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unchair

A mildly annoying macOS break app that uses local Apple Vision to verify you actually moved.

  • Completely free
  • macOS
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

unchair is a home automation program, available on macOS.

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: offline use, reminders and due dates.

Services and protocols mentioned: MQTT and Home Assistant.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Unchair is an open-source, local-first macOS break reminder that verifies sit-to-stand movement with Apple Vision, protects meetings and integrates with Home Assistant over MQTT.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Unchair is an open-source, local-first macOS break reminder that verifies sit-to-stand movement with Apple Vision, protects meetings and integrates with Home Assistant over MQTT.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Unchair is an open-source, local-first macOS break reminder that verifies sit-to-stand movement with Apple Vision, protects meetings and integrates with Home Assistant over MQTT.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of unchair is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 10 November 2026
  • Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub EtienneDeneuve/unchair (MIT)

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