Lookaway

Every 20 minutes, the screen takes over.

Look about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Notifications were too easy to swipe away. This actually takes the screen.

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Free. Unsigned: Mac → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. Windows → More info → Run anyway.

This is the Small Eye icon that counts down the timer.

Lookaway in the menu bar

This is the menu.

Lookaway menu

This is the Overlay you will see.

Look away overlay

I built this because I sit on a laptop all day and my eyes get fried. The 20-20-20 rule is what the American Optometric Association and the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommend for digital eye strain. It eases symptoms. It is not a cure.