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Press kit

Everything you need to write about Unstare. The screenshots, icon and video are free to use in coverage of the app.

In one sentence

Unstare is a calm menu bar app for Mac that keeps the 20-20-20 rule for you: every 20 minutes your screen softly frosts over, and you look 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

In a few more

Eye doctors suggest a simple habit for long days at a screen: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. The habit is easy. Remembering it is the hard part.

Unstare remembers for you. Ten seconds before a break, a small glass pill slides out from under the notch. Then every display blurs while a glowing ring counts down 20 seconds, and everything is right where you left it afterwards. If you’re on a call, watching something full screen or presenting, the break waits. If you step away for two minutes or more, that counts as a break. Optional 5-minute long breaks add a breathing guide and stretch tips.

It’s a native Swift app that uses about 30 MB of memory, asks for no permissions and collects no analytics. It costs $9 once, with every future update included.It’s free during the public beta. Unstare 1.0 will cost $9 once, with every future update included.

Key facts

Price
$9, once. Every update included. 7-day free trial with no account. One license covers up to 3 Macs.Free during the public beta. At launch, $9 once with every update included, and 50% off for the waitlist. One license covers up to 3 Macs.
Platform
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon and Intel. Uses Liquid Glass on macOS 26 and later.
Languages
12: English, Русский, Deutsch, 日本語, Français, Español, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, Português (Brasil), Italiano and Oʻzbekcha.
Footprint
About 30 MB of memory, near-zero CPU while it waits, and a 4 MB download.
Install
Not notarized by Apple yet, so the first time macOS asks you to confirm in System Settings › Privacy & Security (the steps). A notarized version is coming as a free update.
Privacy
No account, no analytics, no tracking. No microphone, camera or screen-recording permission.
Get it
Direct from unstare.pages.dev. Checkout by Dodo Payments.
Contact
sunnatilloruzmetov001@gmail.com

Who makes it

Unstare is designed, built and supported by Sunnatillo Ruzmetov, an independent developer from Uzbekistan.

Screenshots

Real captures from the app, 2560 × 1600 JPG. Click one to open it full size.

An Unstare break: a ring counting down 18 seconds above the words Look 6 metres away, with Skip and Snooze 5 min buttons.
A 20-second break
The Unstare popover under its eye icon in the menu bar: next break in 19:58, 6 breaks today, Take a Break Now and Pause buttons.
The menu bar popover
An Unstare long break: a glowing orb with Breathe in, 4:58 left, and a stretch tip card for a neck release.
A long break with a breathing guide
Unstare settings in light and dark: the Breaks tab and the Smart Pause tab.
Settings, light and dark
Unstare’s first-launch screens explaining the 20-20-20 rule and setting the rhythm.
First launch
Перерыв в Unstare на русском: 5 секунд, Посмотрите на 6 метров вдаль.
A break in Russian

App icon

PNG with transparency. Please don’t change its colors or shape.

The Unstare icon: a sunset inside an eye shape on a light glass tile.
Light
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The Unstare icon in dark mode, on a deep blue tile.
Dark
1024 px · 512 px

Video

A 37-second tour with voiceover and on-screen captions. 1920 × 1080 MP4, 5 MB. Download the video

Anything else?

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