iRestFREE at Mac App Store analyse

iRestFREE & iRest, for the sake of your eyes!

iRestFREE is the free version of our intelligent iRest and iRestReminder.
The only difference between them is iRestFREE uses a timer-based counter instead of iRests unique intelligent prediction engine!
It will give your eyes a 10-second rest with a semi-transparent animation and crystal clear sound effects according to the time period which you set up.

iRestFREE and iRest are MUST-HAVE apps if you are in front of your Mac for more than 4 hours daily, have dry eye or other eye problems, or if you just want to save your vision!

features: v1.02
Time-based engine;
Ten seconds interruption would not affect your work or enjoyment;
You can easily block iRestFREE while playing video games;
The animations transparency and color can be easily adjusted;
Lifetime free upgrades;

v1.02 -> v1.06 -> v1.07
minimum transparency lower from 20% to 5%
add a technical support menu item
add Upgrade to iRest menu item and button
minor bug fixed found in v1.06

v1.07 -> v1.10
- longer minimum minutes from 5 to 8 according to the users feedback;
- more colorful button;
- add "feature request" menu and "feature request" alert panel;
- add "more by dragonBTV" menu and panel;

v1.10 -> v1.16
- shorten the main windows title;
- add "try iRestReminder" button;
- add "upgrade to iRestReminder" menu item;
- update "more by dragonBTV" panel;

v1.16 -> v1.25
a very important upgrade!
- add a status menu and menu icon
- dock menu added
- hide dock icon option added
- autostart at login option added
- add an option to slow flash play on faster Lion Mac
- add an option to unhide the preferences panel
- app icon slightly modified
- more detailed technical support email templet
- more detailed feature request email templet
- "read me" file changed
- updated more by dragonBTV panel

v1.25 -> v1.50
a very important upgrade according to the users feature request:
- add Fully Customizable Global Hotkey to invoke eye rest animation
(preset to command + control + shift + h)
- more by dragonBTV panel updated, add new app "autoExpire"

v1.50 -> v1.62
- OS 10.6 to OS 10.8 compatible Sandboxed version
- rewrite all deprecated codes
- Sandbox-compatible email technical support
- Sandbox-compatible feature request support
- Sandbox compatible "more by dragonBTV" menu and panel

v1.62 -> v2.00 (major upgrade)
- fully re-coded Sandbox ARC version for macOS 10.13
- sandbox compatible user-selected sound effect file recall
- updated to macOS Sierra 10.13 and still compatible with OS10.7 and above
- interface adjusted
- app menu modified and rearranged
- change the color of popup alerts to white
- tip added for auto open at login
- More Apps by dragonBTV is simplified by displaying in App Store directly
- app size dramatically reduced
- performance improvements for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

v2.00 -> v3.00
- Any Mac (Apple Silicon, Intel) version for macOS Big Sur
- fully rewrite the global hotkey function
- eye turning flash sequence modified
- interface fine-tuning for dark mode
- control interface modified
- support menu modified
- all deprecated functions rewritten

v3.00 -> v3.10
- All deprecated code rewritten
- status menu bar icon dark mode supported
- status menu bar icon not only matches macOS dark mode but also the wallpaper light/dark setting
- menu titles updated
- Tip added: How to solve the CVS problem?
- Tip added: What is the 20-20-20 rule?
- More by dragonBTV menu updated

Vous avez parlé de gym oculaire !!!

• ★★★☆☆   D@vidDotG 13 years ago ( v v1.07 )

Tout ce quil faut pour entretenir sa vision. Petit bemol... le cycle dentrainement oculaire est toujours le même. Notre oeil ce déplace, par automatisme avant même le prochain exercice... Un petit correctif serait de mise. . .

Gerade für Autoren zu empfehlen

• ★★★★☆   Heimvorteil 13 years ago ( v v1.06 )

Wer konstant auf den Bildschirm starrt, und das viele Stunden lang, der bekommt leicht früher oder später asthenopische Beschwerden (müde Augenlider, Kopfschmerzen, gerötete, tränende, schmerzende Augen, bis hin zu Doppelbildern). Bei akuten Beschwerden hilft sicher nur die Reduktion der Belastung bzw. des Arbeitspensums. Zur Vorbeugung kann ein Programm wie iRest allerdings durchaus gute Dienste leisten. Ich bevorzuge übrigens die kostenlose Version, da diese unabhängig von der Benutzereingabe in regelmäßigen Abständen Animationen zur Erweiterung des Sehfeldes anzeigt. So fällt auch der Schreiberling, der gerade eine Schreibblockade hat und einfach nur noch auf den Bildschirm starrt, nicht durch das Raster. Das Programm kann sicher noch an einigen Ecken verbessert werden, aber ich kenne im Moment kein anders Programm, dass die gleiche Funktion erfüllt.

Refreshing, and it wears well

• ★★★★★   Toronto_writer 13 years ago ( v 1.02 )

If youre a writer or an editor and spend a lot of time in front of a screen, iRest gives your eyes a quick stretch every so often, without really interfering with your work. I tried the freeware and quickly upgraded to the business version, which Ive set to load on startup. A number of eye conditions are related to heavy computer use. With iRest, I feel Ive taken a small step to mitigate some of this. I can feel a difference, and the application is wearing well -- I like it and can live with it.

Bad idea

• ★☆☆☆☆   Susufx 13 years ago ( v v1.06 )

seriously ?

Poor

• ★☆☆☆☆   Mibarash J. Kurmarakesh 11 years ago ( v v1.62 )

Can not even precisely set rest interval. What a silly app

Digital Visine 1.07!

• ☆☆☆☆☆   hungry tom 13 years ago

Had no problem with the original. Update 1.06 was good. Update 1.07 is stable, also with no problems. Its still a nice, refreshing app to shake the cobwebs from my mind throughout the day. With 1.06, I customized my version to be a soft, almost transparent blue with no music and timed it to come on every hour, on the hour so that as I refresh my eyes and my mind I also know that an hour has passed. Its now my subliminal, internal clock!

Start charging for this app!

• ☆☆☆☆☆   Simone FL 13 years ago

I would have gladly paid for this. Great app.

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