zen-cli
Close distracting apps in one command on macOS
zen-cli launched on February 22, 2026 with 3 votes, #3,486 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
zen-cli is a macOS focus CLI that quits distracting apps in one command. Run zen to close all apps not on your allow-list and reset your desktop before deep work. Features: - One command to quit all non-allowed apps - Persistent allow-list via zen add / zen remove - Flags: --allow, --allow-only, --disallow - Safe preview with --dry-run and zen list - 100% local, no external data sent - Install: brew install gawasa29/tap/zen-cli
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zen-cli is a macOS-only focus CLI. Run zen to quit running apps that are not in your allow-list, so you can reset your desktop before deep work. It is designed for local-only operation with predictable defaults, and requires Go 1.22+ only when you build from source. brew install gawasa29/tap/zen-cli Build from source git clone https://github.com/gawasa29/Projects.git cd Projects/zen-cli go build -o zen ./cmd/zen sudo install -m 755 zen /usr/local/bin/zen Quick Start Confirm available commands. Preview what would be closed. Run the cleanup. Manage the persistent allow-list. zen --help zen --dry-run zen zen list zen add " Visual Studio Code " zen remove " Ghostty " Features Quits non-allowed…from github.com
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