using vanilla JavaScript, CSS, and HTML — no frameworks, no backend, no subscriptions. Motivated by frustration with bloated meditation apps, the app guides users through resonant breathing (5.5-second inhale/exhale cycles) using the Web Speech API for voice prompts, requestAnimationFrame for precise timing, the Wake Lock API to prevent screen sleep, and localStorage for persisting user preferences. The app is deployed as a static site on GitHub Pages and supports PWA 'Add to Home Screen' functionality.

Building a No Frills Meditation App