Blink Eye Alternatives

Blink Eye is described as 'An Open Source minimalist eye care reminder & Break Timer app for Windows, macOS, and Linux' and is a Prevent RSI app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Blink Eye for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and iPhone apps. The best Blink Eye alternative is Stretchly, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Blink Eye are Workrave, ZenBreak, Glance - Prevent Eye Strain and Micro-Break.

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  1. Iris icon
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    Reduces blue light and flicker for eye comfort, supports auto color temperature adjustment based on time, customizable modes, overlays, color and font options, docking station support, and accessible part-screen filtering for diverse needs.

    145 Iris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. RSIBreak icon
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    RSIBreak is a small utility to remind you to take regular short breaks. Repetitive Strain Injury is an illness which can occur as a result of continuous work with a mouse and keyboard. The risk of suffering injury increases the longer users work without breaks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Cronometer is a macOS Menu Bar application designed to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance with seamless break reminders, time tracking, and habit monitoring. Prioritize your well-being while staying productive with powerful features aimed at reducing strain and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Look Away icon
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    This is a minimalistic Mac app which reminds you to take a 20 second break to look at something 20 feet away every 20 minutes, i.e. enforce the 20-20-20 rule. These breaks help preserve the eyes from strain, dryness, fatigue and other ill effects of the Computer Vision Syndrome...

    53 Look Away alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Eyes Care icon
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    Eyes Care is a desktop application built with Flutter, designed to help users maintain healthy eyes by following the 20-20-20 rule. The app reminds users to take regular breaks and rest their eyes to reduce eye strain and prevent digital eye fatigue.

    58 Eyes Care alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Eyes Relax icon
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    It’s an utility that helps avoiding eyes-related problems when working at a computer for several hours. Concentrating your eyesight on a computer screen can cause an eye strain. You can prevent this by taking regular breaks during the work and look at distant objects.

    52 Eyes Relax alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. EyeDefender icon
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    EyeDefender is a freeware rest reminder designed to prevent Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) resulting from working on a computer for hours. CVS symptoms include eyestrain, blurred vision, delayed focusing, headaches, back and neck aches, dry and burning eyes, light sensitivity...

    50 EyeDefender alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Pomy icon
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    Pomy is a desktop widget-style app designed to prevent eye strain by reminding you how long to focus on-screen and when to take a break. Inspired by the 20-20-20 rule by optometrists.

    25 Pomy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. RestStop icon
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    RestStop sits in your tray and gives you non-intrusive reminders to rest after you’ve worked continuously for awhile. It looks like an hourglass, and it fits right in with the other Windows tray icons.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Fadetop icon
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    FadeTop is a visual break reminder for Windows. At regular intervals, it fades your desktop into a bluish color, and displays current time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Display a full-screen image on your desktop at regular intervals, reminding you to take a break, with this portable app that offers support for multi-monitor setups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. SmartBreak icon
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    SmartBreak is a revolutionary ergonomics program that reminds you to look away from your computer screen and enforces you to take regular breaks based on your usage.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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