Created macOS app to help you keep your distance from your screen
Hey everyone, If you're anything like me, you spend a good chunk of your day (and night) on your computer. I often find that when I'm zoned in, my posture gets worse and worse and my face ends up being really close to the screen. And over a course of a workday, when I finally unplug, my eyes have a hard time focusing on things that are far away. This has become a big enough problem for me that I decided to create an app to help me keep my face far enough from the screen. Now, I could've gone with a simple notification with a timer built into it but, as with all reminder notification, they…
Created macOS app to help you keep your distance from your screen launched on October 9, 2025 with 11 votes, #1,209 of 8,178 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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FarSight is a macOS application that monitors screen distance using the camera to encourage better posture and eye health. When it detects a user's face too close to the screen for an extended period, it blurs the entire display to force them to move back. Designed for people who spend long hours at computers and experience eye strain or posture problems from leaning in, the app takes a more active approach than typical reminder notifications.
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Hey everyone, If you're anything like me, you spend a good chunk of your day (and night) on your computer. I often find that when I'm zoned in, my posture gets worse and worse and my face ends up being really close to the screen. And over a course of a workday, when I finally unplug, my eyes have a hard time focusing…
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