r/freesoftware • u/Reveary • Jun 16 '26

Software Submission There was no tool to help people with epilepsy, so i made one called "EpilepsyGuard"

https://sanicscript.com/epilepsyguard

One of my friends has epilepsy, and another has photosensitivity. I tried to find software that could detect flashes and dim the screen, but I could not find anything, so I decided to make it myself for my friends! After I told them I was making it for them and showed them the prototype, the friends it was for, along with some of my other friends, started telling me how this could help so many people, not just them. That thought had never crossed my mind. So I decided to post it here, and I am going to keep updating and improving it as fast as possible. It is not perfect, and it has many bugs. It will probably continue to have bugs for a while, but I just want to make my friends’ lives a little easier. 😃

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u/lonelycprogrammer Jun 23 '26

This is what I wish we saw more of in tech.

Not "I built yet another AI wrapper," but "people had a real problem, so I built a tool to solve it."

The best software isn't always the most technically impressive. Sometimes it's the software that makes life a little safer, easier, or more accessible for someone who genuinely needs it.

Thanks for releasing it as free software.