Hey everyone, I’m Maru. Two years ago, I hit a point where my days blurred into endless scrolling, procrastination, and unfinished work. I discovered FocusMe almost by accident while searching for something, anything, that could help me stop sabotaging my own time. At first, I used it just to block YouTube and Twitter, but slowly, it became part of how I live. I started setting real work sessions, keeping track of breaks, and building small promises to myself that I actually kept. Over time, I noticed something unexpected: my mind felt quieter. I stopped fighting with myself just to start things. Now, I’m running a freelance design business that actually stays on schedule, and I even take weekends off without guilt. FocusMe didn’t just make me more productive; it taught me discipline without pressure, and that’s something I didn’t think was possible before.
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This is my only request, and I truly hope you can include it.

Having tried several Pomodoro timer apps, I’ve noticed that playing ticking sounds or white noise during focus sessions really helps me concentrate.

FocusMe is an outstanding app, yet its Pomodoro feature doesn’t currently have an option to set any sounds — what a shame!

It would be fantastic if FocusMe allowed users to choose from a few preset sounds, or even specify a custom file to play during the focus period. 

Of course, the sound should automatically stop once the break time begins.

Hi everyone!
I’m excited to join the FocusMe community. As someone committed to improving focus and productivity, I’ve found FocusMe to be an incredibly valuable resource. I’m here to exchange ideas, share tips, and connect with others who are equally passionate about making the most of their time.
A bit about me:

• Interests: Productivity strategies, time management, and personal growth.
  
• Favorite Features: The distraction-blocking tools and the in-depth progress reports.
  
• Goals: To build stronger discipline, manage my time more efficiently, and support others on their own productivity journeys.
  

Hi everyone, I know FocusMe with quality content and quite true to the information I am interested in.

I have been trying to test this relatively new feature of Day Sequence and it is either not clear when it starts or is not working correctly. It implies that Day 1 is the day I click START. I assumed that Day 2 then starts at midnight (or 4am which is my offset hours). But maybe if I click Start at 11:23 AM, then day 2 would start at 11:23 AM the next day? It seemed to not do any of these though and was off at least 1 day. Thanks for any input.

Hi FocusMe team,

I’m using multiple simultaneous Time Limit plans and wanted to ask if there’s a way to automatically show the Timer Window for the plan with the shortest remaining time (especially when timers overlap).

Context:
I have a few overlapping plans to help manage related apps, where I have a limit for the overall apps, and another one for specific apps of the same group, at the same time.

 Example Basic Scenario:
   - Plan 1: limits App1 & App2 combined to 3 minutes/day
   - Plan 2: limits App1 to 2 minutes/day
   - Plan 3: limits App2 to 2 minutes/day


When using App1, both the "App1 & App2" timer and the App1-specific timer are active and visible.

The Issue:
I’d like to only see the timer with the least remaining time, so I’m not misled by a timer that looks like I still have time left (when another plan is closer to its limit). Currently:
- The top-most Timer Window is just whichever plan activated last.
- I can manually move windows aside, but ideally, in order to save screen space, I’d prefer to see only one timer—the most urgent one.

What I’ve Tried:
- I’ve already enabled the "Selectively Show Timer Windows (e.g. when Time Limit Used or Launch in Progress)" option in settings.
- I couldn't find any other setting that lets me prioritize the shortest timer.

Question:
Is there a built-in way to have only the most restrictive or closest-to-expiring timer shown on top (or visible)?  
Or would this be something better suited for a feature request?

Thanks in advance for any help!

I started using this wonderful app two days ago.
Everything has been great so far, but I have one question about how it works.
I mainly use the Pomodoro timer, and I set short breaks to 5 minutes and long breaks to 15 minutes.
However, sometimes the break becomes less than one minute (maybe around 15 seconds?).
I have ticked the “Wait for User” option – could this be the reason?
Or is it a mistake in my settings?
Please let me know.
I’m a user from Japan and not very confident with English, so I would be very happy if you could reply in simple English.

TLDR: Please allow the "Next Day Offset Hours" time option to be also applied to the Scheduling interface.
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Hi FocusMe team,

Currently, the "Next Day Offset Hours" option, (from the Settings > General), seems to only be used for statistics, and not for Scheduling.
  Where:
    - having "Next Day Offset Hours" set to 04:00 am
    - when using the [Plan type: Time Limit] and [Timing mode: Schedule], when setting the schedule of the specific week days:
      - it only allows a period from 00:00 to 24:00, and not from 04:00 to 04:00 (of next day)

At least for me, it would be great, if I could create schedules that match my actual sleep/work routine.

The current behavior, doesn't seems to be properly aligned with the statistics schedule, which can be at bit confusing.

Proposed Improvement Implementation:
  - in the [Settings > General] interface:
    - under the "Next Day Offset Hours" time picker,
        add a "Apply Next Offset Hours also to Scheduling" switch option
  - and/or, in the selected week days Scheduling interface:
    - have a switch option with: "Use Selected Next Day Offset Hours"

This would make the scheduling feature much more flexible and intuitive for people with unique daily patterns. Thank you for considering it!

Hello,
I'm purchased FocusMe, but cannot block Steam completely.  There is a delay in opening Steam, but it still launches successfully. Additionally, I set up a plan to block Dota 2, a Steam game, but it continues to run. FocusMe minimizes my screen to the desktop, but the game remains active.


How can I block Steam completely?

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