What does Safe Eyes do?

Safe Eyes focuses on remembering to take regular screen breaks to reduce eye strain. It is catalogued under Reminders on PulseGate.

Who should use Safe Eyes?

Safe Eyes is an open-source project built for linux desktop users who spend extended periods looking at screens.

Yes — Safe Eyes is open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license and free to use.

What platforms does Safe Eyes run on?

Safe Eyes runs on the command line and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Safe Eyes still maintained?

Unverified. Safe Eyes has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Safe Eyes?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Safe Eyes, Eye Saver, and eyeCare.

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Safe Eyes

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Safe Eyes is an open-source Linux utility that reminds users to take periodic breaks from screen use. It provides continuous break notifications to support eye-strain prevention and healthier desktop habits.

Open SourceGPL-3.0-or-laterCLILinuxSelf-hosted

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Safe Eyes is a Reminders project. It focuses on remembering to take regular screen breaks to reduce eye strain. Safe Eyes is an open-source project aimed at linux desktop users who spend extended periods looking at screens. Safe Eyes is open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license. It runs on the command line and Linux, and it can be self-hosted.

Safe Eyes first shipped in 2017. Key capabilities include break reminders, short breaks, and long breaks.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Break reminders
Short breaks
Long breaks
Screen notifications
Break skipping
Break postponement

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CLILinuxSelf-hosted

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License

GPL-3.0-or-later

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Frequently asked questions about Safe Eyes

What does Safe Eyes do?: Safe Eyes focuses on remembering to take regular screen breaks to reduce eye strain. It is catalogued under Reminders on PulseGate.
Who should use Safe Eyes?: Safe Eyes is an open-source project built for linux desktop users who spend extended periods looking at screens.
Is Safe Eyes free?: Yes — Safe Eyes is open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license and free to use.
What platforms does Safe Eyes run on?: Safe Eyes runs on the command line and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Safe Eyes still maintained?: Unverified. Safe Eyes has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Safe Eyes?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Safe Eyes, Eye Saver, and eyeCare.Safe Eyes Eye Saver eyeCare
How long has Safe Eyes been around?: Safe Eyes first shipped in 2017.
Is Safe Eyes open source?: Yes — Safe Eyes is open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

At a glance

Platforms: CLI
Languages: English
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
First seen: 6 Sept 2026
Built for: Linux desktop users who spend extended periods looking at screens
Model: Open source
Solves: Remembering to take regular screen breaks to reduce eye strain.

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Indexed: 6 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 6 Sept 2026

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Slug: safeeyes-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 6 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/safeeyes

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