Now in beta

Focus without
the wall

Anchor watches what you're working on, sets itself up from a 2-minute profile, and gives you a gentle nudge when you drift — it never hard-blocks you.

Mac first · iOS following · No subscription in beta

74% focused today

Looks like you drifted

Back to focus 5-min break

Two minutes to set up.
Then it runs itself.

01  Profile

Tell Anchor who you are

Pick a persona — Founder, Freelancer, Student, or a few others. Anchor pre-fills a rule set that matches how you work.

02  Permission

Grant Accessibility once

Anchor reads your frontmost app and window title. One permission, revocable anytime, never touches your files or messages.

03  Go

Start a session and work

Anchor watches silently. If you drift for 30 seconds, a small nudge appears — no alarm, no hard block.

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Context-aware classification

Watches app, window title, and active browser tab URL. Knows the difference between Twitter and a Twitter DM with a client.

Nudge, not a wall

A small floating panel — "Back to focus", "5-min break", or "This is work". One tap and you're back. Never a hard lock.

Honest daily report

Focus ratio, focused vs distracted minutes, nudge count, tasks completed. No streaks turned into guilt. Just data.

Scheduled sessions

Set recurring focus windows — weekday mornings, deep-work blocks. Anchor starts automatically, no manual trigger.

Local-first, private

All data lives on your device. No server, no account required. Window titles and URLs never leave your Mac.

Learns from you

Tap "This is work" once and Anchor remembers forever. Your overrides become permanent rules — no form to fill out.

Mac today. iPhone next.

Available now

Anchor for Mac

Menu bar app. Watches every app and browser tab. Rich context-aware classification via Accessibility API.

  • Frontmost app + window title tracking
  • Browser tab URL (Chrome, Brave, Firefox, Arc, Safari)
  • Nudge panel — non-activating, stays out of your way
  • Scheduled focus sessions
  • 7-day bar chart + streak
  • AFK detection — idle time doesn't count against you
Coming soon

Anchor for iPhone

Built on Apple's Screen Time stack. Works at the app and domain level — no content inspection, by design.

  • App and website shields via Screen Time
  • Custom "nudge not wall" shield copy
  • 5-minute break from the lock screen
  • Shared daily report synced across devices
  • Scheduled sessions via Device Activity

Get early access

Beta is free. No subscription until we ship 1.0. We'll email you when your spot is ready.