Stop deciding. Start focusing.
Do your best work, without the willpower battle.
Intentional blocks the apps and websites that pull you away — automatically, the moment a focus session starts. Set your intention once, and your Mac keeps you honest.
Requires macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
You don't have a discipline problem. You have a distraction problem.
Every "quick check" of Slack, every reflexive tab to YouTube, every app that begs for your attention — it all adds up. Studies say it takes 20+ minutes to refocus after an interruption. Most days, you never get there.
Intentional removes the choice in the moment, so you don't have to win the same willpower fight a hundred times a day.
Built to keep distractions out, automatically.
Everything you need to do deep work — nothing you don't.
Block distracting apps
Pick the apps that derail you. When a focus session is running, Intentional quietly closes them if they open — no nagging, no negotiation.
Keep distracting sites out of reach
Add the websites that eat your time. Intentional works directly with Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave, and Edge to steer you away the moment you wander off.
Timed focus sessions
Start a session, set your intention, and go. A clear timer keeps you anchored to the work in front of you.
Always-on focus widget
A subtle floating reminder of what you're focusing on and how much time is left — visible without getting in your way.
Focus presets
Save your setups — "Deep Work," "Writing," "No Social" — and start the right block list in one click.
See your focus add up
Session history and streaks turn focused time into visible progress, so showing up every day actually feels like it counts.
Plays nicely with the tools you already use.
Google Calendar
Intentional sees your meetings, so your focus time works around your day instead of fighting it.
Slack
Automatically set your Slack status while you're in a session, so teammates know you're heads-down. (optional)
Menu bar control
Start, pause, and check your session right from the macOS menu bar.
How it works
- 01
Choose what to block.
Select the apps and sites that pull you off track — or load a saved preset.
- 02
Start a focus session.
Set your timer and your intention. Intentional takes it from there.
- 03
Do the work.
Distractions are handled in the background. You just focus — and watch your focused hours add up.
Why Intentional
No willpower required.
The blocking happens automatically, in the moment — not "are you sure you want to open this?"
Lives on your Mac, not in the cloud.
Your focus settings stay on your machine.
Built for real workflows.
Calendar-aware, Slack-aware, and out of your way.
Quietly always-on.
A menu bar app and a floating widget — present when you need it, invisible when you don't.
Frequently asked
Reclaim your focus today.
Intentional is a free download for Mac. Set your intention once — and let your Mac keep the distractions out.
macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Updates automatically