Lumo - Eye Strain Alternatives

Lumo - Eye Strain is described as 'Lumo is a menu bar companion that provides smart break reminders to protect your eyes from screen fatigue' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lumo - Eye Strain for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Lumo - Eye Strain alternative is Stretchly, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Lumo - Eye Strain are Workrave, Loook, Glance - Prevent Eye Strain and ZenBreak.

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  1. Stretchly icon
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    Open source, cross-platform app for scheduling microbreaks and longer breaks while working at the computer, offering user-friendly interval and duration customization, strict mode, color schemes, sound alerts, pause, skip, restart options, and system tray access.

    77 Stretchly alternatives

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    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
  2. Workrave icon
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    Open-source tool to prevent RSIs by promoting customizable micro-breaks, providing exercise reminders, tracking computer use, and supporting typing improvement across Windows and Linux, with community-driven development for user health and workspace ergonomics.

    74 Workrave alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • PortableApps.com
     
  3. Loook icon
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    Offers customizable, gentle reminders to blink, improve posture, stay hydrated, and take short breaks. Includes theme options, screen dimming, and meeting pause features to help maintain eye and postural health during long periods of work or study at screens.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  4. Automates the 20-20-20 rule by covering your Mac screen with a 20 second timer every 20 minutes, sending flexible notifications so you can snooze, skip, or delay breaks, aiming to protect against computer vision syndrome and myopia while staying unobtrusive.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  5. ZenBreak icon
     11 likes

    Menu bar application for Windows, macOS, and Linux designed to gently remind users to take breaks from their screen with customizable timing and appearance. Built natively for each OS, lightweight, open-source, and privacy-friendly with minimal impact on resources.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. knook icon
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    Compact open-source macOS menu bar tool promoting screen breaks for balanced work rhythms by tracking break patterns, offering context-aware reminders, manual controls, office hours, smart pause, idle reset, and storing all settings locally for privacy.

    53 knook alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
     
  7. Micro-Break icon
     3 likes

    Menu bar application for macOS designed to unobtrusively track computer use, send customizable micro-break reminders, reduce eye strain and repetitive strain injuries, and encourage healthy screen habits for anyone spending extended time at a monitor.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  8. BreakTimer icon
     13 likes

    Desktop application for managing periodic breaks, offering customizable schedules, notifications, working hours, idle detection, and configurable colours. Free, open-source, and available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Designed to reduce RSI and eye strain effectively.

    73 BreakTimer alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
     
  9. Safe Eyes Linux icon
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    SafeEyes is an application that tries to protect your eyes from eye strain (asthenopia) by reminding you to take breaks while you're working long hours at the computer. It was created as a free and open source Linux alternative for EyeLeo, a Windows-only app.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  10. Time Out icon
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    Break timer with micro-breaks for Mac OS X. It is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself. The human body isn't built to sit in one position fo.

    186 Time Out alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  11. LookAway icon
     5 likes

    macOS utility that schedules and enforces customizable eye-rest breaks by blurring screens, displaying timed counters, offering flexible intervals and durations, pre-break alerts, intelligent meeting-awareness, unobtrusive design, and menu bar access for user control.

    70 LookAway alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  12. TotalPause icon
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    TotalPause is a break reminder tool designed to remind you to take breaks and help you calm down and focus, enhancing productivity and promoting a healthier lifestyle.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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