Gentle 20-20-20 eye breaks for Mac & Windows — free, private, and beautiful.
Every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. BlinkBreak lives in your menu bar (macOS) or system tray (Windows) and reminds you when it matters.
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macOS 14+ · Windows 10/11 · No account, no ads · Free forever
Staring at a screen all day strains your eyes. Optometrists recommend the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. BlinkBreak makes that effortless — it quietly watches your active screen time and nudges you exactly when a break is due.
- Smart tracking — counts only active screen time. Step away and the timer pauses automatically; idle time never triggers pointless breaks.
- Three break styles — a full-screen dim (“the real rest”), a gentle floating countdown card, or just a notification. Your choice.
- Menu bar native — a glanceable countdown and quick actions (pause, break now, reset) one click away. No Dock clutter.
- Your rule, your rhythm — tune the reminder interval (5–60 min), break length (5–60 s), and idle timeout.
- Today at a glance — breaks taken, skipped, screen time, longest stretch, and a break timeline for the day, plus a daily streak.
- Dark & light — a warm, handcrafted interface that follows your system appearance.
- Private by design — no account, no personal data, nothing to sign up for. The only network traffic is anonymous usage analytics.
- Free — no trial, no paywall.
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Full-screen break — dims everything so your eyes actually rest:
Floating card — a gentle countdown in the corner of your screen:
- Download BlinkBreak-2.0.1.dmg
- Open the DMG and drag BlinkBreak into Applications.
- Launch BlinkBreak from Applications. The app is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens without warnings — on the very first launch macOS may simply ask you to confirm you want to open an app downloaded from the internet.
- Look for the eye in your menu bar — a short onboarding takes it from there. Enable notifications if you pick the notification break style, and optionally turn on Launch at login in Settings.
- Download BlinkBreak-Setup-1.0.0.exe
- Double-click the installer and click through the wizard — no admin needed, it installs just for you.
- BlinkBreak opens and lives in your system tray. A short onboarding takes it from there; optionally turn on Launch at login in Settings.
- The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC" on first run — click More info → Run anyway.
- macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later — Apple Silicon or Intel (universal binary)
- Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11 — x64
- 🌐 Website: blink-break.web.app
- 📦 All releases: github.com/DholaSain/BlinkBreak/releases
Made with care for your eyes. 👁️