👁️ Blink — Eye care reminder for developers who forget to blink.

A lightweight system tray app that reminds you to blink, look away, and rest your eyes.

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✨ Features

Feature	Description
👁 Blink Reminder	Reminds you to blink every 30 seconds
👀 20-20-20 Rule	Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds
😌 Eye Rest	Close your eyes and rest after looking away
⏸ Pause/Resume	Toggle reminders from the system tray menu
🐧 Native Linux	Built with GTK3 and AppIndicator

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📦 Installation

sudo apt install python3-gi python3-yaml gir1.2-notify-0.7 -y
git clone https://github.com/OandONE/blink.git &&cd blink/blink
python3 blink.py

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🚀 Autostart (run on boot)

mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart
cat >~/.config/autostart/blink.desktop << 'EOF'[Desktop Entry]Type=ApplicationName=BlinkComment=Eye care reminderExec=python3 /home/YOUR_USERNAME/blink/blink/blink.pyStartupNotify=falseTerminal=falseX-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=trueEOF

Replace YOUR_USERNAME with your Linux username.

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🎨 Configuration

Edit ~/.config/blink/config.yaml:

blink_interval: 30# seconds between blink reminderslook_away_interval: 1200# seconds between 20-20-20 reminders (20 min)look_away_duration: 20# how long to look awayrest_duration: 20# how long to close your eyesenabled: true

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🚧 Roadmap

• ⚙️ Settings GUI
• 🚀 Autostart option
• 🎨 Custom notification sounds
• 🪟 Windows support

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📄 License

MIT © OandONE (2026)