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EyeBreak for Mac

Menu bar 20-20-20 eye break reminder — every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds to reduce eye strain.

By sviatil0. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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EyeBreak at a glance

Version
0.2.2
Released
21 July 2026
Download size
208 KB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
System Tools
Developer
sviatil0
GitHub stars
4

About EyeBreak

Open-source macOS menu-bar app for 20-20-20 eye breaks — free LookAway alternative. May reduce eye strain and dry-eye symptoms. No camera, no network, no nagging.

How to install EyeBreak on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for EyeBreak and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 0.2.2 from sviatil0's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to EyeBreak show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: EyeBreak-0.2.2.zip (208 KB).

What is new in EyeBreak 0.2.2

### Added
- Install landing page for non-technical users at https://sviatil0.github.io/eyebreak/ (#17).
- One-line installer `scripts/install.sh` (bootstraps Homebrew if needed, installs the cask without quarantine, launches the app) and `INSTALL.txt` packaged inside the release zip (#14).

### Fixed
- `make_app.sh` stamped every bundle with version 0.1.0; version now derives from the newest CHANGELOG section (#14).
- Documented the notched-MacBook pitfall where the menu-bar icon lands under the notch, with verified workarounds (#12).

## Easiest install (paste in Terminal)
```sh
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sviatil0/eyebreak/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
```
Or the friendly walkthrough: https://sviatil0.github.io/eyebreak/ — the zip below now includes INSTALL.txt with first-launch steps.

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