# Blink Reminder

> Reminds the user to blink and look away from the monitor regularly to prevent eye stain and dry eye.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/blink-reminder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blink-reminder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `blink-reminder`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Georgi Georgiev
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 144
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 4.36 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-02-10
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/blink-reminder/)

## Description

**Blink Reminder** is a simple yet effective Chrome extension designed to help users maintain eye health during long computer sessions. By regularly prompting you to blink and look away from your monitor, it aims to prevent eye strain and dry eye symptoms caused by prolonged screen time.

Created as a personal tool to encourage healthier screen habits, Blink Reminder benefits anyone who spends extended hours working or browsing on their computer. Its unobtrusive reminders help you take essential micro-breaks, promoting better eye comfort and reducing fatigue.

## Rankings

- #9,803 — Overall
- #9 — reminder
- #128 — broken links
- #166 — finder
- #209 — prevent

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `idle`
- `alarms`
- `notifications`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/blink-reminder)