Reads your screen day
How long you have been at the screen, how many breaks that called for and how many you took, the hour you skip most, the apps that keep holding your breaks. Buddy tells you where you stand in two lines.
Eyezo Buddy beta is live on Mac and Windows
Eye breaks that fit your day. Just tell Eyezo what you want.
Eyezo reminds you to rest your eyes and plans each break around what you are doing. It waits for your call to end, lets a video finish and holds off while you type. Now you can also set it up by talking to it, in your own words.
Free plan on every platform. Premium starts with a 7-day free trial.
Eyezo Buddy Beta
Tell Eyezo what you want…↑
Eyezo Buddy on Mac and Windows. Open this page on a computer to try it yourself.
Eyezo Buddy BetaReal AI
This is the real Eyezo Buddy, the same AI that runs in the app. Type your own question and it answers live, so you can get a feel for how it thinks (a few questions a day, short ones). The suggestions give a quick sample answer. Answers are written with Claude, an AI model by Anthropic.
In the real app
Watch Eyezo Buddy at work
A real recording on a Mac, sped up while typing: Buddy explains yesterday, adds a meeting and sets an app limit.
The problem
We live on screens. Our eyes don't get a break.
A laptop for work and study, a phone in every gap, a show to end the day. For most of us that adds up to most of our waking hours. And almost nobody stops to rest their eyes, because nothing reminds us at a moment we can actually stop.
Near, all day long
Looking at something close keeps the eye's focusing muscles working. Looking into the distance lets them relax, and a screen day rarely gives them that chance.
Fewer blinks
People tend to blink less while concentrating on a screen. It is one reason eyes can feel tired or dry by the evening.
Reminders get switched off
The simple fix is the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. But a reminder that pops up mid-meeting or mid-sentence soon gets turned off, and the habit is gone.
The 20-20-20 rule is suggested by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Eyezo is not a medical device; if your eyes hurt or your vision changes, please see an eye doctor.
Meet Eyezo
Breaks that fit your day, with AI that understands it
Eyezo gives your eyes regular 20-second breaks and times them around your day, so a break never lands in the middle of a call, a video or a sentence. Breaks that fit your day are breaks you actually take.
On Mac and Windows it comes with Eyezo Buddy, an AI assistant that understands your screen day. Ask it how you are doing, why the timer reset or how your week went, and tell it what to change in your own words.
See what Buddy can do
Eyezo Buddy · beta
What is Eyezo Buddy?
Eyezo Buddy is the AI assistant inside Eyezo for Mac and Windows. It understands your settings and your screen day: how long you were at the screen, how many breaks that called for, which ones you took, skipped or put off, and why the timer did what it did. So you can ask it real questions, get straight answers, and change Eyezo just by saying what you want.
- 1
Open it
From the Eyezo icon in the menu bar or tray, or with a keyboard shortcut, over whatever you are doing.
- 2
Say what you want
In your own words and your own language. “Breaks feel too frequent” is enough.
- 3
Check and save
Buddy shows the exact change on a small card. Nothing changes until you press Save.
Your data, whenever you ask
Your average screen time, breaks against the target, this week against last week, this Thursday against last Thursday. Buddy works it out from your own numbers, any time, and a weekly report waits for you every Monday.
Suggests, then sets it up
It notices patterns, like breaks you keep skipping as a quiet notification, and suggests a fix: “Shall I switch them to Ask me?” It also does what you ask: timing, a rule for each app, quiet hours, a daily limit for WhatsApp. Nothing changes until you press Save.
Explains, in your language
Why did the timer start over? Why didn't a break come during your call? Buddy reads what the timer did and answers in the language you write in.
Screens from the Mac app, with sample data.
Also: it asks when it is not sure, it never changes anything without your Save, and if you ask for something Eyezo cannot do yet, it offers to pass the idea to our team. On a computer, click any example to try it in the live demo above.
How we built it
AI that stays honest
1The app counts, the AI explains
Breaks, skips, screen time and your Eye Score are worked out on your device. Buddy only puts them into words, so it never has to guess a number.
2You stay in control
Buddy suggests, you decide. Every change arrives as a small card with Save and Cancel, so a misunderstanding never changes your settings.
3Day totals only, when you ask
Buddy gets your settings and day totals only when you send a message. Never your screen, files or what you type elsewhere. We do not keep your chats. Privacy details
Try it
Ever wondered why the timer started over?
Eyezo starts a fresh timer when you have really rested: you walked away, locked the screen or closed the lid. Click any moment of this sample day to see how Buddy explains it.
- A short step away only pauses the timer; away for longer than your setting (5 minutes by default) counts as a rest
- A call or a video holds the break instead of interrupting you
- Pressing Skip only skips that one break
Sample dayClick a moment
9:0011:0013:0015:0017:0019:00
Pick a moment on the line above.
Buddy will tell you what the timer did and why.
Your data, explained
Ask about any day or any week
Eyezo counts every break, skip and long stretch at the screen. Buddy turns those numbers into answers whenever you ask, and suggests what to change.
- Average screen time and breaks against the 20-20-20 target
- This week against last week, or one day against the same day last week
- Suggestions you can apply with one tap, based on how you actually take breaks
- An Eye Score from 0 to 100 and a weekly report every Monday
74Eye Score last week
62 rests, 17 skips, 37 h at the screen
62 rests, 17 skips, 37 h at the screen
RestedSkipped
Click a day, or ask Buddy to explain the week.
Screen Guard
A daily limit for the apps that eat your time
Pick an app and how long you want to spend in it. When the time is up, Eyezo dims the screen and asks you to stop. You stay in charge: leave, take 5 more minutes, or ignore it for today.
On a computer, Instagram and YouTube are usually websites. Limits for websites are on our roadmap.
Try itPick an app, set a limit, then use it
Used today: 0 min
WhatsApp is open
Time's up for WhatsApp
You used it for 30 min today. Your limit is 30 min.
You set this limit for a reason. Small steps count.
Smart timing
Breaks that wait for the right moment
A break in the middle of a call or a sentence is a break you switch off for good. Eyezo holds it and brings it as soon as you are free.
- On a call: the break waits until the microphone is off
- Watching a video: it lets the video finish
- Typing: it waits a few seconds for you to finish the line
Try itSwitch something on before the timer runs out
0:15
Running
Next break in 15 seconds.
On a call
Watching a video
Typing
Everything else
The rest of Eyezo
Buddy is the new part. Underneath is a careful break timer that has been tuned for real working days.
Break reminders
A heads-up, then a short rest over any app. Choose a full break screen, a gentle message, or an “Ask me” button.
Per-app rules
A full break in one app, only a message in another, nothing at all during a game or a meeting app.
Glare Guard
Dims everything behind the window you are working in, so your eyes settle on one thing.
Mac and WindowsEye Score and insights
Today's score with the reason, breaks taken and skipped, your longest stretch, and a 7-day view.
Blink, posture and water
Small reminders between breaks that never need a click.
Schedules and quiet times
Breaks only during working hours, and none during a meeting you add once.
17 languages
English, Hindi, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese and more. Buddy answers in the language you write in.
Private by design
No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your break history stays on your device.
Platforms
On the screens you use
Windows and Mac are built for long working days at a desk. The Android app covers your phone, with eye exercises and parental controls.
| Windows | Mac | Android | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break reminders over any app | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eyezo Buddy (AI, beta) | ✓ | ✓ | Later |
| Breaks that wait for calls and videos | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| App time limits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Glare Guard | ✓ | ✓ | – |
| Eye Score | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eye exercises and parental controls | – | – | ✓ |
| Where to get it | Microsoft Store | TestFlight beta | Google Play |
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade if it helps.
Prices for Windows and Mac. The store shows them in your own currency.
Free
$0
Forever, no account needed
- An “Ask me” break every 20 minutes
- A fresh timer when you step away
- Today's score, breaks and streak
Monthly
$1.99 a month
7 days free, then monthly. Cancel any time.
- Everything in Premium (below)
- Eyezo Buddy (beta)
Yearly Best value
$14.99 a year
About $1.25 a month. Save 37% compared with monthly.
- Everything in Premium (below)
- Eyezo Buddy (beta)
Premium includes
- Eyezo Buddy (beta), with a daily message limit
- Breaks that wait for calls, videos and typing
- Your own timing, break styles and strict mode
- Per-app rules and Screen Guard app limits
- Glare Guard
- Eye Score details, insights and the weekly report
- Blink, posture and water reminders
The 7-day trial needs no payment. When it ends, Eyezo goes back to the free plan unless you choose a plan. Prices are for Windows and Mac; the store shows them in your currency. Android has its own plans in Google Play.
Roadmap
Where Eyezo is going
What is done, where we are now, and what comes next.
- Dec 2025
The idea
Break reminders that wait for the right moment, so people stop switching them off.
- 2026
Android on Google Play
Break reminders over any app, eye exercises, Eye Score and parental controls.
- Oct 2026
Windows and Mac
Windows in the Microsoft Store, the Mac in an open beta on TestFlight. Breaks that wait for calls, videos and typing, Glare Guard, 17 languages.
- Oct 2026
Eyezo Buddy beta
The AI assistant on Mac and Windows, with Screen Guard app limits, the Eye Score and a weekly report.
- Now
We are here
Getting reviews from beta users and making Buddy better every week. Tell us what you want.
- Next
Talk to Buddy
Voice, so you can say what you want instead of typing it.
- Next
Limits for websites
Screen Guard for sites like YouTube and Instagram, inside your browser.
- Next
Mac App Store
The Mac app moves from the TestFlight beta to the Mac App Store.
- Later
Buddy, with a face
A small character in the corner of your screen that notices when a day is going badly.
- Later
Buddy on Android
Including a short weekly note for parents, written by Buddy from a child's break counts.
About
One job: breaks people actually take
Most break reminders pop up in the middle of a meeting, a game or a sentence, so people switch them off. Eyezo was started to fix that. Planning began in December 2025, and the apps came out in 2026: Android first, then Windows and the Mac. Founded by Shanu Tyagi.
3 platformsWindows, Mac and Android
17 languagesIncluding Hindi and Arabic
Built on ClaudeEyezo Buddy uses Anthropic's Claude
No adsA break is for your eyes
Questions
Is Eyezo Buddy free?
Buddy is part of Premium and of the 7-day free trial. While it is in beta, there is a daily limit on messages.
Can I turn Eyezo Buddy off?
Yes, it is your choice. Turn Buddy on or off any time in Settings › General. Eyezo works fully either way. We do not keep your chats.
What does Buddy see?
Your message, your Eyezo settings and app rules (app names only) and your day totals, such as breaks taken and skipped. Only when you send a message. Never your screen, files, window titles or audio. Your chats are not saved on our server.
Does Eyezo give medical advice?
No. Eyezo helps you take regular breaks from the screen. It is not a medical device. If your eyes hurt, stay red or your vision changes, please see an eye doctor.
Which language can I write in?
Any of the 17 languages the apps use, and mixes like Hinglish. Buddy answers in the language you write in.
Give your eyes a break that fits your day
Free to start. Takes a minute to set up.
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