Screen Time · Menu Bar
GentleLimit
Mindful screen time habits.
Hard blockers break your flow. GentleLimit protects it. A calm, non-blocking screen time tool for macOS that keeps your usage visible through subtle signals and floating widgets, so you stay mindful without interrupting your focus.
Floating awareness
Drag any monitored row into a floating widget and keep usage visible in your peripheral view. Awareness stays present without forcing you to switch windows.
Your digital day, distilled
See all monitored apps and your daily usage limit at a glance. Smooth real-time progress bars update quietly from the menu bar without interrupting your workflow.
Notice your patterns
GentleLimit highlights patterns in how you use your apps — long immersion sessions, frequent context switching, and high-usage days.
Protect your flow
When your daily limit is reached, GentleLimit pauses the moment with a short optional overlay — a gentle reminder to step back before continuing your work.
Your Mac. Your rules.
Choose the apps to monitor, adjust daily limits, enable overlays, and customize visual cues. GentleLimit adapts to your workflow — not the other way around.
Core Features
Visual Awareness
Monitor your apps with calm progress indicators that update in real time. As you approach your limits, colors shift gently from Green to Amber to Red — keeping usage visible without interrupting your flow.
Floating Widgets
Drag any app usage or daily usage row into a floating widget that stays on your desktop. Keep usage visible in your peripheral view while you continue working.
Usage Limits
Set flexible limits for your apps and your overall digital day. GentleLimit tracks usage in real time and signals when you’re approaching your boundaries — without ever blocking your work.
Daily Limit Overlay
When your daily limit is reached, GentleLimit briefly pauses the moment with an optional overlay — a gentle reminder to step away before continuing.
Gentle Feedback
Subtle sound and haptic feedback can accompany important moments, like reaching a limit or triggering an overlay — reinforcing awareness without breaking concentration.
Insights
GentleLimit reflects on your usage patterns and highlights trends like long immersion sessions, context switching, and high-usage days. Small insights help you notice your rhythm.
Menu Bar Native
Lives entirely in your menu bar — no dock icon, no desktop clutter. GentleLimit is always one click away and completely out of the way when you don't need it.
Private by Design
No tracking. No external analytics. Your screen time data never leaves your Mac — all monitoring and analysis run entirely on-device.
One-Time Purchase
Buy once and keep GentleLimit forever. No subscriptions, no recurring payments — just a simple one-time purchase with free updates.