FocusLock: Focus & Breaks

Enforced Pomodoro breaks

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

FocusLock is a native menu-bar Pomodoro timer that actually enforces your breaks. When it's time to step away, a full-screen overlay covers every monitor — so you genuinely rest instead of working through it. Built in pure AppKit + SwiftUI. No Electron, no accounts, no tracking, no network access. Everything stays on your Mac. ENFORCED BREAKS • A full-screen break overlay covers all displays • Optional Strict break (no early end) and Lock Mac during break • A 5-second pre-break heads-up so you're never caught off guard FOCUS TIMER • Live menu-bar countdown that auto-cycles focus → break → focus with a round counter • On-demand breaks: Launch Break, Lunch Break, or quick 5/10/15/30-minute options • End Working Day in a single click MAKE IT YOURS • Light, Dark, or follow the system — the whole app, not just the timer • 20 timer styles — Ring, Flip, Bar, Pie, Dots, Wave, Battery, Gauge, and more, each with a live preview • 10 color themes, each with a matching app icon • Adjustable window opacity and an optional frosted blur, applied across the app • A compact, draggable Mini HUD for an always-visible countdown • Customizable system-wide keyboard shortcuts WORKING HOURS • Auto-start and auto-end your day on the days you choose • Optional scheduled lunch break • Launch at login, straight into the menu bar FOCUS AREAS • Name what you're working on, give it a color and a symbol, and file every session under it • Pick the active area straight from the Focus screen INSIGHTS • See your focus time charted by Day, Week, and Month — and broken down by area • Set a daily focus goal and track your streak PRIVACY FocusLock collects nothing. Preferences live in macOS settings and your session history stays on your device. There are no analytics, no servers of ours, and no sign-in required. Optional iCloud sync uses your own iCloud account, which we cannot read. Requires macOS 14 or later.

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FocusLock 2.0 is a major update. LIGHT MODE • The whole app now follows your Mac's appearance, or you can pin it to Light or Dark. Every surface, not just the timer. • Window opacity and the frosted blur now apply across the app instead of a single panel. CONTINUES ON YOUR IPHONE • Your running session follows you across devices over iCloud. Start on your Mac and it keeps counting on your iPhone. • Settings stay in step automatically. Syncing is optional and uses your own iCloud account. • Sign in with Apple, if you want it. FOCUS AREAS • Give each area a color and a symbol, and file every session under it. • Choose the active area straight from the Focus screen instead of digging through Settings. • Areas sync between your Mac and iPhone, so both show the same list. BREAKS, REBUILT • 25 guided activities grouped by kind, each with a suggested length. • Take a Break is a proper screen now, not a list. ONE WINDOW • Settings moved into the main window — no second window, no second sidebar. • Session lengths now live beside your daily goal, where the two decisions belong together. • Quick-pick presets replace the click-by-click steppers. REDESIGNED THROUGHOUT • A new menu bar panel replaces the old menu, with every command one click away. • The Mini HUD keeps your remaining time visible without a window in the way. • Statistics replaces the old summary window with a fuller picture of your sessions. • Focus Mode collapses the sidebar so the countdown owns the screen. FEWER INTERRUPTIONS • Name the apps that pull you away and FocusLock pushes them back to the background with a quiet reminder while you're in a session. MADE IT YOURS • A tenth color theme, and 20 timer faces from a bare ring to a full gauge. FIXES • Sessions pause when your Mac sleeps or locks, so stepping away no longer burns focus time. • Numerous fixes to timer accuracy and settings persistence.

The developer, Rami Al-Karo, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    Seller
    Rami Al-Karo
    Size
    28.2 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Rami Al-Karo