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Raycast Focus — Stay in flow by blocking distracting apps and websites

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Raycast Focus helps you stay productive by reducing context switching. Set a goal, choose a duration, and pick which apps and websites to block.
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Jordan Amblin
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Hi all! I'm Jordan, Product Designer at Raycast 👋🏻 We’re super excited to be kicking off the new year with our first release, Raycast Focus! This idea was born from one of our Rayday’s, and has since become another invaluable tool to many on the team. Big shout out to @adilrc for tackling this feature head on, and his attention to detail. And to @thomaspaulmann & @petr_nikolaev for riffing and building the early prototype. 👏🏻 Now it’s your turn to set a goal, block out distractions and get more work done in 2025! 💪🏻 Here’s what to expect: 🎯 Set your Goal: This can be a specific task, or a broader aim for the whole day ⏲️ Choose a Duration: Define how long you want to focus for. You can use natural language like “Until 6pm”. 🚫 Block apps & websites: Block out all the distracting apps and websites on your mac that try to pull you away from your focus. You can add websites and apps individually, or select from our set of categories like “Social Media” or “Streaming”. You’re in full control throughout your focus session. So if there’s an urgent Slack message or waiting for code to compile, you can easily snooze the block then jump right back to your work. Check out our quick tutorial to get started with Raycast Focus: https://youtu.be/NZwqx_dS-k0 Enjoy your focus time, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!
Oleksii
@adilrc @thomaspaulmann @petr_nikolaev @jordanamblin Hi Jordan and all Raycast team 👋 I'm so glad to find the Raycast the past year🙌 It was the best all-in-product that I found 🤩 I used this Raycast Focus mode, and it's impressive 🔥 Hope for the next powerful updates Keep in touch 🤝
Bernat Fortet Unanue
@adilrc @thomaspaulmann @petr_nikolaev @jordanamblin It's an amazing new feature/product inside of Raycast. I just wish I could have a set of default apps/websites to block. Or even simpler, to just remember the last set of choices.
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@adilrc @thomaspaulmann @petr_nikolaev @jordanamblin @bernatfortet Thanks for the kind words! It should already remember the last set of choices, but we're also going to explore presets 😊
Business Marketing with Nika
That video is like a short masterpiece movie. One question: Thousands of extensions – what extensions do you mean by this?
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@busmark_w_nika Thanks for the kind words 🔥 Regarding your question, where did you see "Thousands of extensions"? We do have a store for Raycast with thousands of extensions 😊
Business Marketing with Nika
@pernielsentikaer aaa sorry: I referred to the pricing model, there is mentioned https://www.raycast.com/pricing in the bullet points Thousands of extensions – so I was curious what extensions you mean :)
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@busmark_w_nika Makes sense 🙂 We have a built-in store in Raycast, but you can also view extensions here: https://www.raycast.com/store 🙂
Justin Rosales
That video was unbelievable. Hats off to the marketing and creative team. This feature is invaluable 🎯
Pedro Duarte
Maker
@godsgotvision Thanks Justin, appreciate it!
Reony T
Look forward to seeing this evolve! Now I can use one less app just for my Focus pomodoro/sessions! Congrats, and the video is fantastic! 🧘
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@megaroeny We're already exploring new ideas, so let's make 2025 a really productive year with less context switching 🔥
Tem Nugmanov
In-fucking-credible addition to already one of my favorite apps! I used to this with a duct taped solution of OneSec + Ochi + Focus Mode but it got annoying and never stuck. I can feel that THIS IS IT!
Pedro Duarte
Maker
@temirlan This is the one. Let us know how you get on with it.
Dan Pierce
This is the best focus feature for Mac I've ever used. I've already used Raycast for opening app, translation, AI chat, create reminder into Apple reminder, keep my display awake and check my schedule, and with the addition of Focus, it's become an app I can't live without.
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@d41 Thanks a lot for your nice comment and continuous support 🔥
Dineshan
Launching soon!
Ability to set goals, block distractions, and customize focus sessions with natural language commands feels like the perfect blend of features i,am looking for. Congrats on the launch
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@dineshan_sithamparanathan Thanks for your support 🔥
James Cooper
I think this product is quite good and can help improve work efficiency. Does it have task management features? And is it only available on Mac?
Thomas Paul Mann
Maker
@focusaur I use Raycast Notes (https://raycast.com/notes) to write down my weekly/daily todos.
Jason Shanks
2023 was a big leap in productivity thanks to speeding up or skipping more and more context switching thanks to Raycast. 2024 brought Raycast AI and not only brought me a side kick coder of sorts but the fastest reference tool, I’ve 10X my knowledge in the shortest time. 2025 kicks off with this highly polished Focus Session functionality. To the 🌝🚀
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@elxr Let's make 2025 even more productive. Thanks for your support 🔥
Michiel Westerbeek
Awesome feature! Would be great if you could also set a slack status while in focus mode.
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@happylinks1 thanks for your kind words 🫶 We're going to explore ways to interact with extensions like the one you mentioned (because that would be really awesome for sure)
Sergey Korobyin
I dreamed about such feature, great job guys It would also be great to switch the focus mode on a MacBook, launch shortcuts or extension commands, and update the status in Slack at the start of a focus session
Pedro Duarte
Maker
@sergey_korobyin Thanks! Good idea!
Shivam Singh
Damn! The video + The website design ++ The product +++ can't wait for it to launch for windows. Congrats on the launch!
Pedro Duarte
Maker
@whatshivamdo Thanks!
Zachary Wilkerson
I love the design and simplicity, not to mention the stellar advert. Any plans to make this available for mobile? I already have a physical solution (Brick) that does something similar to this. If you did give us a mobile version, what would @Raycast offer that Brick does not that would push me to make the switch?
Alex Salas-Wardman
Unreal video for this! Downloading now as it's feeling almost impossible to fully focus on one thing at a time these days
Thomas Paul Mann
Maker
@alsal enjoy focusing!
Cam Pak
This came at such a perfect time. Thank you! I feel more focused and happy. Easy to use, too!
Thomas Paul Mann
Maker
@campak Let's make it a good 2025 and get stuff done.
Liam Monaghan
The ability to block both apps and websites is awesome. Usually you'd have to use 2+ tools to accomplish just that. Great job @Raycast team!
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@raycast @liam_monaghan Great to hear! Do you miss anything? 🎯
Liam Monaghan
@raycast @pernielsentikaer Nothing so far. I think I'm experience a bug or too when it comes to blocking websites when focusing though.
Per Nielsen Tikær
Maker
@raycast @liam_monaghan Feel free to send an email to feedback@raycast.com so we can figure out what's going on 🙂
Isabella Wilson
A great solution for people with ADHD, grats! @Raycast
Bon
Raycast will be an all-in-one app!
Sean Lim
Brilliant feature. Just what I was looking for in a focus timer, and it integrates perfectly with Raycast which is a key part of my workflow now. Hats off to the team at Raycast for the awesome work again!
Thomas Paul Mann
Maker
@francescod_ales Let us know how it goes!