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24 alternatives to Hocus Focus
A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows
Hocus Focus is a Mac menu bar utility that automatically hides inactive application windows to reduce desktop clutter and minimize distractions. Users can configure when windows hide—after a set time period, when… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hocus Focus launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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HocusFocus▲94Switch focus across displays just by hovering
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
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Hush▲142Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing
Feb 2026 · poteam.pro · its alternatives →
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Bartender▲616Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
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Noise-cancelling for your screen now with cursor shake
Dec 2025 · monocle.heyiam.dk · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…
Apr 2026 · boringbar.app · its alternatives →
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Fader▲90Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically
Apr 2026 · eythor.com · its alternatives →
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MenubarX▲474A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
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Automated privacy for macOS screen sharing
2025 · stealthly.app · its alternatives →
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TopNotch▲271Makes the new MacBook Pro notch disappear like a Ninja
2021 · topnotch.app · its alternatives →
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Quitter for Mac▲280Automatically hide or quit apps after periods of inactivity
2016 · marco.org · its alternatives →
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Look Up for Mac▲269Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →
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Backdrop for Mac▲129Focus on one window at a time. Hide everything else.
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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AudioPriorityBar▲217Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Focused Task▲121Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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