Hyperfocus is a free, goals-first planner for macOS. It helps you choose the few outcomes that matter most, plan weeks and days around them, and make consistent progress by doing focused work
It feels so good to be back on Product Hunt after almost 10 years!
Today I’m launching Hyperfocus – a free, goals-first planner for Mac.
I’ve spent the last several years coaching focus to product people in tech, and I’ve always felt that task managers got productivity wrong.
Why? First, they're really good at capturing and organizing tasks, but they start from an inbox – teaching you to react instead of deciding what actually matters. Second, most planners don’t really have an opinion on how you should work, so many people end up with a long list of todos that makes them feel busy without making them productive.
Hyperfocus takes a different approach. First, it starts from goals – you decide what matters most in the next few months, then plan your weeks and days around them.
Second, it’s built on a simple belief: focusing on a few clear goals is better than checking off a long list of todos. So as you write, it gives you feedback on your goals and plans, and then helps to make them clear and realistic.
So what’s inside?
One workspace that connects long-term goals to weeks and days
Hyperfocus is still early, and any feedback would be really helpful! If the problem and the promise resonate – I’d love for you to try Hyperfocus and tell me what you think. Does it fit into your workflow? What is missing? How does it make you feel?
Love that this starts with your goals instead of just another to-do list, feels way more useful than most planners out there. Quick question: what happens if your goals shift mid week, does Hyperfocus help you adjust or do you have to redo the whole plan?
My week usually fills with tasks that have nothing to do with the goal I wrote down. Does it push back when the day drifts off the goal?
Cool product! We also chose the goals/objective first approach, it appears there aren't many solutions on the market taking that approach. Well done and great for all Mac users
@dmtsepelev Love the goals-first approach! It’s so easy to get lost in endless to-do lists, so focusing on the few outcomes that actually matter feels refreshing. Congrats on the launch!
The clean macOS-focused approach is refreshing. Having a planner built around doing fewer things well sounds useful. 👌
Congrats @dmtsepelev ! the Agent is something that I missed in the previous version so now I am excited to get to my hyperfocus track - I need this much as never before
Congrats on the launch! 🚀 Love the goals-first angle - most planners get this backwards. Excited to try Hyperfocus.
Congrats on the launch! This is one of those problems I’ve been trying to solve for years. Tried everything from Todoist/Things 3 to Sunsama and Claude/ChatGPT.
Been using Hyperfocus for a bit now and it looks really promising so far!
I like the approach - very similar that I use in my goals setup to d2d planning, but here it is implemented in a specific tool that guide you over all the process and control.
Congrats on the launch! Remind me a lot of Notion visually. Is there a reason why did you go with pages-like design instead of classic tasks lists?
Dima, congrats on the launch! Pretty cool to see that someone is optimizing for outcomes instead of just completing more tasks! Love the idea
About Hyperfocus on Product Hunt
“Planner that turns goals into daily progress”
Hyperfocus launched on Product Hunt on August 30th, 2026 and earned 145 upvotes and 52 comments, earning #2 Product of the Day. Hyperfocus is a free, goals-first planner for macOS. It helps you choose the few outcomes that matter most, plan weeks and days around them, and make consistent progress by doing focused work
Hyperfocus was featured in Productivity (659.4k followers), Task Management (84.2k followers) and Developer Tools (518.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 248.7k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Hyperfocus?
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Dmitrii Tsepelev
Hey everyone, Dmitri is here!
It feels so good to be back on Product Hunt after almost 10 years!
Today I’m launching Hyperfocus – a free, goals-first planner for Mac.
I’ve spent the last several years coaching focus to product people in tech, and I’ve always felt that task managers got productivity wrong.
Why? First, they're really good at capturing and organizing tasks, but they start from an inbox – teaching you to react instead of deciding what actually matters. Second, most planners don’t really have an opinion on how you should work, so many people end up with a long list of todos that makes them feel busy without making them productive.
Hyperfocus takes a different approach. First, it starts from goals – you decide what matters most in the next few months, then plan your weeks and days around them.
Second, it’s built on a simple belief: focusing on a few clear goals is better than checking off a long list of todos. So as you write, it gives you feedback on your goals and plans, and then helps to make them clear and realistic.
So what’s inside?
One workspace that connects long-term goals to weeks and days
Grammarly-like feedback on your goals and plans
AI for planning, prioritization, and goal setting
Long-term, weekly, and daily planning rituals
Focus sessions
Local first, small, fast.
The app is free. Download it for Mac: https://hyperfocus.in
Hyperfocus is still early, and any feedback would be really helpful! If the problem and the promise resonate – I’d love for you to try Hyperfocus and tell me what you think. Does it fit into your workflow? What is missing? How does it make you feel?
That feedback would help a lot! Let's focus 🚀