Your eyes deserve
a quiet pause.
The free Mac menu bar app that helps you follow the 20-20-20 rule for eye health — silently, beautifully, without ever interrupting your work.
macOS 13 Ventura or later · 1.1 MB · No App Store needed
Right in your menu bar —
where you already look.
No Dock icon. No window. Sits next to Wi-Fi, battery, and Control Center — invisible until break time.
Simple as 1, 2, 3.
Download & open
Drag Notch2020 to your Applications folder and launch it. A small eye icon appears in your menu bar next to Control Center. No setup required.
Work normally
The app quietly counts down 20 minutes in the background. No interruptions, no popups, no distractions while you focus.
Take your break
A gentle frosted overlay appears near your notch. Look 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Click anywhere to dismiss. Back to work.
The 20-20-20 rule,
explained.
Recommended by ophthalmologists worldwide to reduce digital eye strain from prolonged screen use.
Minutes
Every 20 minutes of screen time your eyes need a rest. Notch tracks this silently in the background.
Feet
Look at something at least 20 feet away. This relaxes the ciliary muscles in your eye and reduces strain.
Seconds
Just 20 seconds. Long enough to make a real difference, short enough to never break your flow.
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Lives next to Control Center
Sits in the right side of your menu bar alongside Wi-Fi, battery, and Control Center. No Dock icon, no windows — invisible until it's time.
Notch-area break overlay
The break reminder appears as a frosted glass panel near your MacBook notch — subtle and impossible to miss but never annoying.
Smart idle detection
Step away from your Mac? The timer automatically pauses and gives back the time you were away. No wasted breaks.
Daily stats
See breaks taken, breaks skipped, and total focused time — all in a clean native panel. Click outside to dismiss instantly.
Complete privacy
Zero data collection. No analytics, no accounts, no internet connection required. Everything runs entirely on your Mac, offline.
Practically weightless
Built natively in SwiftUI — not Electron. Uses essentially zero CPU and memory. Battery impact is negligible.
Common questions.
Free to start.
Always fair.
Free for early adopters. Stays free while we grow.
- Full 20-20-20 timer
- Break overlay with countdown ring
- Daily stats — taken, skipped, focused
- Smart idle detection
- Native menu bar icon next to Control Center
- Click outside to dismiss
- Zero data collection
Download
Notch 20·20·20
Free for macOS Ventura and later. No account, no signup, no friction.
Download — macOS