The website and app blocker for Mac

Websites, in Safari and every other browser

Type a site, pick a ready-made list (Social Media, News, Video Streaming, Messaging, Gaming), or block the whole internet except the sites you allow. One list covers Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Brave and Edge. Safari is covered by FocusMe for Safari, a free extension from the Mac App Store; Chrome, Firefox, Brave and Edge use the free FocusMe extension, which makes URL detection faster and more precise.

Mac apps and games

Pick from your Applications folder or type the app’s name. Steam, Discord, Messages, Mail, games from the App Store: if it runs on your Mac, FocusMe can block it or limit it. A blocked app is asked to quit, or closed at once if it ignores the request, with a message that says which plan did it. Rules that match a window title (one YouTube tab, a game inside a launcher) work once FocusMe has Accessibility permission, which it asks for on first run.

Vom sanften Anstoß zum erzwungenen Modus

Vier Stufen. Freigeschaltete Blöcke bleiben gleich, aber das Stoppen erfolgt mit einem Klick. „Sanfte Anleitung“ fordert Sie auf, fünf zufällige Zeichen einzugeben, bevor ein Plan gestoppt wird: eine Entscheidung, kein Reflex. „Fest, aber flexibel“ fügt eine Wartezeit und ein tägliches Pausenlimit hinzu. „Fest“ bedeutet 25 fehlerfrei eingegebene Zeichen, dann eine Wartezeit und keine Pausen.

Enforced Mode goes further: while a plan runs it cannot be stopped or weakened, FocusMe cannot be quit from the menu bar, and the plan can only ever be made stricter. On a Mac, a plan can also keep Activity Monitor, Terminal and the clock settings closed while it runs, so a schedule ends when it should, and Protect Uninstall keeps the app where it is. If you want a human in the loop, an accountability partner can approve a stop instead of a typing challenge.