How FocusMe Works

Create boundaries, stay focused, and continuously
improve with a system designed around your goals.

  • Website & App Blocking
  • AI Productivity Coach
  • Flexible Focus Plans

How it works, step by step

Every FocusMe plan is built the same way: say what to block, when, and how strict. The wizard walks you through it in four steps, and Quick Setup on first run builds your first plans from two questions. The Plan Library has ready-made plans for social media, games, news, study and sleep if you would rather start from one of those.

What to block

Type a site, click a ready-made list (Social Media, News, Video Streaming, Messaging, Gaming), or block every site except the ones you allow. Switch to the Applications tab for apps and games: pick from what is installed, or type a name. A path such as youtube.com/shorts blocks one part of a site and leaves the rest open.

Step 1, What to block: the Websites tab with a block list

When it runs

A Quick Timer for the next hour. A Weekly Schedule that runs itself: 9 to 5 on weekdays, or 11pm to 7am every night. A Pomodoro cycle. A Multi-Day Plan for exam week. Each interval can block outright, allow a time budget, allow a few short sessions, or enforce a screen break.

Step 2, When it runs: a weekly schedule on the timeline

How strict

Unlocked blocks just the same, but stopping is one click. Gentle Guidance asks for five random characters: a decision, not a reflex. Firm but Flexible adds a wait and three pauses a day. Lock it Down means 25 characters typed perfectly, then a wait, and no pauses. Enforced Mode, under Customize, means the plan runs to its end and can only be made stricter.

Step 3, How strict: the four presets

Review and go

One page shows what the plan blocks, when it runs and what it takes to stop it. Click Create & Enable and it starts. Blocked sites show the FocusMe block page in every browser; a blocked app closes the moment it opens, with a message that says which plan did it.

Step 4, Review: the plan summary before it is enabled

Then see what changed

Activity shows active time per app and site, the distractions blocked and the time reclaimed, for today or the last seven days. Tasks keeps a to-do list beside your plans. The AI Coach reads your week and suggests concrete changes to your plans, applied in one click.

The Activity tab: last 7 days, active time, distractions blocked

Block what distracts you

Block websites, apps, keywords, or categories
accross 15+ browsers.

Need stricter control? Use Whitelist Mode
to allow only what you need.

Choose how you want to focus

Different plans for different needs. You’re in control.

Block

Completely block
distractions.

Time Limits

Set daily
or hourly budgets.

Session Limits

Limit launches and
enforce breaks.

Screen Breaks

Step away and
recharge.

Add protection when it matters

Stay committed to the boundaries you set with powerful protection options.

Password
Protection

Keep your plans
secure.

Random
Challenges

Answer random
questions to make changes.

Enforced
Mode

Stricter protection for
deep focus.

Accountability
Partners

Invite someone to keep you
accountable.

Password
Protection

Keep your plans
secure.

Random
Challenges

Answer random
questions to make changes.

Enforced
Mode

Stricter protection for
deep focus.

Accountability
Partners

Invite someone to keep you
accountable.

Schedule your focus

Build a routine that works for you.
Create schedules, cycles, and
programs that fit your life.

Browse the Plan Library and start
with proven setups.

Turn goals into habits

Manage tasks, build streaks, and create recurring routines
inside FocusMe.

Stay focused and track progress in one place.

FocusMe goals and progress on a phone

Improve every week

Your AI Coach analyzes your progress
and gives you clear insights and
actions that help you grow.

Work across all your devices

Your plans sync automatically across all your devices.

Run multiple plans simultaneously and track your
progress with detailed insights.

FocusMe on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Android
  • iOS

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