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Free and Open Source Eyes Guard for Windows - Because Taking a Break is best for Avoiding Eye Strain from long time in front of Screens (github.com)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've featured Safe Eyes for Linux before so this one is for Windows users. We read more and more about blue light filters (and it also being recently debunked) to avoid eye strain, but the most important preventions are taking forced breaks every 20 minutes, not sitting too close to the screen, having correct eye focus, and not having the brightness set too high.

Eyes Guard will allow you to enable forced breaks. Another good alternative for Windows (not open source) is called Eye Saver which in addition has anti flicker and blue light filter options too.

See https://github.com/avestura/EyesGuard

#technology #opensource #eyestrain #health #bluefilter

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 years ago

I'd be interested to see how work from home has impacted this (practice of screen breaks every 20min). For myself it's far easier and the pressure to always be 100% "present" isn't there.

Glad there's a solid open source Windows option for this!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago (2 children)

Is there anything similar available for linux?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 years ago (1 children)

Yes I hope I did mention inthe post - I'm using Safe Eyes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

Lol, I saw it now! 😆 gonna try it out, tnx!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

have been using workrave. switched briefly to strechly but electron app for a simple break was too much. will check this out.

thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (1 children)

I've been looking for something like this! Bookmarked.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 years ago

UPDATE: This is nice and all, but if you're using Windows 10, you have to use the Microsoft Store. Why. I think this is the first time I've seen an open-source product needing MS Store to install. Windows 10 LTSC, for instance, doesn't ship with the MS Store and other junk (thank god), so you'd better hope you're not using that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (1 children)

I was looking for this for a long time, I don't understand why isn't already part of OSs within the wellbeing settings. Thanks for making this and for making it free

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago (1 children)

Yes is pretty odd - many OS's got hooked on filtering out blue light, but that really does nothing for eye strain from prolonged screen use - they needed the take a break functionality.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

Everything that tech with screen does is in the line of using it more and for longer periods of time, so maybe that's why