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Eye Care Buddy SP

Eye Care Buddy SP

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A VS Code extension that helps protect your eyes by providing timely reminders for breaks, eye exercises, and work sessions. Features include customizable break intervals, Pomodoro-style work sessions, eye exercise reminders, and usage statistics tracking.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Eye Care Buddy

⚠️ Disclaimer ⚠️

This is not the official Visual Studio Code extension. This is a community-created extension that helps protect your eyes by reminding you to take regular breaks from screen time. Features a beautiful, modern interface with interactive break reminders and eye care exercises.

Features

  • 🎨 Beautiful, modern UI with glassmorphism design
  • ⏰ Customizable reminder intervals (1-120 minutes)
  • 🧘‍♂️ Interactive break timer with visual progress
  • 👁️ Eye care exercises and tips
  • 🔔 Non-intrusive notifications
  • 🎯 Status bar integration
  • ⚡ Quick actions (Start, Skip, Snooze)
  • 🌙 Dark theme optimized

Usage

  1. Click the 👁️ icon in the status bar to start the eye care reminder
  2. You'll receive a notification every 20 minutes (default) to take a break
  3. When the break reminder appears:
    • A beautiful popup panel will open beside your code
    • Click "Start Break" to begin your eye rest
    • Follow the on-screen exercise suggestions
    • Watch the progress bar count down
    • Use "Skip" or "Snooze" if needed
  4. During the break:
    • Look away from your screen
    • Focus on something 20 feet away
    • Follow the suggested eye exercises
  5. Click the status bar icon again to stop the reminders

Configuration

You can customize the extension settings in VS Code:

  1. Open VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,)
  2. Search for "Eye Care Buddy"
  3. Adjust the following settings:
    • eyeCareBuddy.reminderInterval: Minutes between reminders (default: 20, range: 1-120)
    • eyeCareBuddy.breakDuration: Seconds for each break (default: 20, range: 5-60)

Features in Detail

Beautiful UI

  • Modern glassmorphism design
  • Smooth animations and transitions
  • Progress bar with visual feedback
  • Animated eye icon
  • Dark theme optimized

Break Timer

  • Visual countdown timer
  • Progress bar indication
  • Status bar integration
  • Non-intrusive notifications
  • Quick action buttons

Eye Care Features

  • Exercise suggestions
  • Health tips
  • 20-20-20 rule reminder
  • Customizable break duration
  • Flexible reminder intervals

Requirements

  • VS Code 1.60.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • eyeCareBuddy.reminderInterval: Set the interval between reminders in minutes
  • eyeCareBuddy.breakDuration: Set the duration of each break in seconds

Known Issues

None at the moment.

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for a complete list of changes.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues !

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