Health, home and travel
Focused Work alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
super-productivity/super-productivity★21,388 GitHub starsMIT licenceA desktop task manager with integrated timeboxing, timers, and time tracking integrations.Open on GitHub ↗Splode/pomotroid★5,423 GitHub starsMIT licenceA simple, visually pleasing cross-platform Pomodoro timer with tray support and notifications.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Native iOS/iPad/Mac widgets and Live Activities
- iCloud syncing across Apple devices
- Vision Pro support
- Built-in automatic app/website blocking and Shortcuts-driven automations
- App Store distribution, reviews, and polish
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Focused Work, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.