Focus-aware
Calls, screen shares, presentations, and video players are treated as focus time. The reminder waits.
Free for macOS
A kinder
A kinder
screen break.
Gentle, focus-aware eye breaks that respect your attention. No account. No cloud. No guilt.
Quiet during Zoom, Teams & Keynote
Free forever
No account
No telemetry
Open source
Why BlinkKind
It gets out of the way.
Most break timers interrupt the wrong moment. BlinkKind pays attention to what you are doing.
Idle-aware
Stepped away for coffee? BlinkKind does not count it as a missed break or stack up reminders.
20/20/20, gently
Every 20 minutes, look about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. The card counts down and disappears.
Every display
One calm card per screen, centered where you are looking. It never steals keyboard focus.
Countdown in the menu bar
See the next break at a glance. Take one now, snooze ten minutes, or pause for an hour.
Local by design
No account, no analytics, no network calls. Your settings and stats stay on this Mac.
A break that fits your day
Quiet when it should be.
- Quiet hours across midnight, so late-night work is left alone.
- Pause for an hour or until tomorrow, with the menu-bar icon dimmed.
- Snooze for ten minutes when the timing is almost right.
- Persistent mode when you want the card to wait for you.
- System, light, and dark themes — all original artwork.
- Launch at login with one switch.
Privacy by default
No account. No cloud. No permission maze.
BlinkKind is built for people who do not want another account, another subscription, or another app watching their screen.
Read the full privacy note- No networkThis build makes no network calls.
- No permissionsNo camera, microphone, accessibility, or screen recording.
- Local storageSettings and daily counts live in UserDefaults.
- Open sourceMIT-licensed code in the download.
Free, with no catch
Download it. Use it. Share it.
No trial. No license key. No upsell. BlinkKind is a free tool by OperateQ.
FAQ
Good questions.
Is it really free?
Yes. No trial, no license key, no subscription, no ads. The source is MIT-licensed; the BlinkKind name and logo stay with OperateQ.
What macOS version do I need?
macOS 14 Sonoma or newer. The app is a universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Will it interrupt my calls?
No. When Zoom, Teams, Webex, FaceTime, Keynote, PowerPoint, or a known video player is frontmost, BlinkKind holds the reminder. You can also pause manually.
Does it need accessibility or screen-recording permission?
No. It reads the frontmost app through public AppKit APIs and idle time through CoreGraphics; neither requires the permission dialogs people dread.
How do I uninstall it?
Quit BlinkKind from the menu bar, turn off Launch at login, then drag the app to the Trash. Its local settings live in your user defaults and can be removed with defaults delete com.blinkkind.mac.
Is this medical advice?
No. BlinkKind is a wellness reminder. If you have persistent eye pain, dryness, or vision changes, talk to an eye-care professional.