Amnesia is a local-first macOS menu bar app for people who open X, YouTube, Reddit, Slack, or analytics dashboards and forget why. It asks for your intent, keeps a tiny timer on-screen, checks whether you did what you came to do, and turns the day into a private report of opens, forgotten intents, and time lost.
Hey Product Hunt - I built Amnesia after noticing I kept opening X "for one thing" and resurfacing 10 minutes later with no idea why I came there.
It is a tiny local-first Mac menu bar app. When you open a distracting app or site, it asks: "Why are you here?" Then it keeps that intent floating on-screen, checks whether you actually did it, and gives you a private daily report of opens, forgotten intents, time lost, and worst loops.
No cloud, no login, and no content capture. It does not read tweets, messages, prompts, source code, or revenue numbers. It only tracks coarse destinations and the intent you choose.
I am launching it as a $19 early-access Mac app because I wanted to see if other people have the same app-amnesia problem. I would love feedback on whether this should stay a tiny personal tool or become something more team-focused.
Forcing a moment of intent before the distraction loop kicks in is such a simple but high-leverage intervention. Congrats on the launch!
Im thinking this might well morph to a mobile app, notably because I frequently take my phone with me when I (e.g.) go to the basement to get a phillips-head screwdriver, and when I get there, I've completely forgotten why I came down to the basement in the first place. I have to go back upstairs and wander around until "Oh yeah, I needed it to screw in the door handle."
Hey cool idea. I have a question regarding app-switching velocity: does Amnesia allow users to whitelist certain background apps that shouldn't trigger the intent prompt, or does it dynamically adjust its sensitivity based on the active project/workspace you are currently in? Sticking a timer right in the menu bar is smart. Congratulations on the launch!
This is a very specific behavior that most productivity tools ignore. I don't lose time because I lack a task list. I lose time because I forget the reason I opened something in the first place. Clever framing.
This feels like it would be incredibly useful for people with ADHD. The intent prompt alone could be a game changer for them. Quick question though can you add your own custom apps and websites to track or is it limited to the ones you've pre-selected
About Amnesia on Product Hunt
“A Mac app that asks why you opened that tab”
Amnesia launched on Product Hunt on June 23rd, 2026 and earned 93 upvotes and 15 comments, placing #20 on the daily leaderboard. Amnesia is a local-first macOS menu bar app for people who open X, YouTube, Reddit, Slack, or analytics dashboards and forget why. It asks for your intent, keeps a tiny timer on-screen, checks whether you did what you came to do, and turns the day into a private report of opens, forgotten intents, and time lost.
Amnesia was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (654.4k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 152.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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