Monocle is a sleek, minimalist app that removes distractions by blurring everything but your active window, giving you the focus you need. No window juggling—just the task at hand, with everything else calmly waiting. It’s like noise-canceling for your screen.
👋 Hey everyone, I'm Dominik, a product designer who built Monocle with the help of Cursor.
What started as a tool for my own focus needs turned into something I'm really excited to share – because there might be other people who would appreciate a simple tool to help them focus while working on their Mac.
Whether you're a minimalist, living with ADHD, or just seeking a calmer workspace...I think you'll love Monocle :)
Very cool idea! Any chance this could work on macOS 13.7 (Ventura). It doesn't seem to run.
Hi Dominik, I just purchased Monocle, it’s really cool and perfect for my work.
I have a few suggestions: First, I would love to see a keyboard shortcut to toggle between Ambient and Deep mode. Second, I often use quickpad software like Tot, and I generally prefer this kind of quickpad app to display with the blurring effect alongside other apps. However, adding it to the Excluded apps doesn’t meet my expectations.
Thank you for your work, and I wish you the best!
Awesome Dominik! It looks super cool. Happy to see projects like Monocle launching here and wish you all the best!
I honestly love the notion that it's noise cancelling for the screen, why didn’t this exist sooner, it means I might actually be able to work when I'm hungover!!
Your minimalist, distraction free approach is ideal for the sort of deep work sessions that I'm trying to achieve - goodbye, accidental Twitter doom-scrolling.
Best of luck w/the launch Dominik!
About Monocle on Product Hunt
“A sleek, modern take on window dimming for macOS”
Monocle launched on Product Hunt on February 26th, 2025 and earned 230 upvotes and 30 comments, placing #10 on the daily leaderboard. Monocle is a sleek, minimalist app that removes distractions by blurring everything but your active window, giving you the focus you need. No window juggling—just the task at hand, with everything else calmly waiting. It’s like noise-canceling for your screen.
Monocle was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (649.7k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 136.9k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Monocle ?
Monocle was hunted by Dominik Kandravý. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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