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FocusMe is a desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that blocks distracting websites, applications, or your entire computer on a schedule you control — and makes it as hard as you like to talk yourself out of it.

The Plans tab — FocusMe's main window

Whether you need to protect deep work, limit social media, take regular screen breaks, or set up parental controls, FocusMe gives you the tools to make it stick.

What Can FocusMe Do?

Block Websites

Block specific sites like Reddit or TikTok, or block every website except the ones on your allowed list.

Block Applications

Block any desktop application — games, messaging apps, browsers, or anything else that pulls your attention.

Set Time Limits

Give yourself a daily budget of distraction time (say, 30 minutes of social media) and let FocusMe enforce it.

Enforce Screen Breaks

Lock the screen at regular intervals to protect your eyes and prevent burnout.

Lock Yourself Out

Pick a protection preset from a gentle nudge to a full lock-down, so stopping a plan takes a real decision.

See Where Your Time Goes

The Activity tab shows your active time, the distractions FocusMe blocked, and weekly recaps.

How Plans Work

Everything in FocusMe revolves around plans. A plan decides what gets blocked, and when. You build one in a four-step wizard, and every step answers a single question: A final Review step summarises the plan before you click Create & Enable. You can run as many plans as you like at once. One plan can block social media during work hours while another enforces a screen break every 45 minutes.
Too many choices? Quick Setup asks two questions and builds plans for you, and the Plan Library has ready-made plans for the common battles. See the Quick Start.

A Tour of the Sidebar

Below the tabs you’ll find Login (or Logout once signed in), Docs, Helper, and Quit. While you are on a trial, Upgrade and Activate appear here too.

Supported Platforms

A browser addon for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and other Chromium- and Gecko-based browsers works alongside the desktop app for the most accurate website blocking. See Browser Extension.

Next Steps

Install FocusMe

Download and set up FocusMe on your computer.

Quick Start

Get your first plan running in a few minutes.

Plans Overview

Understand the Plans dashboard and the anatomy of a plan.

Plan Protection

Choose how hard it should be to bypass a plan.