For you if
You want a calm, native Mac timer that lives in your menu bar, works offline, and never asks for an account.
Sole Focus
A calm, private focus timer for Mac — a Pomodoro timer and a real count-up stopwatch, with nothing tracked and no subscription.
Free — no in-app purchases, no subscriptionmacOS 10.15 or laterWorks offline — no account, no cloud, no tracking
Made by Mete Kaplan · direct support, usually replies in 2–3 business days
Who it's for
Not for you if
You need a website blocker, team tracking, or cross-device sync — Sole Focus deliberately does none of those.
What it does
- Pomodoro timer with adjustable focus, break, and cycle lengths
- Chrono — a count-up stopwatch with milestones for open-ended work
- Tasks — save named timer presets and start them in one click
- Lives in your menu bar with pause, skip, and finish controls
- Zen and Study modes for distraction-free, always-in-reach focus
- Statistics and a light leveling system that make progress visible
- Private and offline — no account, no cloud, no tracking, no subscription
- Five completion sounds, light and dark themes, accent colors, adjustable sizing
Sole Focus is a calm, distraction-free focus timer for your Mac. It pairs a classic Pomodoro timer with a free count-up stopwatch, so whether you work in fixed sessions or open-ended sprints, the right timer is always ready.
No sign-up, no setup, no subscription. Sole Focus lives in your menu bar and opens straight to a usable timer — then gets out of your way.
Two ways to work
Run structured Pomodoro sessions with adjustable lengths, or switch to Chrono, a count-up stopwatch for work with no fixed end.
Focus, short-break and long-break lengths are all adjustable, and you choose how many sessions lead to a long break — or drop to a plain countdown. Chrono adds milestone markers as it climbs. Save the timers you reach for as named Tasks and start them in a single click.
Calm, and always in reach
A glanceable menu-bar timer keeps pause, skip and finish a click away, wherever you happen to be working.
Zen mode shrinks everything to a small, always-on-top window sized to sit beside your work, and Study mode leaves a slim strip with a single focus quote. Five soothing completion sounds, light and dark themes, accent colors, and adjustable sizing let you make it yours.
See your progress
Statistics track your focus time as it adds up, and a light leveling system turns focused minutes into visible progress.
It is a gentle nudge to keep going, never a chore, and never a streak that punishes you for resting.
Private, offline, yours
No accounts. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Sole Focus makes zero network requests — everything stays on your Mac, and your settings, sessions, and presets can be erased anytime.
Common questions
Is it really free? Yes. Sole Focus is free, with no in-app purchases and no subscription.
Does it work offline? Completely. It makes no network requests — everything stays on your Mac.
Does it block apps or websites? No. Sole Focus is a calm timer, not a blocker; it keeps you focused with gentle cues, not lockouts.
Free on the Mac App Store — no in-app purchases, no subscription.
Get Sole Focus
Free — no in-app purchases, no subscriptionmacOS 10.15 or laterWorks offline — no account, no cloud, no tracking