Alternatives

Products that do what Glide does

Reading guide for macOS

1
Glide Focus Pointer▲94
Better focus & reading
2022
2
Focus▲221
A Mac app to block distracting websites
2014
3
LookAway▲226
Protect your eyes while boosting your productivity
2024
4
Look Up for Mac▲269
Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015
5
Readstack▲145
Zero-stress app to save the articles you want to read later
2021
6
Surfdeck▲125
Your tabs, within reach.
16d ago · surfdeck.app
7
Slidepad▲249
iPad style multitasking on your Mac
2019
8
Highlighted for iOS▲215
Stop forgetting what you read.
2022
9
Lungo▲285
Keeps your Mac awake
2017
10
Quiet Reader (Mac)▲83
Read articles + text blocks (any app) distraction free.
2022
11
posture.watch▲146
Protect your eyes, fix your posture
2025
12
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023
13
Eye Timer for Mac▲96
Take breaks to protect your eyes and health
2019
14
Serene▲266
The macOS app to get your focus back 🤫
2019
15
Focusdim▲137
A simple Mac app to enhance your visual focus
2025
16
Atento for Mac▲212
Avoid procrastination and distractions at work
2017
17
Switch for macOS▲174
Keyboard-driven commands to navigate your mac apps faster.
2021
18
EyeFocus▲231
Blur your screen when you look away.
2024
19
Clearly▲177
A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018
20
Away From Keyboard (AFK)▲152
Reduce eye strain with reminders to take a break
2018
21
Just Read▲213
Reader view for web browsers
2017
22
Unclutter▲192
Access notes, files & pasteboard clips quickly on your Mac
2015
23
Reader Mode Premium▲324
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020
24
Focus Session by SyncTasks▲132
A distraction-free mode for your tasks
Oct 2025

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