Effortless – Stay focused and beat procrastination on your Mac
Download Effortless by Julian Pulgarin on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Effortless.
Effortless – Stay focused and beat procrastination on your Mac launched on April 16, 2018 with 16 votes, #796 of 2,753 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
In plain words
Effortless is a Mac menu bar app designed to help users stay focused by managing one task at a time. It provides a simple plaintext to-do list, displays the current task in the menu bar, and includes a countdown timer to track planned work duration for each task. The app is built for Mac users who want straightforward productivity without complexity.
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From the sources
I’ve used every ToDo, GTD, Pomo____, Kanban, ranging from very simple to extremely convoluted. When I opened the app, my instinct was to monkey around in the preferences and make connections to my calendar and email. Needless to say, all of that effort was not required. Yet Effortless does every single thing you need it to do, so you can be effective. And nothing else. And for the first time, my time estimates are more meaningful and quantifiable. Thank you thank you thank you so much to the developer(s)? I assume that’s Julian Pulgarin. Bravo. I’ve used every ToDo, GTD, Pomo____, Kanban, ranging from very simple to extremely convoluted. When I opened the app, my instinct was to monkey…from itunes.apple.com
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