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🫵🏻 You know that feeling. It's 2am, you're deep in a project, and your eyes feel like sandpaper.
Sore Eyes is a macOS menu bar app reminding freelancers and remote workers to take eye breaks. Built on the 20-20-20 rule (every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds), it's the gentle nudge your eyes need.
With remote work booming and screen time at all-time highs in 2026, digital wellness is a growing market. Sore Eyes targets the 70M+ freelancers who spend 8-14 hours daily on screens with no one telling them to pause.
Why You'll Love It:
🎯 Set and forget - runs quietly in the menu bar
✨ Calming animated glow reminders, not annoying popups
⚡ Lightweight - no battery drain
🌙 Dark mode for midnight grinders
🔇 Optional sounds - chimes or silence
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I need this!! My eyes have been feeling more and more strained recently - such a great idea for remote workers!
Ah can't agree more - genuinely just built something I needed for myself. Glad to hear others feel the same pains and I hope this can be a good solution for you haha 😛
I like this a lot!! good job Reece 😊
20-20-20 is so necessary for relief from dry eyes
Honestly works a charm! 😎
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I’m fluent in English, but it helps me catch small grammar or spelling details for extra credibility.
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