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Work · March 24, 2016

Escape

Track all your unnecessary trips to distracting websites

Escape launched on March 24, 2016 with 665 votes, #7 of 4,409 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Escape is a menu bar application for Mac that monitors and tracks visits to distracting websites, helping users understand their browsing habits. Designed for anyone looking to improve productivity, it sits quietly in the menu bar and logs unnecessary trips to time-wasting sites. The app provides visibility into distraction patterns without blocking access, allowing users to make informed decisions about their internet usage.

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From the sources

FocusList is a daily planner & focus app based on Pomodoro technique. It helps you plan your day, stay focused and track your time. The project was initiated by the Pari match development team, who regularly faced time management issues, while the common time trackers available were uninformative and inconvenient. It all starts with planning the day. You wake up, make some coffee and think about what you're doing today. Our daily planner functionality is the best way to keep track of your battle plan for the day. By the way, if you want to save some time working with video - YT to MP4 downloader is the coolest app for YouTube we've ever seen! Pick a task, do it for 25 minutes. Take a 5…from focuslist.co

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