A free Mac App. Tell it what you're doing, and it keeps you focused. You can't quit or get off task until the time is up (literally).
100% free · No account · No subscription · macOS 13 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Most blockers are easy to switch off. Lucid isn't. It locks in, judges what's on screen against your goal, and makes you earn every exception.
Pick 15 minutes to 4 hours. Once it starts, it can't be turned off until the timer ends, even if you restart your Mac.
Pick 15 minutes to 4 hours. Once it starts, it can't be turned off until the timer ends, even if you restart your Mac.
Lucid judges what's on screen against your goal. A lecture on YouTube stays open. A random video gets closed.
Need something that got blocked? Explain why. Lucid only opens it if the reason holds up, and only for that purpose.
Life happens. You get one emergency quit per day. Use it wisely.
Lucid checks the app name, window title, and page address. It never takes screenshots or reads what's on the page.
About two minutes, one time. Then Lucid lives in your menu bar.
Open Lucid.dmg from your Downloads and drag Lucid into the Applications folder.
Open it from Applications. If macOS says it can't verify the developer, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
Lucid asks for Accessibility access so it can see which window you're in. Turn on Lucid in System Settings.
You'll see "Lucid added a background item." Leave it on. That keeps Lucid running through restarts and force quits.
Lucid lives in your menu bar at the top right of your screen, not in the Dock.
Choose a length, then type what you're working on, like "Study linear algebra for Friday's exam."
The first time Lucid checks a tab, macOS asks whether Lucid can control Safari, Chrome, or Arc. Click Allow.
Distracting tabs close and distracting apps hide. Need something? Pick it under Request access to and explain why.
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