Focus Mode · Menu Bar
PeekFocus
Less Noise. More Clarity.
PeekFocus brings intentional focus to your Mac workflow. When you need to concentrate, it dims or blurs every window except the one you're working in — so your screen matches the clarity you're going for.
Three modes, one keystroke.
Standard, Ambience, or Focus — each doing one thing, beautifully. Standard leaves your desktop alone. Ambience turns the whole backdrop calm. Focus (shown here) keeps only the active app sharp while everything else gently blurs back.
Reduce clutter, keep context.
Ambience swaps the noise around your apps for a calm backdrop — a soft default gradient, your own wallpaper, or an optional slow live drift. Your windows stay exactly where they are; everything behind them becomes a quiet room.
Beautiful surfaces.
Pick how the rest of the desktop fades. A frosted blur softens everything behind you. A smooth dim darkens it, with three intensity levels — subtle, balanced, or strong (shown here). Or replace it with a wallpaper of your own. Each mode remembers its own surface, so Ambience and Focus can feel completely different.
Designed to stay out of the way.
Lives quietly in your menu bar. Switch modes from a desktop widget, a keyboard shortcut, or a quick mouse shake. Hold your reveal key to peek underneath, without leaving Focus. Supports every display — apply to all at once or configure each one separately. Settings when you want them, invisible when you don't.
Core Features
Three Modes
Standard, Ambience, or Focus — switch from the menu bar at any time. Each mode does exactly one thing, beautifully.
Beautiful Surfaces
Blur, dim, or replace with a wallpaper. Each mode has its own independent surface, so Ambience and Focus can feel completely different.
Hold to Reveal
Hold Option — or a modifier of your choice — to briefly peek through. Release and the calm returns. No toggling, no accidental closes.
Shake to Toggle
Give the mouse a small shake to toggle the veil on or off. Hands stay on the trackpad; eyes stay on the work.
Every Display
Apply the calm to one screen or all of them. Multi-display setups are treated as first-class citizens, not an afterthought.
Live Gradient
A slowly drifting gradient that breathes in the background. Optional — enable it when you want movement; leave it off for stillness.
Desktop Widget
Tap a widget on your desktop to switch modes without opening the app. A second path to the same calm, always one click away.
Speaks Your Language
Ships with 35 languages out of the box. The interface follows your Mac's system language — or pick one directly from the menu.
Strict Privacy
No analytics. No tracking. Everything is local and stays on your Mac.
One-Time Purchase
No subscriptions or hidden costs. A single purchase unlocks lifetime access to PeekFocus and all future updates.
FAQ
What does PeekFocus do?
PeekFocus softens everything around the app you're using. Three modes, switched from the menu bar: Standard leaves your desktop alone. Ambience keeps every app visible and quiets the space behind them. Focus shows only your frontmost app and quiets everything else. Ambience and Focus share the same surface choices — blur, dim, or wallpaper — kept independently per mode. The blur surface adds a slow live gradient in Ambience; in Focus it stays still.
Will it block notifications?
No — that's macOS's Focus modes. PeekFocus is purely visual; it works alongside whatever notification settings you already use.
Will it work with multiple displays?
Yes. Each display can be configured independently.
Can I customize the keyboard shortcut?
Yes — fully configurable in Settings, with optional per-mode shortcuts.
Is it Apple Silicon native?
Yes — native arm64 build. Runs on macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
Is it a subscription?
No. $4.99 once on the Mac App Store, with a 7-day free trial. One purchase, all future updates.