Choose your essentials.
Choose the apps and websites for this session. Keep your essentials close and put distractions out of reach.
NotesSafariYour essentials
THE FOCUS SPACEInteractive preview · sample activity
PHANTFOCUS
A LITTLE LESS NOISE. A LOT MORE FOCUS.DEMO
Locked in today2h 15m56% of 4h daily goal
Sessions3Completed today
Longest lock-in1h 30mUninterrupted
FOCUS SESSION
Deep focus.
Make the time count.
Try it. Your apps stay untouched.
Your focus space
3 essentials selected.
- N Notes
- ↗ Safari
- F Figma
Your focus flow
15h 30m this week
Explore a day to see focused time.
↖ Try the timer, choose your apps, explore your progress.
LESS SETUP. MORE SHOWING UP.
Less friction.
More follow-through.
A focus session starts with a simple decision: what deserves your attention?
Try a session above ↗Close the door on distractions.
Set a duration and lock in. Apps outside your focus space get blocked or hidden. A small island keeps your timer in view.
Locked in44:59
Build a record of showing up.
Daily goals, completed sessions, and your focus flow. A quiet record of the time you actually put in.
One session at a time.
BUILT AROUND YOUR ATTENTION
Your work is yours.
Activity is recorded only during a lock-in. Your focus history stays on your Mac.
BY DESIGN.
THE NEXT SESSION IS YOURS
Your next hour
could be different.
Make space for the work you came here to do.
Download for MacLatest version · · macOS 13+ · Apple silicon & Intel
1 Unzip the download.2 Move PHANTFOCUS to Applications.3 Open it. Make the time count.
Not yet notarized by Apple, so the first open takes one extra step. First-time setup ↗What’s new ↗
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Before you begin.
How do I install PHANTFOCUS?+
Download PHANTFOCUS. Safari unzips it for you; in other browsers, double-click PHANTFOCUS.zip. Move PHANTFOCUS to your Applications folder and open it.
The first time, macOS says it can’t verify PHANTFOCUS, because it isn’t notarized by Apple yet. Close that message, then open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, click Open Anyway and enter your password. On macOS 13 and 14 you can also Control-click the app and choose Open, then Open.
When PHANTFOCUS asks, allow Accessibility: it keeps the Dock and other apps away during a lock-in. At your first lock-in, macOS also asks to let PHANTFOCUS control System Events and your browser. Allow both: that’s how it sees which app and tab are in front and blocks anything not on your list. Clicked Don’t Allow? Turn PHANTFOCUS on in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility or Automation.
How do I update?+
PHANTFOCUS looks for new versions by itself. When there’s one, an Update button appears at the top of the dashboard: click it, then Install and Relaunch. It downloads and checks the new version, then reopens. Your history and settings stay. You can also choose PHANTFOCUS → Check for Updates… at any time.
During a lock-in the update waits: click Update again after the time is up. If PHANTFOCUS can’t replace itself, for example when it runs straight from Downloads or your Mac account isn’t an administrator, it tells you. Then quit it, download the new version from this page and replace the copy in Applications.
Have version 0.1.0? That one can’t update itself yet: quit it, download PHANTFOCUS once more from this page, replace the copy in Applications and open it like the first time. Your history stays. After that, it updates itself.
What happens when I lock in?+
Your chosen apps and websites stay available. Other apps that come to the front are blocked or hidden, depending on your blocking mode. Sessions don’t pause; if you need to end one early, hold Exit for three seconds.
Does it work on my Mac?+
PHANTFOCUS runs on macOS 13 Ventura or newer, on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. A notch is not required to use the app.
Does the website demo block my apps?+
No. The preview here only demonstrates the timer and dashboard in your browser, with sample activity. Download the Mac app to use focus blocking and track your own sessions.