Healthy Browsing

Reminders to drink water, blink, correct your posture and stretch for a healthier browsing.

Healthy Browsing - Chrome Extension for Health Conscious Surfers

"Healthy Browsing" is a Chrome extension designed to enhance digital wellness while using the computer. It provides timely reminders to blink, hydrate, correct posture, and stretch. If you spend all day on your computer and adhere to these reminders, you will experience less eye fatigue, get better hydration, and avert numbness. Recommended notifications are blink reminder every 20 minutes, drink reminder every 45 minutes, posture correction every 20 minutes, and stretch after every 90 minutes.
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Extension stats

Rating: 4.13
(69)
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2019-04-11)
Creation date: 2019-04-11
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • storage
Size: 236.54K

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Extension summary

When browsing we often forget to blink as often as our eyes need it. We forget to drink water and we also sit in a fixed and wrong position for a long period of time. This extension notifies you to blink, drink water, correct your posture and stretch.

If you use the computer for the entire day and follow the reminders you will feel your eyes less tired, you will be better hydrated and you won't feel any numbness.

Recommended settings: Drink reminder - 45 minutes Blink reminder - 20 minutes Stretch reminder - 90 minutes Posture reminder - 20 minutes

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps users maintain a healthy work routine.
  • Includes reminders for various health aspects (blinking, water, stretch, posture).
  • Users appreciate the idea and potential benefits of the extension.
Cons
  • Notifications often do not work or are not received.
  • Users cannot manually set intervals for reminders.
  • Extension does not recognize pauses in work, leading to irrelevant reminders.
  • Inconsistent user experience, with some reports of issues persisting despite troubleshooting.
Most mentioned
  • Notifications not received or not working properly.
  • Desire for more notification options and features.
  • Need for better customization of reminder settings.
User reviews
why does it only play sounds - i need notifications too to know which is which.
by Tempo Rex, 2024-03-01

by Amira Al Nassouri, 2023-11-29

The extension works as it is supposed to be and it has helped me work while staying healthy. I would appreciate it if there was an option to turn on where the notifications would not go away until closed manually. Other than that, it is nice!
by Alice_uWu WinteRawr, 2023-06-22
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Healthy Browsing requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Healthy Browsing has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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