HazeOver • Distraction Dimmer™

Name: HazeOver • Distraction Dimmer™
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Maxim Ananov

Focus and reduce visual noise

Only for Mac

$4.99

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4+
Years
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Productivity
Developer

Maxim Ananov
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EN
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4.6
MB

Mac

Too many windows to manage? Large display? Or getting lost in multiple monitors? HazeOver is for you! ▶ TRIAL version: HazeOver.com Turn distractions down and focus on your current task. HazeOver automatically highlights the front window by dimming background windows. • Help yourself focus on one thing at a time. Automagically. • Spend less time managing windows. The clutter won’t bother you anymore. No need to minimize, close, or hide windows to keep your workspace neat and tidy. • Easily see which window has keyboard focus. No more typing in the wrong window due to low contrast. • Got a bigger display? Then going full screen might make less sense. HazeOver helps you avoid feeling overwhelmed by too many windows. • Multiple monitors? This app shows which screen is focused, or highlights a window on each monitor. • Power up macOS Dark Mode and reduce background glare. • Working at night? Lower interface brightness without sacrificing the legibility or color accuracy of the front window. Heavy multitasking kills your concentration. Web pages, emails, chat messages, and lolcats stare at you from the background — all fighting for your attention. And you only have so much of it. Don’t drown in scores of open windows. Hiding, switching, looking for the right one, more hiding, more switching. Calm down, breathe in, breathe out, launch HazeOver — and finally concentrate on what matters. HazeOver automatically highlights the active window or app as you switch. Less important things gently fade into the background, helping you stay focused and productive. Customize dimming intensity and animation speed to your preference — whether it’s a soft shade to guide your attention or a bold dark background for total immersion. • The desktop is automatically revealed when used. • Toggle shading with a keyboard shortcut or adjust intensity with a gesture. • Use separate dimming settings for Dark and Light appearance. • Dragging between apps? Tap the “fn” key, and HazeOver will gracefully fade out. • Control or schedule HazeOver with the Shortcuts app, Focus Filters, and AppleScript. Does HazeOver really help? Check on 9to5Mac, CNET, MacWorld, Engadget, LifeHacker, and Product Hunt. Ready to improve your workflow and eye comfort with HazeOver?

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Worth every penny!
11/14/2017

BenRussoUSA
MacOSX doesn’t have window borders and modern style has lots of white space on everything, so if you have many open windows overlapping each other, it is hard to tell where one begins and where it ends. It is hard to know where to click the mouse to get the desired effect. I use Excel, Word, Outlook, Browsers, Calc, Terminal, etc… and I am frequently reading from one window while working in another, or copying/pasting. I have multiple monitors and many windows open for many hours every day. I love this app. It does just what I wanted it to do. See the pictures, they explain it. This app lets me know which app has focus without having to think about that question. It also removes the “clutter” and lets me focus on the app in the foreground.If, on the other hand, I just used a small laptop screen for the purpose of switching between web browser, email, itunes…. this app wouldn’t be needed for much.
Worth every penny!
11/14/2017

BenRussoUSA

MacOSX doesn’t have window borders and modern style has lots of white space on everything, so if you have many open windows overlapping each other, it is hard to tell where one begins and where it ends. It is hard to know where to click the mouse to get the desired effect. I use Excel, Word, Outlook, Browsers, Calc, Terminal, etc… and I am frequently reading from one window while working in another, or copying/pasting. I have multiple monitors and many windows open for many hours every day. I love this app. It does just what I wanted it to do. See the pictures, they explain it. This app lets me know which app has focus without having to think about that question. It also removes the “clutter” and lets me focus on the app in the foreground.If, on the other hand, I just used a small laptop screen for the purpose of switching between web browser, email, itunes…. this app wouldn’t be needed for much.
Recommended for Learning Disabilities
03/19/2022

6942069yolo
I struggle with focusing and paying attention. I must take medication for it, but sometimes it is still a struggle. I'm in Graduate school, and I keep multiple windows up for notes, outlines, writing, Zotero for citation, and a browser to search terms. I use a 42-inch TV for my monitor because I need to spread all my work out so I can pull it all together during writing. This method causes the problem of getting distracted. I need the stuff pulled up, but I don't need it distracting me when I don't need it. This app solves that problem and makes focusing so much easier. I feel like I have taken some control of my life back. Thank you for making this app and making it affordable.

Developer Response
Thank you! I'm glad it helps.
Recommended for Learning Disabilities
03/19/2022

6942069yolo

I struggle with focusing and paying attention. I must take medication for it, but sometimes it is still a struggle. I'm in Graduate school, and I keep multiple windows up for notes, outlines, writing, Zotero for citation, and a browser to search terms. I use a 42-inch TV for my monitor because I need to spread all my work out so I can pull it all together during writing. This method causes the problem of getting distracted. I need the stuff pulled up, but I don't need it distracting me when I don't need it. This app solves that problem and makes focusing so much easier. I feel like I have taken some control of my life back. Thank you for making this app and making it affordable.
Developer Response 03/20/2022
Thank you! I'm glad it helps.
Saved me from Big Sur!!
02/13/2021

n9yty
Moments after booting into Big Sur after the update, I was heart brokeng with how horrible the user interface changes felt. This app doesn't fix ALL of them, but being able to more clearly change the active from inactive windows has made a phenomenal difference!! I wish I could fix the menu bar and remover translucency, and using the Acccessibility setting doesn't work for me as it affects more than just the menu bar... I found another app, but $9.95 $9.95 for updates seems to steep for a simple thing. And don't get me started on the menu bar icon spacing changes... So it is things like that which make me love this app so much becuase it does what it sets out to do and does it so extremely well, I LOVE IT.

Developer Response
Thank you. To be fair Big Sur grew on me over time, but yes, I too have trouble discerning windows without HazeOver myself.
Saved me from Big Sur!!
02/13/2021

n9yty

Moments after booting into Big Sur after the update, I was heart brokeng with how horrible the user interface changes felt. This app doesn't fix ALL of them, but being able to more clearly change the active from inactive windows has made a phenomenal difference!! I wish I could fix the menu bar and remover translucency, and using the Acccessibility setting doesn't work for me as it affects more than just the menu bar... I found another app, but $9.95 $9.95 for updates seems to steep for a simple thing. And don't get me started on the menu bar icon spacing changes... So it is things like that which make me love this app so much becuase it does what it sets out to do and does it so extremely well, I LOVE IT.
Developer Response 02/16/2021
Thank you. To be fair Big Sur grew on me over time, but yes, I too have trouble discerning windows without HazeOver myself.
helps you focus, focus, focus
09/27/2018

Rumikern
So great to have an app that a) works; b) does what it says it can do; and c) what it does is so helpful.If you’re like me and you’ve got 5 apps running, and multiple documents / files open and all laying there llike a strewn deck of cards after a drunken poker game, and you’re saying “I just want to block out all that distraction, even momentarily, while I laser-like focus on this one document…” - get this. It’s a superb app, and for a pittance! And it’s NOT one of those crappy amateur apps that are more headache than solution. It sits up there in the way-top menu bar and you turn it on and off at your whim. You choose your background blockout color and even its degree of opacity. And you can bring back your chaos at will.

Developer Response
Thank you. You’ve made me smile with the poker analogy. The app looks simple in principle, but it was hard to make it account for corner cases in OS and some third-party apps.
helps you focus, focus, focus
09/27/2018

Rumikern

So great to have an app that a) works; b) does what it says it can do; and c) what it does is so helpful.If you’re like me and you’ve got 5 apps running, and multiple documents / files open and all laying there llike a strewn deck of cards after a drunken poker game, and you’re saying “I just want to block out all that distraction, even momentarily, while I laser-like focus on this one document…” - get this. It’s a superb app, and for a pittance! And it’s NOT one of those crappy amateur apps that are more headache than solution. It sits up there in the way-top menu bar and you turn it on and off at your whim. You choose your background blockout color and even its degree of opacity. And you can bring back your chaos at will.
Developer Response 10/01/2018
Thank you. You’ve made me smile with the poker analogy. The app looks simple in principle, but it was hard to make it account for corner cases in OS and some third-party apps.

Minor bug fixes and localization updates.

Version 1.9.6

Jul 15

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- Voice Control
- Dark Interface
- Differentiate Without Color Alone
- Sufficient Contrast
- Reduced Motion

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