Hi all! I'm Jordan, Product Designer at Raycast 👋🏻 We’re super excited to be kicking off the new year with our first release, Raycast Focus! This idea was born from one of our Rayday’s, and has since become another invaluable tool to many on the team. Big shout out to @adilrc for tackling this feature head on, and his attention to detail. And to @thomaspaulmann & @petr_nikolaev for riffing and building the early prototype. 👏🏻 Now it’s your turn to set a goal, block out distractions and get more work done in 2025! 💪🏻 Here’s what to expect: 🎯 Set your Goal: This can be a specific task, or a broader aim for the whole day ⏲️ Choose a Duration: Define how long you want to focus for. You can use natural language like “Until 6pm”. 🚫 Block apps & websites: Block out all the distracting apps and websites on your mac that try to pull you away from your focus. You can add websites and apps individually, or select from our set of categories like “Social Media” or “Streaming”. You’re in full control throughout your focus session. So if there’s an urgent Slack message or waiting for code to compile, you can easily snooze the block then jump right back to your work. Check out our quick tutorial to get started with Raycast Focus: https://youtu.be/NZwqx_dS-k0 Enjoy your focus time, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!

Look forward to seeing this evolve! Now I can use one less app just for my Focus pomodoro/sessions! Congrats, and the video is fantastic! 🧘

A - mazing.

In-fucking-credible addition to already one of my favorite apps! I used to this with a duct taped solution of OneSec + Ochi + Focus Mode but it got annoying and never stuck. I can feel that THIS IS IT!

Wow, Raycast Focus sounds like a game-changer for productivity! 🎯 Huge props to the team for bringing this feature to life—it’s clear how much thought went into making it seamless and impactful.

This is the best focus blocker - great that it sits at system-level & cleverly designed!

Very excited to jump in.

This came at such a perfect time. Thank you! I feel more focused and happy. Easy to use, too!

Awesome feature! Would be great if you could also set a slack status while in focus mode.

One of my favorite products of all time, with now one of my favorite features! 👏

That video was unbelievable. Hats off to the marketing and creative team. This feature is invaluable 🎯

Ability to set goals, block distractions, and customize focus sessions with natural language commands feels like the perfect blend of features i,am looking for. Congrats on the launch

Love it already❤️ templates would be helpful😉

Hey Raycast team! Congrats on the new Focus Mode—it’s such a cool addition to a lot of already amazing features ! 🎉 I did notice, though, that it’s not quite blocking websites on the Sidekick browser as well as I'd hoped. Also, having a focus session counter would be amazing for keeping track of my sessions and staying motivated. Keep up the awesome work! 🚀

awesome! Well done Raycast team 👏

I dreamed about such feature, great job guys It would also be great to switch the focus mode on a MacBook, launch shortcuts or extension commands, and update the status in Slack at the start of a focus session

Amazing, tried it today! Really cool.

Raycast will be an all-in-one app!

Raycast just keeps getting better and better, awesome work to all involved! Congrats on the launch!

Best thing since coffee 💯