stretchly
The break time reminder app (by hovancik)
Fluor
A handy tool for macOS allowing you to switch Fn keys' mode based on active application. (by Pyroh)
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| stretchly | Fluor | |
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| 41 | 20 | |
| 4,342 | 1,840 | |
| - | - | |
| 8.7 | 0.0 | |
| 15 days ago | about 1 year ago | |
| JavaScript | Swift | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
stretchly
Posts with mentions or reviews of stretchly.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-24.
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Show HN: LookAway – My first native macOS app to combat digital eye strain
Nice job, i think below software are good for windows user too.
- [BUG] Repeated app entry in the Background Apps section - Fedora 38
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LPT request: how to protect your eyesight if you have to use a screen for 12-14 hours a day?
A similar piece of software (which I use and can recommend) is Stretchly
- Please recommend me a method or software that would remind me how long I have played this game so I know when to get off please.
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Using libnotify for reminders
Depends... Is your goal to write an entire application to do this for you? You can use notify-send which is already linked with libnotify to do that, or look at a pre-existing application like https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly that might be more like what you're wanting to do...
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Buy a good monitor if you care about your eyes!
stretchly is a free open-source cross-platform app that automatically forces you to take breaks, get a glass of water, stand up, look into the distance, move your head, etc. I use it every day and it’s awesome.
- The break time reminder app
- A couple of useful break-reminder apps (FOSS)
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Game Developers: How Are You Staying Healthy While Sitting for Long Hours?
Break time reminder apps like stretchly or workrave.
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Inoperable strabismus with minor, almost invisible eye turn - is there any hope for improvement, ever?
Stretchly: https://hovancik.net/stretchly/
Fluor
Posts with mentions or reviews of Fluor.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-24.
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Flip Function keys based on active program
https://github.com/Pyroh/Fluor works very well for me
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Change Function/Media keys based on app
I’ve found Fluor and will try that…
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Create keyboard shortcut for system settings option (function keys) in Ventura
This might make your life easier: https://github.com/Pyroh/Fluor
- Is there a faster way of switching between standard function keys (F1, F2, ..) and media keys?
- Function keys per application (Fluor alternative) on M1 Macbooks
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Awesome feature for function keys... just disappeared
Not sure if it solves your problem, but I can recommend this open-source tool: https://github.com/Pyroh/Fluor
- Using function keys and media functions on macOS
- Is it possible to temporarily enable "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" depending on the current active app?
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Looking for Flour alternatives
Could you suggest me a similar app to Flour by Pierre Tacchi (https://github.com/Pyroh/Fluor), which change the F row button behavior based on the app. It works well on Big Sur and below but not on Monterey.
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Mac user 30 days on Windows 11. What have I learnt?
Also try this app to automatically switch when going into a certain app if you like the macOS functions.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing stretchly and Fluor you can also consider the following projects:
breaktimer-app - Manage periodic breaks. Avoid eye-strain and RSI.
macmediakeyforwarder - Media Key Forwarder for iTunes and Spotify
numi - Beautiful calculator app for macOS
mac-mouse-fix - Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!
Joplin - Joplin - the secure note taking and to-do app with synchronisation capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
ejectify-macos - Ejectify automatically unmounts external volumes when your Mac starts sleeping, and mounts them again after it wakes up.
MonitorControl - 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.
Mousecape - Cursor Manager for OSX
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
gTile - A window tiling extension for Gnome.
AlDente-Charge-Limiter - macOS menubar tool to set Charge Limits and prolong battery lifespan