Free & open source · macOS · Windows · Linux

Your eyes deserve
a break.

EyeProtector waits quietly in your menu bar, then gently dims your screen when it’s time to look away — following the 20‑20‑20 rule eye doctors recommend: every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away, for 20 seconds.

Download for macOS Windows Linux

Version 0.1 · MIT license · No accounts, no tracking

Look away and rest your eyes

Focus on something about 6 meters away for a moment.

The break screen — live, exactly as it appears in the app

Built to protect, designed to disappear

No dashboards to babysit. EyeProtector does its job from the menu bar and only shows up when your eyes need it.

Short & long breaks

Frequent eye-rest pauses plus periodic get-up-and-stretch breaks, each on its own schedule you control.

Blink reminders

A two-second whisper of an overlay that reminds you to blink — because staring at screens cuts blinking in half.

Gentle or strict

Skippable breaks when you need flexibility, or locked-screen strict mode when you know you’ll cheat.

Smart idle skip

Away from your desk? Breaks are skipped and timers reset automatically. It never nags an empty chair.

Every display covered

Break overlays appear on all your monitors at once — no sneaking a glance at the second screen.

Set and forget

Launches at login, plays a soft chime if you want one, and stays out of your way the rest of the time.

Feels native, because it is

A settings window that reads like it shipped with your Mac. Everything is two clicks away.

Breaks

Next break 14:26

Rest your eyes with short pauses and recharge with longer breaks.

Strict mode

Show every20 min ›

Duration20 sec ›

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Blink!

A 2-second nudge, then it’s gone

Lives in the menu bar

Countdown, pause and skip — always one click away

Healthier eyes in three steps

Install it

Download, open, done. It starts with your computer and never asks for an account.
Keep working

The timer runs quietly in your menu bar. No windows, no popups, no guilt trips.
Rest on cue

When it’s time, your screen fades to a calm scene with a breathing guide. Twenty seconds later, you’re back.

Start protecting your eyes today

Free, open source, and yours to keep. No accounts. No tracking. Just breaks.