AttentusSMALL. INDEPENDENT. INTENTIONAL.
Attentus started with a familiar feeling: an afternoon gone,
and the thing that mattered still waiting.
A one-person project. A very human problem.WHY IT EXISTS
A tool built because blocklists never really worked.
Attentus started as a personal problem. I'd sit down to work and surface two hours later having done everything except the thing that mattered. Tabs open everywhere, momentum gone, deadline closer. After enough of those days, I stopped blaming willpower and started thinking about why every tool I'd tried wasn't actually working.
They were either too blunt, too easy to bypass, or demanded exactly the consistent discipline you were trying to supplement. So I built something that makes the decision for you, based on what's actually on your screen, not a list you maintain.
It's a one-person project, and that shapes everything about it: no investors means no pressure to monetize your attention, no growth team means no dark patterns, and keeping the AI on your Mac means your screenshots and browsing content stay local. Trial access, subscriptions and downloads use separate online services.
The price is low because the goal is to cover costs and keep improving it. If you've ever lost a deadline to a browser spiral, you already know why this exists.
THE THINGS WE WON’T COMPROMISE
A URL tells you nothing about intent. What matters is what's actually on the page, whether it matches your goal, and what you're supposed to be doing right now. A list can't answer any of those questions. A vision model can.
We don't want your data and we don't need it. The model runs locally, the decisions happen locally, and nothing about your screen ever leaves your device. That's a constraint we chose on purpose, not a checkbox we ticked.
A focus app you have to fight with is a distraction in itself. Attentus runs quietly, makes one decision at a time, and gets out of your way the moment you're doing something relevant. You shouldn't notice it working.
FOR THE WORK IN FRONT OF YOU
Students, developers, writers, researchers, analysts, designers, online learners, remote workers, knowledge workers, and people with ADHD. Anyone who works at a screen.
Suggest a feature, report a bug, or just say hello.
Discord is where we talk to the people using Attentus.
The one you opened your laptop for.
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