Updates

Version 1.1.9

18 March, 2025

  • Fix issue where in some scenarios changes to the blocklist would not take effect immediately

Version 1.1.8

17 March, 2025

  • Added browsers Vivaldi, Opera and Orion
  • Fixed bug where unblocking individual websites/apps wasn't working (e.g. "I want to unblock LinkedIn because I use it for work, but I don't want to unblock Social Media entirely")
  • Refinements to the user interface, making colors, fonts and contrast adjustments better match the macOS light and dark themes
  • Blocklist: added KakaoTalk to messaging apps, added WhatsApp Web to messaging websites
  • Blocklist: added Daily Motion, nicovideo.jp, tenki.jp, hotstar.com, amedia.lol, rutube.ru, hianime.to, mubi.com

Version 1.1.7

5 February, 2025

  • Fix an issue preventing blocking on Safari, affecting a small portion of users

Version 1.1.6

29 January, 2025

  • Full support for macOS Sequoia
  • Added Lifetime one-time purchase option
  • Added Bluesky and Mastodon to social media blocklist
  • Fixed bug where blocking non-browser apps sometimes wouldn't work
  • Improved onboarding flow

Version 1.1.5

5 July, 2024

  • Introducing Daily Reset, a new feature that automatically reverts categories to your preferred setup every day (blocked/unblocked). For example, if you temporarily unblock Streaming to watch a video and forget to re-enable it, the next day Daily Reset will automatically restore it to blocked for you.
  • Stop spending so much time shopping online. Added Shopping category + 53 websites already blocked
  • New feature: hide categories you don't care about
  • If you don't care about Dating or don't usually spend time Shopping, you can now hide those categories in Settings - new feature
  • Based on your feedback, we also improved Mindful Nudge. From now on, it will use macOS notifications instead of alerts for a smoother experience with a look and feel of a Mac. Also, the app will periodically clean up old notifications so that they don't pile up. Mindful Nudge is also becoming more personalized. For example, you may see notifications such as "You have blocked 15 websites today and achieved 45 minutes of Focus Time".
  • Apart from that, this version also comes packed with improvements and bug fixes
  • Cleaned up and improved app settings. Fixed issue opening settings from menu bar.
  • Fixed rare issue on Total Blocks Today count being off
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 1.1.4

20 June, 2024

  • Add "Blocked Today" website counter to menu bar, replacing "Focus time all-time".
  • Fixed issue where App Store update was unable to auto-update without the user manually closing the app.
  • Delay showing Mindful Nudge for some time after app launch or after computer unlocks or resumes from sleep.
  • Adjust cmd+Q behavior to quit the app instead of closing to better match the Mac expected experience.
  • Fixed a rare issue where focus time would not be accounted correctly when app quits suddenly.

Version 1.1.3

17 June, 2024

  • Updated screenshots & app preview.
  • Fixed a rare issue where websites would not get blocked on Google Chrome when not using secure DNS.

Version 1.1.2

15 June, 2024

  • Major improvement on website blocking for large websites such as YouTube, TikTok, etc. This update fixes several small issues reported by users.
  • Blocklist updates
  • Adjust scheduler behavior upon subscription change
  • Logo design tweaks

Version 1.1.1

12 June, 2024

  • Adjust scheduler behavior when subscription status changes
  • Minor fixes on store labels
  • Fixed Portuguese translations in scheduler settings

Version 1.1

30 May, 2024

  • Fully translated to Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Forgiving onboarding flow for speedy users that click through the popups without reading. Now if you miss the permissions popup by clicking OK, we place a call-to-action both on the main window and the menu bar to fix any issues
  • Fixed issue where toggling or editing individual website/app on the main window would not update blocklist automatically
  • Fixed issue where Working hours would start automatically before onboarding was completed

Version 1.0

29 May, 2024

  • Initial release
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