Monocle

What is Monocle?

Monocle is a sleek, minimalist focus tool for macOS that helps you stay productive by blurring everything on the screen except your active window. It creates a calm, distraction-free workspace so you can concentrate on the task at hand.

How to use Monocle?

1. Install Monocle on your Mac (requires macOS 14.6+).
2. Click the menu bar icon (or use your custom shortcut) to activate focus mode — your active window remains clear while other areas are blurred.
3. Customize settings: choose between “Gradient” or “Fullscreen” styles, exclude specific apps, adjust shortcuts and multi-display support.

Core Features

• Elegant screen-blurring of all inactive windows to reduce distractions.
• “Noise-cancelling for your screen” concept: quiet down the visual noise so only what matters remains.
• Easy activation via menu bar and global shortcuts.
• Customization: exclude specific applications, multi-monitor support, refined transitions.

Use Cases

• Professionals who open many windows/tabs and need to focus on one app without visual clutter.
• Writers or creatives who want a calm, minimal workspace to brainstorm or draft.
• Remote workers or knowledge workers who struggle with multitasking and distractions.
• Users with ADHD or anyone seeking better attention control and visual simplicity.
• Presenters or educators sharing screen where the audience should focus only on the main window.