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Locked In▲247
Get twice done in half the time
2025
2
I Can't Fucking Decide▲248
The dumbest most effective solution to your indecisiveness.
2016
3
Session▲252
Pomodoro timer w/ distraction blocking, journal & analytics
2020
4
Productiv.▲244
Reclaim your  focus with distraction-free work routine
2024
5
DistractaGone▲135
Work distraction-free with your phone locked up.
2016
6
Focus▲221
A Mac app to block distracting websites
2014
7
Focus Session by SyncTasks▲132
A distraction-free mode for your tasks
Oct 2025
8
Sit.▲101
Sit down and do nothing.
2023
9
Donut Dog▲127
Feed your focus, starve distractions!
2018
10
UnDistracted - Control yourself, stay focused and productive!▲82
Self Control, stay focused and productive.
2016
11
Win The Day for Chrome▲163
Transform your browser to improve focus & boost productivity
2017
12
one elsewhere▲118
Don’t touch. Stay focused.
Jan 2026
13
Driven 2.0▲88
Focus to help you finish your projects.
2019
14
Focus Bear▲168
Block distractions, build habits.
2022
15
LockIn MCP▲116
Let AI block distractions for you when you need to lock in
Jun 2026
16
Sixteen▲160
Your Focus is worth Fighting for
2025
17
NoBrowseForYou▲135
Turn tasks into browsing rewards
2024
18
Deepmode▲92
Block every distraction online.
2019
19
Free Time▲18
Think before you scroll
Jan 2026
20
Dinner Mode▲119
Fast and easy way to disconnect from tech and be mindful.
2015
21
SearchPag.es▲81
Productivity search tool to enhance your focus
2023
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Show HN my christmas project: Focus.app, cut off your Internet so you can focus▲61
2011 · therealfocusapp.com
23
Focus Ticker▲35
Treat your focus sessions as startup.
Feb 2026
24AC
A complete re-thinking of the desktop productivity app▲14
We created Slash (https://getslash.co/hn) after realizing that todo list apps are hopelessly broken. They're great at making lists, but offer you no help in crossing them off. In fact, they often create even more stress when you're staring at a list 100 items longs. Slash is a task "do-er" that helps you CRUSH your list by focusing on one task at a time. Quickly enter your tasks, hit 'Start', and the window shrinks down to a small always-on-top window that shows your current task and how long you've been working on it. When you're done, hover over the task name and click…
2019

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