Freedom
PaidBlock sites and apps on a schedule, across your Mac and your other devices.
Paid subscription
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Freedom official site14 apps.
Block sites and apps on a schedule, across your Mac and your other devices.
Paid subscription
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Freedom official siteA hard site and app blocker, including locked sessions you cannot turn off early.
Free, with paid one-time or subscription upgrades
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Cold Turkey official siteA free, open-source blocker that stays on until the timer ends, even if you restart the Mac.
Free and open source
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SelfControl official siteInserts a short breathing pause before you open the distracting apps and sites you name.
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one sec official siteFocus sessions and app blocking, with a clearly designed Mac and iOS pair.
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Opal official siteA website and app blocker with planned sessions, breaks and a menu-bar timer.
Paid, buy once
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Focus official siteA Pomodoro-style focus timer with websites blocked for the length of a session.
Paid, one-time or subscription
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Session official siteAutomatic time tracking for the Mac: what you had open, and where the hours actually went.
Paid subscription, with a free download to try it
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Timing official siteDims every window except the one you are in, so the rest of the desktop falls away.
Paid, with a free trial, also on Setapp and the Mac App Store
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HazeOver official siteA plain Pomodoro timer that lives entirely in the menu bar.
Free and open source
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TomatoBar official siteGentle or full-screen breaks at an interval you set, from a long-running Mac utility maker.
Paid, also on Setapp and the Mac App Store
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Time Out official siteAn open-source break reminder that nudges you to stand up and look away from the screen.
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Stretchly official siteA blocker and focus app for Apple devices, with sessions you can share and a clear off-switch for the noisy apps.
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Jomo official siteA focused Pomodoro timer with a menu-bar presence and a matching iPhone app.
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Flow official siteIf a small Mac utility is missing, send the name and a link. We only add it after checking the page.
Occasional email when we add a batch of apps worth opening. No ads, and we never sell the address.