For students
Focus tracking for Students on Mac
Study plans are easy to set and hard to audit. Focus Meter replaces “I studied for four hours” with an actual breakdown: how much was in notes, how much in readings, and how much in YouTube you definitely didn’t watch.
What productive looks like
- Notion / Obsidian / GoodNotes for notes
- Preview / Books for PDFs
- LaTeX / editor / Jupyter for coursework
Common distraction patterns
- YouTube “lectures” that became actual videos
- Reddit / TikTok web micro-breaks
- Discord study rooms that become chat rooms
How Focus Meter helps
No parental-controls feel, no account, no cloud. Focus Meter just gives you an honest study dashboard you own. The weekly digest is a gentle accountability loop — no teacher or parent attached.
Sample Focus Meter breakdown
| App / Site | How to think about it |
|---|---|
| Notion / Obsidian / GoodNotes | Productive — your note surface. |
| Preview / Books / Zotero | Productive — readings and PDFs. |
| YouTube / TikTok | Distracting unless it’s literal coursework. |
| Discord | Neutral — tag honestly based on your study group. |
Built for students on a Mac.
$19 once. No cloud. No account. Track a week and see where your hours actually went.
