Changelog

The changelog covers recent changes made to Focus (download the latest release).

1.14 — April 23, 2022

A minor release that fixes bugs.

Fixed password unlocking bug
Forcing Focus to use Focus.app to prevent multiple copies from being launched
Added support for Chrome Beta browser
Fixed drag and drop not unblocking sites properly

⇩ Download Focus-1.14.zip

1.13.1 — March 12, 2022

A minor update that fixes various crashes and bugs

Improved efficiency of blocking large lists
Fixes add site regression from 1.13
Fix crashes and bugs

⇩ Download Focus-1.13.1.zip

1.12.2 — July 10, 2021

A minor update that fixes various crashes and bugs

Fix crashes and bugs

⇩ Download Focus-1.12.2.zip

1.12.1 — June 18, 2021

Minor update that expands v1.12 support for Focus to older versions of macOS

Added macOS 10.11 to 10.12 support
See previous major updates for v1.12 if you haven't updated recently

⇩ Download Focus-1.12.1.zip

1.12 — June 11, 2021

A major update that adds support for macOS Big Sur, M1, Microsoft Edge, Brave Beta, and much more!

Added macOS Big Sur support
Added M1 support
Added new preference panel to easily customize the menubar
Changed application blocking to use the more secure bundleIdentifier rather than application path
Added command-line interface to manage distracting websites and applications
Fixed force quitting applications like Microsoft Outlook
Added Microsoft Edge and Brave beta browser support
Fixed login bug with spacing around license or email
Fixed not using local time format bug
Fixed regex blocking issue
Fixed many other small bugs

⇩ Download Focus-1.12.zip

1.11 — October 09, 2019

A major update that adds support for macOS Catalina and the Brave browser

Added macOS Catalina support
Added Brave browser support
Fixed Firefox extension not blocking sites with service workers (like Twitter)

⇩ Download Focus-1.11.zip

1.10.4 — April 01, 2019

Major update that fixes bugs with allow list and pomodoro

Fixed infinite loop issue with Pomodoro Mode and Hardcore Mode
Fixed resuming a pomodoro session with early break
Fixed allowed lists breaking with browser extension (in Firefox)
Fixed so Focus could have multi-week sessions
Fixed bug with allow and block lists not updating when switching between
Fixed bug with drag and drop not respecting hardcore mode
Fixed login to not require Internet every time
Added allowed list exceptions (-domain.com)
Fix a few crashing issues

⇩ Download Focus-1.10.4.zip

1.9.14 — January 30, 2019

A minor update that fixes bugs

Fixed bug with allowed URLs not working properly
Disabled Do Not Disturb mode by default
Fixed crashing bug with schedules activating
Fixed bug with "Allow Lists" causing infinite loop
Switch to own-implementation of login system

⇩ Download Focus-1.9.14.zip

1.9.0 — December 18, 2018

Big update that fixes lots of little issues, performance problems and crashes

Optimized performance of URL matching
Optimized performance of large block lists and schedules
Optimized performance of preference loading
Better handle Mojave automation permissions
Changed blocking rules so ending slash blocks more generally
Changed blocking rules so all URLs are treated as lowercase
Fixed bug with deducting too much break time from a sleeping Mac
Fixed bug with dock icon showing when using Terminal commands
Fixed bug where invalid rules would crash Focus
Lots of other smaller bug fixes
Fixed issue with Focus not starting properly because port taken
Fixed issue with Focus not able to run on multiple user accounts

⇩ Download Focus-1.9.0.zip

1.8.14 — November 04, 2018

Minor update that fixes a bug introduced in 1.8.13

Fixed bug with older versions not handling permission setting

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.14.zip

1.8.13 — November 01, 2018

Minor update that fixes a bug with 10.14 Mojave automation permissions

Fixed bug with Mojave not setting automation permissions properly

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.13.zip

1.8.12 — October 24, 2018

Minor release that fixes a break bug

Fixed bug with breaks running out of time
Added Crashlytics for monitoring app crashes
Fixed bug with Safari pinned tabs causing runaway tabs
Added notice on Firefox that addon is required

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.12.zip

1.8.11 — May 28, 2018

A minor update that fixes bugs and adds a long awaited feature, Do Not Disturb mode

Added Do Not Disturb mode to Focus
Fixed bug with disabling schedule while password mode enabled

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.11.zip

1.8.10 — May 22, 2018

Minor update that adds deeper method for application blocking

Added ability to block applications by bundle identifier
Removed synchronization due to conflicts while saving
Fix bug that crashed Focus in some cases

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.10.zip

1.8.9 — April 05, 2018

A minor update to change vendor libraries.

Updated vendor libraries

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.9.zip

1.8.8 — April 03, 2018

A minor update that fixes a crash and Opera support.

Fix bug with Opera support
Fix crashing bug with favicon

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.8.zip

1.8.7 — February 12, 2018

Major release that adds a new native browser and bug fixes.

Native Opera support
Fix bugs with logging causing crash

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.7.zip

1.8.6 — December 15, 2017

Minor release that fixes a bug.

Fixed licensing activation bug

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.6.zip

1.8.5 — November 29, 2017

Major release that updates preferences and fixes bugs.

Split statistics out of preferences and into separate window
Fixed issue with Safari Technical Preview not working properly
Added import / export to preferences
Fixed browser extension connection issue
Redesigned blocked preferences, adding favicons, filtering, sorting and more
Redesigned quote preferences, adding filtering
Redesigned scripting preferences
Added break and unbreak scripting modes
Fixed bug where in some cases schedule would start twice

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.5.zip

1.8.4 — November 02, 2017

Minor release that fixes bugs.

Changed Setapp agent name to make it more clearly associated with Focus
Fixed bug with command-line focus:// URL schemes not honoring existing timer
Fixed performance issue with large block lists
Upgraded backend licensing and analytics framework

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.4.zip

1.8.3 — October 01, 2017

Minor release that fixes bugs.

Fixed bug with unfocus scripts/notifications not running
Fixed bug where quote page was showing dash even when author wasn't available
Fixed repeating prompt when agent installation fails
Fixed installation bug where missing system folder caused failure
Fixed agent crashing because of alert from background thread
Sending more debug information about agent environment
Removed old migration code causing issues if previously installed Focus

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.3.zip

1.8.1 — September 18, 2017

Minor update that fixes bugs.

Fixed bug where on first run the timer wouldn't start
Fixed pomodoro mode checkbox bug
Switched welcome from preferences to dedicated window

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.1.zip

1.8.0 — September 05, 2017

Major update adding statistics and fixing bugs.

Added statistics to see your history
Disabled confusing feature that kept sessions running after time was over
Added Focus favicon to block page
Fixed bug where sleeping Mac was using up break time
Re-enabled crash reports sending by default
Updated in-app scripting documentation
Fixed bug with app not coming to foreground when selecting from expos

⇩ Download Focus-1.8.0.zip

1.7.15 — July 26, 2017

Minor update fixing bugs.

Added frequently used timers back
Added normal Focus option back if 0 second timer is ever started

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.15.zip

1.7.14 — July 25, 2017

Minor release that fixes bugs and adds Setapp support.

Fixed bug where application search was greyed out
Implemented Setapp
Added preference syncing with Dropbox, iCloud and more
Added more settings to menubar
Added ability to close browser tabs for quicker blocks and as a fix for Safari pinned tabs
Updated browser extension
Added statistics tracking
Added native Vivaldi support
Fixed detection of problems with agent

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.14.zip

1.7.12 — July 19, 2017

Small feature update adding password protection.

Added password protected preferences panel

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.12.zip

1.7.11 — July 18, 2017

Lots of bug fixes and addresses some long-standing issues! Last big release before 1.8.0!

Fixed long-standing issue with multiple versions of Focus running 🎉
Changed preferences window to show up in dock and app switcher
Added more advanced preferences in menu bar
Fixed Focus icon size in menubar
Fixed bug with schedule not re-enabling in some cases
Fixed bug starting timer from menubar icon
Fixed bug with custom focus time hours not calculating properly
Added throttle to control block speed
Lots of other bug fixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.11.zip

1.7.8 — July 14, 2017

Lot's of bug fixes and some big new features!

Added new themes for block page
Added ability to control breaks in preferences
Added new welcome screen for first-run
Fixed application blocking for apps with launchers (like League of Legends)
Fixed drag and drop bug
Lots of other bug fixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.8.zip

1.7.6 — July 07, 2017

New feature: Breaks!

Added breaks!
Simplified dropdown menu
Fixed Firefox extension to work with latest Firefox changes
Added official extension, which supports 3rd party browsers like Opera, Vivaldi and Brave
Lots of bug fixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.6.zip

1.7.17 — July 02, 2017

Minor update fixing bugs.

Fixed bug when blocking entire domain instead of homepage because of trailing slash
Fixed bug with greyscale icon contrast
Fixed bug with menu items not starting proper time
Fixed bug with agent and syncing
Added focus://unbreak URL handler
Added pomodoro mode to loop between timers and breaks
Fixed application blocking issue with helper apps

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.17.zip

1.7.5 — June 26, 2017

A minor release that fixes hardcore mode.

Fixed issues with hardcore mode not working in some cases

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.5.zip

1.7.1 — June 11, 2017

A minor release that fixes a bug introduced to the 1.7.0 release.

Fixed browsers opening when waking computer

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.1.zip

1.7.0 — June 09, 2017

A major release that implements a new blocking procedure.

Changed core blocking in Focus to be more straightforward
Removed requirement for accessibility permissions
Various bug fixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.7.0.zip

1.5.0 — May 01, 2016

A major release that introduces a new blocking method.

Introduced new core blocking method in Focus

⇩ Download Focus-1.5.0.zip

1.4.20 — January 31, 2016

A minor release that fixes bugs with crashing, blocking and auto restart.

Added ability to dynamically change log level to help with debugging
Bugfix: Fixed crashing bug in third party library
Bugfix: Fixed inability to close Focus
Bugfix: Fixed blocking not working in some cases
Bugfix: Fixed 'Send Debug Info' bug when browser not present

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.20.zip

1.4.19 — January 24, 2016

A minor release that fixes a crash.

Fixed crash by reverting broken library

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.19.zip

1.4.18 — January 18, 2016

A minor release that fixes the way blocking works.

Added auto relaunch when Focus quits to prevent blocking workarounds
Rewrote blocking layer to improve blocking on 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11
Fixed memory leaks
Added Chromium browser support
Bugfix: Fixed unblocking bug when browser not present
Many smaller bug fixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.18.zip

1.4.15 — December 13, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Rewrote data layer in preparation for sync and other upcoming features
Updated debugging to make it easier to fix problems
Bugfix: Fixed 'Add Schedule' not showing new schedule without changing panels
Bugfix: Fixed whitelisting of Safari and Chrome new tab pages
Bugfix: Fixed menu opening on down click rather than upclick
Many smaller bug fixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.15.zip

1.4.11 — October 20, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Added confirmation button for changing the schedule
Bugfix: Fixed issues with trial window not disappearing
Bugfix: Fixed running only one custom command per session
Bugfix: Fixed crashing bug with WebSocket connection

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.11.zip

1.4.9 — September 29, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Bugfix: Fixed environment variables in scripting to better handle intervals

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.9.zip

1.4.8 — September 28, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Bugfix: Fixed Safari pinned tabs in 10.11 (pinned tabs are now closed)

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.8.zip

1.4.6 — September 14, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Bugfix: Fixed drag and dropping applications to the menubar in hardcore mode
Bugfix: Fixed schedules not starting properly if existing session
Bugfix: Fixed menubar animations in 10.11
Bugfix: Fixed preference panel resizing

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.6.zip

1.4.3 — July 29, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Bugfix: Fixed certain timezones not being calculated properly
Added console logs to

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.3.zip

1.4.1 — July 21, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Bugfix: Fixed preference panels not showing on 10.9
Bugfix: Fixed negative time allowed on timer
Bugfix: Fixed new schedules in flexible schedule ordering
Bugfix: Fixed auto launch not being installed properly

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.1.zip

1.4.0 — July 07, 2015

A major release that introduces many new features like flexible scheduling and site whitelisting.

Feature: Flexible scheduling allows an infinite number of schedules
Feature: Whitelisting for websites
Added BASH variables to scripting
Improved drag and drop support
Improved custom time window
Improved timezone support
Lots of bug fixes!

⇩ Download Focus-1.4.0.zip

1.3.5 — April 25, 2015

A minor release that fixes various bugs.

Bugfix: Fixed prompt that would sometimes appear if a browser wasn't installed
Bugfix: Fixed some URLs not being blocked properly
Bugfix: Fixed Chrome Canary blocking issues
Bugfix: Fixed issue where custom time window was unavailable
Allow trial to reset on major version updates

⇩ Download Focus-1.3.5.zip

1.3.0 — April 19, 2015

A major release that adds advanced URL filtering.

Feature: Advanced URL filtering (allows blocking of sub-pages. For example, allows blocking Facebook while allowing the Facebook login page for apps like Spotify)
Added option for sending additional debug information.

⇩ Download Focus-1.3.0.zip

1.2.9 — April 17, 2015

A minor release that fixes bugs and removes old blocking support (Firefox extension now required).

Deprecated support for PAC files
Better support for Firefox extension
On-boarding dialog
Multiple license support
Bugfix: Fixed bug with minutes not being selectable in custom focus time
Bugfix: Fixed bug with blocked apps disabling menu
Various other bugfixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.2.9.zip

1.2.4 — March 29, 2015

A minor release to add a few features and fix bugs.

Feature: Automatically unblock webpages when unfocusing
Feature: Drag & drop applications onto the Focus icon or blocked apps panel
Feature: Icons now show on blocked application list
Bugfix: Keyboard shortcut now respects menubar icon click behavior
Bugfix: Preferences window now opens a dock window
Bugfix: Cleaned up edge-cases with schedule unfocusing
Added privacy policy

⇩ Download Focus-1.2.4.zip

1.2.3 — March 25, 2015

A minor release to improve how apps are blocked.

Feature: Blocked apps are closed automatically when possible
Bugfix: Background apps are no longer blocked, only visible apps

⇩ Download Focus-1.2.3.zip

1.2.0 — March 04, 2015

A major release that adds better pomodoro support.

Feature: Show timers and schedules in the menubar
Feature: Start a timer with 1-click from the menubar
Feature: Improved preferences UI (new menubar panel)
Bugfix: Can add more time in hardcore mode
Bugfix: Diagnostic crash report prompt
Various other bugfixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.2.0.zip

1.1.0 — February 23, 2015

A major release that adds native SSL support to Chrome and Safari.

Feature: SSL support for Chrome and Safari
Various other bugfixes

⇩ Download Focus-1.1.0.zip

1.0.0 — December 01, 2014

First major release.

⇩ Download Focus-1.0.0.zip

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