GentleLimit: Focus & Flow
Mindful screen time habits.
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Your digital day, distilled. Real-time awareness with floating widgets in your peripheral view. No hard blocking. No guilt. Just gentle awareness.
Hard blockers kill your flow. GentleLimit protects it.
GentleLimit is a calm, non-blocking screen time tool for macOS. Instead of locking you out of apps or interrupting your work, GentleLimit keeps your usage visible through subtle signals and floating widgets — so you stay aware without breaking your focus.
It's digital boundaries that work with your brain, not against it.
Floating Awareness
GentleLimit gives you floating usage widgets that live quietly on your desktop.
- Drag any monitored app or daily usage row into a floating widget
- Keep usage visible in your peripheral vision
- Continue working without switching windows to check the time
Awareness stays present without demanding attention.
Real-Time Usage Tracking
Monitor how long you spend in your apps throughout the day.
- Set a separate time limit per monitored app, plus an overall daily total
- Track multiple apps simultaneously
- Clean visual progress bars that show remaining time
- Smooth real-time updates that never interrupt your flow
Everything updates quietly in the menu bar.
Daily Usage Limit
Set a soft daily boundary for your digital day.
When your daily limit is reached, GentleLimit gently pauses the moment with a short (optional) overlay before letting you step away — or extend by a few more minutes if you're mid-thought.
No blocking.
No punishment.
Just a moment to notice and decide.
Insights
GentleLimit periodically reflects on your usage patterns. You might see:
- Which app pushes your limits most, with breach counts
- Week-over-week breach-hour trends
- Time-of-day patterns (e.g. "most breaches around 10PM")
- Clean-day reflections that help you notice what worked
Small reflections that help you notice your rhythm.
Designed for macOS
GentleLimit is built as a native menu bar experience.
- Minimal dashboard interface
- Frosted glass visual style
- Light and dark mode support
- Smooth animations that respect your workflow
It feels like a natural extension of macOS.
Private by Design
Your usage data never leaves your Mac.
- No tracking
- No analytics
- No cloud storage
- Everything runs locally
Your habits are yours alone.
One-Time Purchase
Buy once. Use it forever.
- No subscriptions
- Free updates
- 7-day trial included
GentleLimit is for
- Creatives who need to use distracting apps for work
- People who want awareness instead of restriction
- Anyone trying to build calmer digital habits
Download GentleLimit and bring quiet awareness back to your digital day.
Ratings & Reviews
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- Completely rebuilt menu interface for smoother, more native animations.
- All-new floating welcome that walks you through setup in two simple steps.
- Refreshed apps list — multi-select to add several at once and hover any row to remove inline.
- Refreshed Settings with grouped cards and a cleaner add-apps experience.
- Various UI refinements and stability improvements.
The developer, Sulochanal Thassammal, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sulochanal Thassammal
- Size
- 6.5 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- GentleLimit Lifetime $6.99
- Copyright
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