FocusMe Features
- 60Youtube integrationBlock and whitelist youtube videos by channels, categories, keywords.
- 30Upgrading android versionI think it would be so useful that the android version has the features like the PC one. For example, the feature for entering the name of apps manually. On the other hand, I need to block some featu... Read more...
- 26Improve Sync (make it automatic and allow it for cross-phones)Right now sync is quite basic, only save to file, restore from file. We have logged-in accounts. We should be able to have those saved on cloud.
- 24Blocking Category/GroupWould be great if you could expand the list of website groups for users to choose from when they intend to block sites by the group. Include, for example, shopping, adult, gambling, media streaming, e... Read more...
- 22Delayed GratificationThe idea is that if there is an app or website that is still useful to use, but you can get sidetracked-on, then having to wait 15-30-60 seconds before it opens doesn't waste almost any time, but can ... Read more...
- 19Android: Sync plans or regex presetsWould be excellent if the plans on PC, could sync to the Android app. More specifically, make it easy for mobile app users to have presets like "Block Adult Sites" or "Block Unsafe Sear... Read more...
- 19Allow Distraction after X minutes of ProductivityBasically the opposite of how the current "Time Limit" rule works. Block distracting/blacklisted apps until you've spent a specified amount of time in productive/whitelisted apps. This would be ... Read more...
- 18Tasker/IFTTT IntegrationTLDR Allow sending Webhooks from mobile devices to stop/pause/launch FocusMe plans on PC Long Version I have a fairly comprehensive profile in Tasker for Android, where I manage my distracting ap... Read more...
- 17Random character protection sent to friendI need a protection option in between random chars and Forced. I can set random chars to a very high and annoying count, like 100, which is a pretty good option. But I’d like an option where the... Read more...
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- 15FocusMe To-Do ListI thought of a feature that I think would be really useful in FocusMe. I would love to be able to write a to-do list in FocusMe. Then, everything except my work-related web sites must be blocked until... Read more...
- 15Pause Notification SettingsI want an option that notifies me 30 seconds before a pause ends like I am notified 30 seconds before a break ends.
- 15Block home wifi - Block based on network or locationI just think is is amazing idea. It will force people to move out of home wifi/limit time wasting at home. ========= Already posted by "A"============= I would like to request the abi... Read more...
- 15unless featureThe android app ‘’ Stay focused‘’ has this feature; it is called ‘‘Goal-based’’ and as I know there is no self-control software in windows that provides this feature. So basically It is a feature to ... Read more...
- 15A Rule Type that stops the plan after time is spent on a white listed application.This rule type helps you prioritize what needs to be done first while blocking out other distractions. Example 1: Want to spend 5 minutes updating your todo app before working on anything else? ... Read more...
- 14Block based on network or locationI would like to request the ability to block websites/apps based on the location (within a certain radius of an address) or network (e.g. connected to my home WiFi). This will help me tremendously and... Read more...
- 14Set a 'stop all plans' passwordSuppose I have several plans covering different distractions, each with their own schedules and so on. Perhaps I set 1000 or 2000 char random characters password for each one. To stop them all I might... Read more...
- 14share plans between usersIt would be helpful if other users could take an easy 'snapshot' of their plan - write a short description on how they use it - and upload it to the FM website where other users could browse... Read more...
- 13Easy Save and Load PlansWould be great to be able to easily save and load plans by a click of a button. Would make backups, sharing or the transfer of plans to different computers a lot easier.
- 13Launch a Productive Site or Application when a Bock Rule is TriggeredIt would be great to add a feature for when a rule is broken, FocusMe will automatically open a pre-selected website/app to keep me away from unproductive sites/apps.
- 13One account for windows and MobileI think it would be super helpful to be able to log in on my phone and have the option to use the already set up rules on my computer. You could also have this set up to have certain rules that only w... Read more...
- 13Instead of using random characters or forced mode, create a mode that is based on completing a checklist of things to doCreate a feature like Microsoft ToDo or TickTick and allow users to unblock based on the todo list being completed.
- 12Parental Control AccountI use FocusMe as a Parental Control interface for my children that are homeschooled to make sure they are focused at school and limiting their screen time in the evenings. I would love to be able to ... Read more...
- 12Quick block website using the browser extensionIt would be a nice gain of time to be able while browsing to just click a button on the FocusMe browser extension to add the current website to the blocked list in a specific plan. As an alternative a... Read more...
- 11StatisticsImprove the statistics: Adding the total amount of time in which the device is used. And making it easier to see the total time spent in the different days, weeks and months. Because I would like... Read more...
- 11Option to Organize Plans into Subsections or FoldersI think you could improve the software by adding, implementing the ability for us to sort each plan into subsets or folders so that our plans seem nicer and more organized. Hence, it would be very ... Read more...
- 11Proceed Popup Before Using Limited Website / AppIt would be great to have an optional screen that pops up before you go to a website / app that is on the 'Limit List' of an active plan. Where you have to click 'Confirm Use & Proc... Read more...
- 10Zapier integrationHi Is there a way of integrating an external trigger via Zapier? I have bought the TimeUlar and would love to connect this to your pomodoro timer, I think it's brilliant 🙂 It would be great if... Read more...
- 10Option to set notifcations for how much of time limit is leftI need to be able to know how much time is left for me on a specific plan without constantly opening the focusme app. I need to be able to add intervals such as "[Plan Name] 45 minutes left"... Read more...
- 10Pomodoro timer. but counts only when you are active on the taskcan you add a Pomodoro timer like the one in the app but instead of just counting, it counts only on certain tasks. like I set it to count when I am active on certain website and stop when I minimize ... Read more...
- 9Recently Installed ApAdd a feature to show a list of the recently installed app when choosing an app to block for easier access.
- 9Add Newly Installed AppsIn the Focusme app for android. One feature it is lacking is one that automatically includes new apps on the block. So, let's say I limited my time on my google chrome browser. Currently, I c... Read more...
- 9Activate Pomodoro plan/break on PC wake upAn option to activate a plan or a whole PC block on windows or focusme wake-up. I want to be able to set the PC to be blocked for the first hour or two after turning on the PC and logging in. And als... Read more...
- 9Sort block list alphabeticallyPlease allow us to sort the block list alphabetically to help with finding, searching and organizing. I have about 175 items and it is difficult to find and verify the ones in the list. Thanks.
- 8Notification SettingsWould be great if we're able to customize the notification for each Focus Plan
- 8Block images and iconsPlease install a feature whereby I can block images and image icons on really specific (distracting) websites. Currently the feature exists on Google Chrome but the problem it blank blocks all images ... Read more...
- 8RegEx - other languagesIt would be great if the default regular expressions, key words titles etc for plans are in languages other than English. For example, blocking adult content. (e.g. German, Russian etc) So that the ap... Read more...
- 8Force safe-search on search enginesIf possible, it would be a huge, huge help to include a feature, that if turned on, automatically forces safe-search on bing, google etc... Maybe exclude youtube from the feature and make a separate b... Read more...
- 8Application Screentime NotificationHi, I would like to suggest the following feature: Something like a notification, that shows the screen time in real time, considering which app is in use, showing the time spent and the number of la... Read more...
- 8Block Websites based on HTML meta tag contentHi, I would be great to add the rule to block websites base meta tags content, I want to block some YouTube channels and videos and inspecting the video page I found the author name on the video. Than... Read more...
- 8Make "Installed" list of apps searchable and/or sortable.First, the Installed list takes a while to load. I understand you're querying the OS. Sometimes, .ico and .bmp files appear in the list making it even slower to load and the list longer. It takes... Read more...
- 7Holiday Allowance (a budget of days you can use to disable FocusMe)I noticed that me and my girlfriend are having massive frustrations when we have a holiday or weekend, and we want to disable the app, but we have to enter enormous codes as though it was a normal day... Read more...
- 7Thread Modes Port Android feature: Add "re-enable each day" buttonIt is missing a key feature: The ability to re-enable the plan daily, which I love in the desktop version. Can it be added there?
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- 7Disable plan temporarilyIt would be very convenient to have the option to simply stop the plan for a specific time with a dropdown list (15', 30', 1h, 2h, infinite). Then the plan gets automatically started after t... Read more...
- 7Add custom text to Break screens of important personal remindersI would love if I could have some custom text display on the Break screen of words and phrases that are important reminders for me to use my computer mindfully. Just simple text saying what I want, fo... Read more...
- 7Delay loading the website untill FocusMe makes a decisionCurrently in FocusMe, first, the website gets displayed, and a few seconds later FocusMe blocks it if it fails any of the checks. I would really appreciate a feature that prevents a website from being... Read more...
- 6Dealing with large number of banned web pagesBan every single website that we find distracting, this currently include a number of websites in the hundreds, and will possibly reach a number in the low thousands (over several years). Also, be abl... Read more...
- 6Remote Unlock RequestFeature Request: I would like to propose the addition of a valuable feature to the Focusme app that I believe would enhance its functionality and make it even more user-friendly. I suggest the impl... Read more...
- 6Feature Request: Time-Limited Emergency Stop Code Disabling mode (strict mode)I'm writing to request a valuable feature that would significantly enhance FocusMe's ability to help users stay focused and resist distractions. I propose the addition of an option to tempor... Read more...
- 5Integrate with FitbitGreat app, has helped me out a lot. Was thinking though. If it was linked to something like a fitbit by blue tooth or internet, that could be an extremely healthy thing! And maybe get like a millio... Read more...
- 5Postpone end date while plan is still activeI use Focusme to cope with certain addictions, and for the most part, it works great. I have constructed several plans and I use the "just block" feature with the daily/weekly schedule (I select the 2... Read more...
- 5Panic BreakShortcut/Hotkey for an 5 minute break. When u've found a way to be unproductive and distracted it'd be cool do just press a shortcut and - baamm! - ur computer is blocked for 5' and u're forced to ta... Read more...
- 5Accountability Partner FeaturesWould be great to be able to nominate an accountability partner. For features that would be handy check out an app called blocker x on android. Accountability partner gets a daily email with any attem... Read more...
- 5No longer allow the deactivation of plans with Temporary Reset ToolI suggest that you send us a code to deactivate the plans instead of sending us the Temporary Reset Tool and allow FocusMe to automatically activate the plans 10 minutes after stopping the plans. I no... Read more...
- 5Start Day Schedulerthe week starts in focusme app on sunday, right? is there any way to change it to start on any day?
- 5Quick, "Keep me here" additional feature.Say I have plans all set up but I keep context switching out of habit. It would be nice to have a quick function to keep me in the app or and webpage of choice for a customizable amount of time. Cho... Read more...
- 5Start plan via shortcut keyWhenever I want to focus on some important work, I start a quick block(simple timer) to focus myself. But I had start that block from FM application every time. I would be more coinvent, if it could b... Read more...
- 5blocking browsers and emulatorsIt would be amazing if FocusMe had inbuilt settings to block unsupported browsers and app emulators to prevent cheating even better.
- 5Import/Export Website List - via text or CSV fileButton to export/import website list via text or CSV file
- 5Option to Start the plan again during the delayed stop (Cancel the delayed stop, and keep the plan running)Not sure if this is a feature or not yet, but during a delayed stop, if you have the option to cancel that delayed stop and have the plan be started again, that would be incredible.
- 4Support multiple screens for pausesWhen pausing a plan, Focusme disables the primary screen only, not the secondary screen. One is able to continue browsing on the second screen by clicking items on websites. (However, Focusme diables ... Read more...
- 4Auto Enable Plan More FrequentlyI love the auto enable plan daily, but would be great to have options to set it for a shorter timeframe. 1-4 hours would be my use case. If I need to switch off a plan temporarily, it is usually f... Read more...
- 4Reason for Pausing (with log) in stead of PasswordWhen pausing enter a reason why you need to pause the plan. A log is then created with all the reasons for pausing and how long the pauses took. On top of that a feature could be that this log is sent... Read more...
- 4Customize automatic reset time for "Auto Enable Plan Daily"I'd like to customize the time for the "Auto Enable Plan Daily". Currently it is fixed at only 4:30 AM. I'd like to be able to set it to a custom time which suits my schedule better. I work the night ... Read more...
- 4Make Punishment to Stop the PlanSuggestion: if you can make a money punishment for the stopping plan until plan time is finished. For example: I made a schedule during two months and I try to stop or change it. If there is a money p... Read more...
- 4Allow user to configure FocusMe to run custom apps/files at different points in a plan's lifecycleThis feature would allow desktop users to set up FocusMe plans to automatically open an external app or file at different hook points and conditions in the lifecycle of a plan. Some example scenari... Read more...
- 4Let us edit things that are not cheating on a planBoth on desktop and mobile apps, there are many plan options and settings, that are not editable while plans are set that should be able to be edited. The ideal design should simply gray out option... Read more...
- 4Block file extensionsIt would be nice if there was a feature to allow the blocking of file types or extensions. For example ".txt", or ".pdf", or ".exe"
- 4Scaling random password difficulty with repeated cheatsI would love to have the way to have a scaling difficulty for any consecutive Pauses or Breaks. For example, there will be two fields - Random Characters to Pause Plan : 200 characters - Rand... Read more...
- 4Timers Integrated w/ Bottom Windows TaskbarHave ability to lock timers on bottom windows taskbar. They disappear if put over taskbar currently.
- 4Multiple time limits for a single planWould like to have a way to create multiple time limits for a single plan. I would like to be able to set an hourly and a daily time limit for the same plan (ie 5 mins per hour and 30 mins per day) ... Read more...
- 4Read out current time from serverThe app uses the internal time of the computer, this allows for changing the timezone to unlock a plan that is based on a schedule (or even a fixed amount of time). The only thing that has to be chang... Read more...
- 4In-page/app Keyword BlockingUse regex to scan apps and websites for keywords to block. If you do, I also request that this feature be whitelistable. For example, you might spend too much time watching cat videos, so you might wa... Read more...
- 4Delayed Random Char PasswordFor increased plan security, there should be an option for a plan to be protected by random character password, but instead of it showing you the password immediately, you can set a delay time before ... Read more...
- 4preloaded plans by default on Android pleasepreloaded plans by default on Android please
- 4Cyrillic characters supportI ask you to add support for Cyrillic characters to your program. At the moment these characters are not supported and I cannot put stop words on Cyrillic. Cyrillic characters are the Russian alphabet... Read more...
- 4Blocks internet after closing sites for 3-5 times in a rowPrevents further attempts in accessing a blocked site ones block internet is triggered due to multiple blocking/accessing of a blocklisted site.
- 4Redirect blocked pages to a specified url instead of closing the tabI whitelisted a couple of pages and would like to redirect to a notion.so page where I have these listed.
- 4no new tabs or appsHi FocusMe, I've really enjoyed using FocusMe for the past year. Thank you for the great app! Multiple times a day, however, I wish FocusMe had one extra feature: a plan that allows everything... Read more...
- 4Lockout Computer as a punishment feature?The ability to be locked out of the computer as punishment.
- 4Decouple plan protection from active or inactive stateHi 🙂 I'm a big user of forced mode, and I usually set up my plans so that they are in forced mode always except for an inconvenient time window in the week (typically from 6am to 7am on wednes... Read more...
- 4Editable/Custom BlockPageThe ability to change the background colour, logo/picture, and text on the built in BlockPage.
- 3Andoird - Backup frequency and locationThe only suggestion I can give is to save a backup of plans on a server so that we can retrieve from our login credentials and backup to take place after every change or new addition of plans are crea... Read more...
- 3Schedule Mode - Date , CalendarIn schedule mode (where you can choose from "simple timer" "daily/week", "day sequence" and "pomodoro") can you add the Date option? It will be like "Da... Read more...
- 3Global Keyboard/Desktop Shortcuts1. Ability to set global keyboard shortcuts for activating Focusme plans (eg: Ctrl+Alt+1 for plan 1 etc.) 2. or ability to create desktop shortcuts for individual Focusme plans (which will further gi... Read more...
- 3Add history of blocked websites/appsIt might be a good idea if we can see a history of blocked websites / apps and which plans caused that to be blocked
- 3Android - Block All Apps that Qualify as a BrowserIt would be a good feature if we are able to do this, block all app that qualifies as browsers. Maybe something we can try to work on in the future?
- 3Disable RegistryCan u add a feature of disabling registry entry like you did the disabling command prompt and command scripts?
- 3File & Folder ProtectionMake it possible for FocusMe to block editing/moving files/folders
- 3Run Pomodoro on Schedule basisI am interested in the Pomodoro plan but need it to only run during business hours during the week
- 3Incentivise ProductivitySo what you could have as an optional feature. Say for example I try 5 times to search for key terms that are blocked, I could have the option to 'punish' myself for doing that by temporarily pausing ... Read more...
- 3Allow user to change the pomodoro count upon starting planSimilar to the complete block, this function would allow one to change the time of the plan without having to go through the whole plan process. That is, if one has a 20/5 plan and doesn't want to cha... Read more...
- 3Zero failure rate function when typing random charactersEnabling a zero failure rate function when typing in the string of characters that would unlock or pause the block would be a game-changer for me. So for example, I had it set up with a string of 2... Read more...
- 3Motivational Phrases when closing tabs and when on computer breakMotivational Phrases when closing tabs and when on computer break.
- 3Add a Holiday Days BudgetIt is frustrating to have a day off of work, and also have to place FocusMe codes for that day. It makes me hate the app. I would like to have a feature that allows me to setup a number of yearl... Read more...
- 3Nested PlansAdd the ability to nest plans into each other The more specific one plan is, the lower level it is. If we add a password to a plan on a higher level, to disable it, it will also disable lower (d... Read more...
- 3Scaling Random Password DifficultyAdd a new field that is called "Scaling Difficulty" That will be a number of characters to add for each new pause For example First pause cost: 200 Random characters Second pause cost: 300 Ran... Read more...
- 3Kill Browser When Accessing a Blocked SiteWhen I open an app that is blacklisted, I have the option of choosing "Kill", which is great. It would be a great feature also to kill the browser when I open a website that is blacklisted?
- 3reset buttonreset button to reset the default settings/preset plans of FocusMe app
- 3Android Picture-In-Picture BlockingMobile Devices have a "Picture-In-Picture" mode, which in the case of YouTube, allows you to watch videos on a "floating window" while having another application running in the foreground. It would be... Read more...
- 3added function: skip time by reductionThere is a function for 'skip time' which quickly zeros out a plan, but could there be added a 'reduce time by....x amount...."? - this would help us using FM for parental control ... Read more...
- 3Full Screen NotificationsIf I have an app in full-screen mode, I hear the audio notification that a break is approaching, but the blue box showing me how long is left doesn't appear. Be helpful if it did.
- 3Delay Break using a HotkeyIt's inconvenient if a break occurs while I'm in the middle of a sentence. It'd be handy to have the option for the Esc key or other key to delay the break by a predetermined amount, su... Read more...
- 3Propose example regex-patters for std situations in allow- and block-listsIt could be helpful to have some complex regex-patterns proposed when blocking and allowing URLs. Such patterns could cover frequent scenarios. E.g. I am using the following pattern to allow google se... Read more...
- 3Add Time - feature for 'timelimit' plansIn the options menu on a plan there is a feature 'skip time'. I would like the analogous feature to 'add time' to a plan - with password protection. With my child's computer, I have many time limit pl... Read more...
- 3Beeminder IntegrationAn integration with Beeminder, similar to the one of Rescuetime, so we can stick even better with our goals !! https://www.beeminder.com/rescuetime
- 3Unlock computer through completed goal outside the house (step count, picture of object/building)Hi, I think it would be an awesome idea to somehow link the phone app to the computer app, and have a feature that allows you to block your computer until you reached your goal outside. The goal coul... Read more...
- 3Allow certain App and/or Site after time Usage of other App and/or WebsiteHi, On my phone i have an app that blocks a website or url on a certain day. To unblock it you have to use an App or Website for a certain time. As an example: On weekdays I have to use the Goog... Read more...
- 3FocusMe Reset Tool ManagementIt seems weird to me that I need to submit a support ticket every time for this. I think it would be great if I could automatically download the unblock from the website, subject to some restrictions ... Read more...
- 3Sync FC between Win/Android & Mac/iphonePlease developan app that will sync the 2 FM apps between the computer & phone w/o having to backup the plan to Dropbox
- 3Limit number of websites openedSometimes it is not some pages in particular that are problematic for procrastination and you might not know in advance the website you will be losing time on. So, It would be great to have a function... Read more...
- 3Harder or more punishing alternatives to typing in random textI'd like for there to be harder or more punishing alternatives than typing in passwords or random text to stop or pause plans. From my years of using Focus Me, I'm getting exceptionally good... Read more...
- 3Auto enable plan dailyHi. I'm a subscribed user for focused on PC and also use it on Android. Can you please add the "auto enable plan daily" function in focusme for Android? It's a very important f... Read more...
- 3option to resize timer, or have the old timer (the rounder, smaller one)Before the latest updates made the timer larger and rectangular, we had the smaller, rounded corners one that fit perfectly in the corner of my screen, between other features in my browser, etc. Now I... Read more...
- 3random character to pauseSo there is already a feature for adding more random characters for unlocking active plans. I would like to suggest a feature where we can also add more random characters for pauses while the plan is ... Read more...
- 3Block any chosen application from access to the internetIt would be a good feature to be able to block the applications that you choose from access to the internet. This would be helpful in the situations where you have an app based web browser or access ... Read more...
- 3Next Day Offset Hours - Option to extend or customize itIt would be nice if the offset hour could be expanded to six in the morning, if it is possible to introduce that change or make it customizable it would be nice
- 2Censorship alternativesMass censorship is being committed by Big tech. Twitter is mass banning accounts, Parler app has been deplatformed by amazon web services and the app store, for example. The Mozilla CEO has implied th... Read more...
- 2Daily Plan ReportTrack how many Pomoderos (say) or other plans you complete per day That'd be good to add extra motivation.
- 2Blocking of Background Apps by 'Application Name/Title/Application IDBe able to use "Application Name", "Title" or "Application ID" options with "Blocking of Background Apps" feature.
- 2Top-up time on a plan‘topping up’ as opposed to pausing plans could be enabled as an alternative (or replacement) of pausing. Topping up encourages ‘sipping’ the extra allocation during the remaining plan period, where... Read more...
- 2Schedule or None end of day window for Protection When Inactive Forced"Would like an opportunity at the end of each working day to make modifications to a Schedule Mode plan (websites/apps open 1 hour mornings, open lunch, open evenings, blocking during working day) that... Read more...
- 2Use more MacOS UI patterns, fewer Windows patterns, especially with alertsOne thing I'd like to see improved the the alert style. It would be really nice if FocusMe used the built in Notifications of MacOS. Part of the reason is that FocusMe shows alerts in the lower right,... Read more...
- 2Closing program via process.Can you program the app to close programs via their process? So it closes them in the same way you would if you opened task manager and right clicked end task / process. I ask because some programs ge... Read more...
- 2Block page that saves previous urlFor example, if you're watching a movie on Youtube and don't want to re-find it after work. The Leechblock extension for Chrome does this - when a site is blocked, it takes you to a block page with a ... Read more...
- 2Delayed unlock featureFor this example I set the delay for unlock at 5 minutes. So I am doing work, I am distracted and somehow decide to deactivate the plan. But... now I have to wait 5 minutes. The good news is that it i... Read more...
- 2delay program executionDelay the execution of other programs for some hours. For example, I click on the program "Keepass" that I have on my PC then FocusMe will delay the execution of Keepass for some hours.
- 2Time Left Till Break on Mouse OverBasically I keep the system tray icon for easy access to the program to check when my next automatic break is, but it would be nice if that was shown when mousing over the system tray icon. It wouldn'... Read more...
- 2New Automatic Break TypeBasically it would be nice if you could set automatic break system so you could set like "must break 60 minutes between 8 AM and 1 PM". You then would manually trigger your breaks on and off... Read more...
- 2Scheduling System for Automatic BreaksRight now the way things are set up, either I have to have automatic breaks always on, have no password for turning off automatic break so it's easy to disable at the end of the work day AND easy to d... Read more...
- 2Pause/Stop plans on desktop from phoneUsing a webhook or calling a URL with extra parameters to pause/play FocusMe plans on desktop, would take focusMe Customization to next level.
- 2multiple block times during a 24 hr periodyou should allow the ability to have multiple block times during a 24 hr period. say i want to block my child from midnight to 9am, and then again from 5pm to 11:59.
- 2force break after blocking limit reachedif you try to access a blocked app/website multiple times a break will force start for a set duration of time
- 2adding multiple apps to Whitelist (or blacklist) in Pomodoro planhow about either check boxes next to apps to whitelist or blacklist or the ability to hold down the CNTL button and click on multiple apps to white/blacklist instead of one at a time. This is very ti... Read more...
- 2Timelimit Rules - specify which days of weekon pg 4/6 in the plan creation with Rule Type Timelimit - when it asks when to apply the timelimit - it asks 'hour/day/week/month' - I would like to see a feature that says if 'Day' is chosen - you ca... Read more...
- 2Block sound from different tabsExample 1: When listening to a Youtube video. If closing tabs that are not in focus is currently in the works, could we probably block sounds coming from it instead?
- 2Add additional Timelimit FrequencyThe current time limit period is per hour, per day, per week, and per month. Would be great to have more such as every 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 hours interval. This way one can set an allowed time limit ... Read more...
- 2No longer allow the deactivation of plans with Temporary Reset Tool Ouvrir dans Google Traduction CommentairesI suggest that you send us a code to deactivate the plans instead of sending us the Temporary Reset Tool and allow FocusMe to automatically activate the plans 10 minutes after stopping the plans. I no... Read more...
- 2Tweak blocking Facebook but not messengerI have it set to block Facebook during specific times (so that I'm not surfing the newsfeeds), but I often get messenger requests that are critical to the time frame (business associates if we�... Read more...
- 2Compatibility with SPIN Safe BrowserMake the mobile version of Focus Me be able to block sites in SPIN. I know it sounds a bit odd, but the thing is, SPIN doesn't filter youtube nor facebook, wich are potentially big time eaters.
- 2Send/export log file to support via button from the FocusMe AppTo save a list of closed tabs and or apps so we can debug/audit what happened. This would also be great for you guys in support - just ask the customer the log/data and get to know what is going on. ... Read more...
- 2Scheduled Timelimit for Different DaysI want a plan that limits how much an application is used in a day, but I want that limit to be different on different days. I suggest a feature - that in the Rule Type -Timelimit, on step 4/6 plan cr... Read more...
- 2Block "Create a New User Account" in WindowsWhile Forced Mode has been great so far, it can be easily bypassed by creating a new user account. I request you look into this. Many thanks!
- 2Block sound in background tabs - or block also forbidden background tabsWhen a browser tab is open but another tab is in the foreground, the first mentionned, background tab can still produce sound. Like this, music-addicted people can cheat themselves by leaving the soun... Read more...
- 2Multiple time limit rulesWould be great to have the option to apply multiple time limit rules to the same plan. So that I can limit access if I've gone beyond 3 minutes per hour or 12 minutes per day
- 2Allow one screen display only, block distracting other tabs, apps, programs etc.Would be great to allow the depiction of only one screen (for instance a presentation you need to follow, document you need to study etc.) and block changing of the browser, open an additional tab, op... Read more...
- 2Url block detectionIt would be great to have a function that allows for blocking websites by url detection. For example if an url has the word "game" in it all websites with the word "game" in their... Read more...
- 2User-friendly "quick" timespan blockingCurrently you can set up a timer under the "Quick" mode or you can block timespans from days of the week under the "Daily/Week" mode. The timespan you set for a given day of the we... Read more...
- 2change week start daythe week starts in the focusme app on Sunday. We should be able to change it, for example, to start on Monday or another day.
- 2License RetrievalOption or link from the online account page to be available so license key is sent automatically to customers email.
- 2Whitelist in androidIn android version of focusme , Make a feature to whitelist websites in browser apps
- 2feature to view all schedules for active blocksI want to click on any of the active blocks and be able to see a full schedule and the last day. Really really strange you are missing that very basic feature despite FM being the best in the market
- 2FM notification before starting a specific app/site asking to limit the usage time.Imagine you haven't created a block schedule, and you open your favourite game. Before the game starts you get a small window from FM asking if you would like to limit the time you want to spend ... Read more...
- 2Block PauseImagine playing some multiplayer game, and right in the middle of the battle FM closes the game - so frustrating. If there was an option in settings where you could just tell FM to offer a pause for a... Read more...
- 2Auto-enable Plan After Each BootI´d like to suggest a feature: I love the “auto-enable daily” feature, but it would be very helpful to me if there would also be an “auto-enable a plan after each boot”.
- 2Postpone pool option instead of activation limitI'd like there to be the option to set a postpone "pool" of minutes. So for example, if I set a pool of 60 minutes, when I postpone, I can choose up to 60 minutes, but whatever I choose... Read more...
- 2Single plan with different Stop conditionsHi I have a use case. I have a single plan which i want to have different STOP conditions based on time of the day. ] For e.g. between 10pm and 6am it should be 96 random characters or Forced ... Read more...
- 2Adding custom audio or text to messages.Make it so that users can upload their own sound effects and change the default text that displays when a plan starts. I love using FocusMe for its Pomodoro timers but I don't want the pop-up mes... Read more...
- 2Optional time limit for entering the random passwordHi, I like using the random password to protect me from stopping my plans, but I'm an IT person, so typing weird characters is way too easy and I get used to doing it. It would be great if there... Read more...
- 2External Management via API or SDLI would like to change the plan or something of focusMe programmatically using an API or SDK. This is to automatically 'add playtime minutes' using code after being productive based on exte... Read more...
- 2Block internet access without blocking the PCIt would be great to focus on a task without the distraction of the internet. There is a plan that does this, however, it blocks your PC and renders it unusable for the duration of the plan. �... Read more...
- 2Entering entire black lists from the internetThe ability to find and add in large blacklists of social media and other websites would save many hours of hard work and distractions
- 2Delay pomodoro startHi there! I think it would be really great if there was an option to "delay start" when using the Pomodoro timing mode, like there is in the regular timer.
- 1Plan Notification for Websites AccessedI'm wondering if there's a way to know when a plan's time allowed is counting down. For example, some of my plans have over 100 websites and counting. As the result, when I visit a webs... Read more...
- 1FocusMe in Spanish LanguageIs it possible to put FocusMe in Spanish? Would be great if we have that option to change the language.
- 1Variable Pomodoro per setPrimarily I use the Pomodoro functionality of the program, but I’ve always missed the option to change the number of pomodoros until a long break. ‘ Every four pomodoros will earn you a longer brea... Read more...
- 1Setup pre-loaded list for more categoriesWe need to have the functionality like parental control apps have: To load preloaded list of websites belonging to categories like: a. Anime websites b. Movie websites c. Games websites But instea... Read more...
- 1Schedule pomodoro plans to start laterAs far as I know, you can only start them immediately as it is.
- 1Blocking web page by keyword in the textI would love to be able to block a web page from opening by keyword in the text, not just in the title e.g. I more or less never want to see anything about Trump ever again, so I would love to be a... Read more...
- 1Include Focus time in Statistics'Focus time' to be shown in Statistics. Focus time - shows a how long the app/website have been 'visible' (vs not visible)
- 1Smoother adding of blacklisted keywords / apps / URLsIt would be very helpful if it was possible to add blacklisted keywords and websites/apps to a plan which is already active, without the need to stop it. In order to keep improving a plan (e.g. by add... Read more...
- 1Block All Websites Except White List by Title Using RegExI have tried setting to block all websites and then white listing a website by title using Regex on Chrome. However, not all websites were blocked that did not fit the RegEx parameter.
- 1Block All Apps Except Specific White Listed Apps and White Listed Folder Locations (Windows)I tried Blocking all apps and white listing the apps and folder locations that I wanted to access. It did not allow me to access the folders white listed. All folders were blocked. When I had the whit... Read more...
- 1Android - 1 Minute ToleranceVery important: for example, I use an app, and it sends me for a link outside (like my password manager), and then I pop back in, then it says it is locked because I launched it again. I just visited ... Read more...
- 1Plan Wizard Setup PageThis is a minor very thing, but I think it would be convenient if the step/page graphic in the Focus Plan Wizard was clickable to allow you to quickly jump to any page, instead of having to click back... Read more...
- 1Google Classroom Supportblocks that support Google Classroom, where students publish comments, links, or share documents including videos from YouTube.
- 1Delayed Pausing/Stop/Whitelisting Feature Requestset timeframe (maybe an hour or so) after the change (modification to a plan) was made before it actually took effect.
- 1Prevent new windows 10 installation from USB/diskThe biggest weakness for all PC'S (not focusme) is you can reinstall windows 10 from a USB/disk and completely remove focusme and all its settings which defeats the object. I know there is not mu... Read more...
- 1Warning feature automatic plan startsWarning feature for automatic plans to give out a reminder (pop-up) before the plan starts (ex. 5 minutes before starting)
- 1Master password toggle switch inside plansWhen using FM for a parental control function, you are almost always setting up plans to using passwords - for start and stop, and for pausing. When setting up the plan - there are several places you... Read more...
- 1Android System AppsI would like to be able to block system applications on my android phone. Can u please bring this feature into focus me app soon?
- 1Allow us to see which machines we installed FM onI would like to be able to check which machines I installed FM on (to keep track of my licenses) and unauthorize/deregister the installation on computers that I had gotten rid of.
- 1Hide Blacklist DetailsHide block list details while plans are running. Useful if you don't want other users to know what web sites you find distracting.
- 1Synchronize breaks between Desktop and AndroidI find that I habitually start using my phone whenever my desktop goes onto a break. It might be a good idea to Synchronize the breaks between desktop and mobile.
- 1New menubar Icon for the AppCan we have a new icon for the app in menubar or a choice there. There are many apps that provide multiple choices for how one wants the menu bar icon to look like. For example Bartender app provides ... Read more...
- 1Autoclose FocusmeI had a feature suggestion. I use your program for parental controls. Oftentimes, I go in to focusme and forget to close focusme, especially because I go in and out of the program a lot. I have a ... Read more...
- 1Suggestion: make the timer box biggerperhaps a 2"x 3" box or larger. the current one can sometimes get 'lost' on the screen. Thanks for considering
- 1Support Using Internal Clock for Launch limit and Scheduled PlansTo be able to schedule a plan and use the launch limit feature using the internal clock of our machine.
- 1Enlarge Pomodoro TimerMake the box bigger, perhaps a 2"x 3" box or larger. the current one can sometimes get 'lost' on the screen. Thanks
- 1Break Up the option Add to Allowlist for Applications and WebsitesBreak up or have an option to break up Add to Allowlist protection into two separate options. This way you could disable adding new applications and allow adding websites with random characters.
- 1Dissenter Browser Compatibility & SupportAllow this browser to be used with Focus.me
- 1Block unsupported browsers (Android)There are many browsers that evade most parental control apps. If a browser is unsupported by FocusMe, it should be blocked by default.
- 1Block NotificationThe suggestion I would make is that when an application or website gets blocked, the pop-up notification is rather loud and large. If you can make a smaller and a more appealing pop up notification th... Read more...
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- 1Quality of life improvements (multiple) for context menu.Hi, I recently started using the program, which is great, but I wish there were a few more things in it. The way I use it is the following: I allow myself to work between the time period of 6am to ... Read more...
- 1Parental Control Master PasswordAs a parent using FM for my child - I am using the same custom password on all plans and in all places. In creating a plan I have to type that password MANY times (for active, inactive, pausing, allow... Read more...
- 1Additional Mode of Payment in IndiaPlease get payments that are done in India if you guys want to get your software to the next level. Please use other methods such as Paytm or PhonePe which are very popular across India. Please try th... Read more...
- 1forced during breakI'd like to be unable to deactivate my forced plan during a pomodoro break. I currently can wait for a break and end the plan altogether.
- 1Android - Auto upadate app versionWill you make it that it automatically upgrades the version on our Android smartphones?
- 1Statistics for Plan duration and status changeStatistics for plans, such as how long a plan is active and time stamps for when a plan is active or inactive. I'm using FocusMe with an accountability partner and want to be able to send them th... Read more...
- 1Extend Force Scheduled PlansOption to extend the active force plan's end date rather than waiting for the plan to end and make changes to its end date. This will make sure the plan is continuous.
- 1Live pause any plan that blocks the computer completelyI like the new forced breaks from the computer option, which I use to impose a 15 minute break once an hour, BUT the 'Pause' option for that must be available when the computer is blocked, n... Read more...
- 1Code Required to Install/launch the temporary reset toolPerhaps the quit program could require a code that's freshly generated on the website each time I request it? Perhaps you could have FM itself be unlockable by website-generated code without the ... Read more...
- 1Transparent Menu IconOption to changing the menu icon to have a transparent background — the current opaque white is distracting?
- 1Mac: Provide shortcut key to bring FocusMe app to the front.The Mac app doesn't respect the standard convention for app switching of `cmd-tab`. This means that when you are making any changes at all to plans or the settings, if you need to refer to any ot... Read more...
- 1Set the 'start with computer' setting to true when plans are activeThis would be useful, as if you set plans going and then realise you forgot to do this, you can't change it without stopping all the plans. That means all you need to do to get round your plans i... Read more...
- 1Block Method Send Home to Send ToChange the block method "send home" to "send a specify website (the website we define in the FocusMe instead of the homepage we set in browser)"
- 1Customized break notification needed!I set break 5 min every 30 min daily, about 19 micro breaks per day, FocusMe will automatically notice me every 5min, 2min, 1min before the break, so I will receive about 57 notification every day, it... Read more...
- 1Protect Clipboard Advanced settingI would like more options when it comes to the Protect Clipboard feature. It would be helpful if you could choose which URl and title words you would like to block. At the current moment if you turn o... Read more...
- 1Better support for usage on between multiple monitors of different resolution/dpiThere appears to be a glitch when transfering the focusme window between different montors of different sizes where the application tends to break and go blue while becoming unusable. I have a lenovo... Read more...
- 1FocusMe for TradersI am looking for something simple that always display over my trading screen as a Buttons with only one response (Blocked the site for the Day or 6 hrs) So that my booked profit don't go away.�... Read more...
- 1Postpone a block doesn't shorten itI'd like postponing a block period to postpone the entire period, not just the start time, so that you still have the full block period once it starts. I.E. if you postpone a 60 minute block p... Read more...
- 1Limit number of screen unlocks/screen time on AndroidI'd to be able to limit the number of times I unlock my phone, rather than any specific app, and the amount of time spent with my phone open instead of the amount of time spent on a specific app.... Read more...
- 1Ability to add to an already enabled blocklistlets say I've forgotten something on an already active blocklist (unless there's a way around it) I need to make a new rule and block said application or website separately, I'd like th... Read more...
- 1Disable rename ability for .exe already on block listId like the ability to either block being able to edit an filename.exe which is already blocked, and if this isnt possible... Have focus me block the directory or keep track of the changed filename an... Read more...
- 1"Categories" to be able to see various apps/websites combinedMany times we use various apps/websites in combination to do our tasks. Or we use multiple gaming/entertainment apps. Allowing the users to define categories and add specific apps/websites into those ... Read more...
- 1Bedtime timerMy bedtime varies wildly for reasons(TM) and I often fiddle when I should be sleeping. I'd like a plan option where you could make a plan that you'd activate, it would wait a set amount of t... Read more...
- 1Add an option to disable the built-in 5 minutes inactivity timerHi, I submitted a ticket this week about an issue where my time limit plans weren't working properly when I'm in a certain situation (don't want to necessarily explain what is is to no... Read more...
- 1fedora linux supportThe FAQ says that linux is supported, but when installing, there is a little text that says that only ubuntu, pop!_os, and mint are supported. As I'm using fedora, I'm currently unable to us... Read more...
- 1Share custom plans anonymouslyThere's a lot of work that goes into making a plan watertight. But if users could share plans then that would save hours of distraction and finding loopholes. It would all be anonymous of course.... Read more...
- 1DNS Filtering FeatureWhat if there was a feature that filtered out unwanted content from your search results enabling you to browser the web at ease. If FocusMe created a DNS filtering system with ... Read more...
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- 1Time Limit plan type also counts down tabs not in focus.The Time Limit plan type for websites only counts down when you're actively on the selected sites. The timer doesn't countdown when the tab is open but not in focus, such as when you're on a different... Read more...
- 1Schedule Nmode - Calendar-like Time Selectora less hidden, calendar-like time selector would be much more intuitive to use. This is from an IT architect - which means I am really familiar with UIs, APIs etc. .
- 1Frame Drop in GameI face issue, When the focusMe run in the background and I play the game, the game frame keeps drop again and again. Please help with this issue.
- 1One Click/Push Button Function:Being able to with a push of a button block newly installed apps Being able to with a push of a button block you from creating any new accounts on the computer
- 1Block Login ItemsHello! There should be a setting under system to block the Login Items page in System Settings on macOS, because you can remove FocusMe from "Open at Login" and disable "Reclaim Time Ltd" under "Allow... Read more...
- 0Android SchedulingIn the windows app a plan time can be set from 00:00 to 24:00, but in the android app there is no option to set 24:00, only 23:59. It is also a complicated way of setting if you simply want to bloc... Read more...
- 0Support for Google ClassroomPrevent playing/searching for videos in Google Classroom. Students are able to share, search and play videos from Youtube.
- 0Android - Block Applications by Entering Their NamesIf it was possible to block apps in android version by just entering the apps names, just like windows version, it would be so perfect. Because in android version, the apps could be entered in black l... Read more...
- 0Plan export for purpose of supportI see that most times you are having problems with a particular plan, support needs you to send screenshots of each of the pages of the plan so they can see what is going on. A good feature would be s... Read more...
- 0Auto Update FocusMe AppOption to enable auto update aside from manually checking for updates and installing latest version. App will notify update is currently being installed once new release is available.
- 0Break up Activation Key and Random Characters with a hyphenYour Activation Keys are 32 characters long, as far as I can tell. Microsoft used to use 25 character license keys. Putting aside the difference in the number of characters, you really should break yo... Read more...
- 0Button to generate/log fileOption to gather log file within FocusMe without stopping the plan or exiting the app.
- 0Edit plan in active statusFeature to edit plan names and add more sites at once with plan in active status.
- 0Idle DetectionFocusMe does not automatically detect if a computer is idle and pause the timers. A user could come back to their PC to find a forced break running and not be able to use their PC. Also two separate b... Read more...
- 0Android - Block keywords and protect App with a passwordCan you please add the feature to block "keyword"..... Like if I enter a specific keyword then window be blocked like it blocks website ..... It's gonna be really helpful to a lot of... Read more...
- 0Random Locking FeatureThis will suddenly lock the computer without any warning for a selectable time range. For example: lock the computer rarely/sometimes/often for a short/middle/long period of time which will not be sho... Read more...
- 0Block add new user or log into new userI seem to remember Focusme having this function a long time ago, but now I can't find it. Was this abandoned? I created a new user profile for videogames and that was a mistake.
- 0Pause Notification/CountdownI would like to be able to constantly see on the screen how long till a block starts, can be a tiny bubble like I have on my smartphone from another app. Now if I pause for example 15 minutes, I have ... Read more...
- 0FocusMe Extension to Read Website TitleRequest the ability for the FocusMe extension to read website titles and also adding an option that enforcers installing the extension on the browser, otherwise blocking everything.
- 0Barter RelaxationMeaning, for every x minutes I spend actively using app a, I am allowed y minutes using app b. Example, I want to be able to play ten minutes of CoD mobile on my phone, but only if I've spent ... Read more...
- 0Delayed Focus Block ChangesI’ve got an idea that could really improve user experience when modifying focus block settings. Right now, strict protections on focus blocks require users to turn off the entire block to make even mi... Read more...
- 0Block Newly Installed AppsI recommend adding a "newly installed apps blocking feature" in the plans so if there is a newly installed app it will be blocked and get added to the blocked apps list and anyone can easily remove th... Read more...
- 0Plans that execute commands (Conditional Logic)TimeLeft- either at the beginning of a Pomodoro or at the end. I have TimeLeft reminders set up at each end of a Pomodoro: At the beginning, I have a reminder that calls Microsoft Team chat to see... Read more...
