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!

That video is like a short masterpiece movie. One question: Thousands of extensions – what extensions do you mean by this?

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

Unreal video for this! Downloading now as it's feeling almost impossible to fully focus on one thing at a time these days

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

I think this product is quite good and can help improve work efficiency. Does it have task management features? And is it only available on Mac?

Very excited to jump in.

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

This feature was a lot of fun to build, and I hope everyone enjoys it!

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!

I am very easily distracted, and this app should be able to help me.

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

I love the new focus feature in Raycast, it's soooo cool haha, yet another luxurious feature, thanks to the team! I've been waiting for this!

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

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! 🧘

Best thing since coffee 💯

I context switch constantly! Def gonna try it out. Looks super cool Raycast team.

Damn! The video + The website design ++ The product +++ can't wait for it to launch for windows. Congrats on the launch!

The ability to block both apps and websites is awesome. Usually you'd have to use 2+ tools to accomplish just that. Great job @Raycast team!

This is the best focus feature for Mac I've ever used. I've already used Raycast for opening app, translation, AI chat, create reminder into Apple reminder, keep my display awake and check my schedule, and with the addition of Focus, it's become an app I can't live without.