start a focus timer by pulling a cat paw, it lives in your mac menu bar or you can pin it like a mini timer! it has adjustable focus and break sessions, eight cat paws, themes, and a quiet heads-up before your timer ends. made for macos 14+. $9.99 once, with no subscription.
hi product hunt, i'm the maker of pawl, a tiny focus companion for your mac.
pull a cat paw to start a timer. you can use it as a simple timer or set up focus and break cycles, choose from eight cat paws, and change themes. keep it in your menu bar or pin the controls on screen. a configurable heads-up gives you time to finish what you're doing before a session ends.
pawl is designed to make starting feel small and playful, then stay out of the way while you work. it requires macos 14 or later. the direct version costs $9.99 once, with no subscription; it is also available on the mac app store.
website: https://pawl.cat
mac app store: https://apps.apple.com/app/pawl/...
what would make pawl fit your work or study routine? i'd love feedback on the pull gesture, focus/break flow, and the paws you'd like to see next.
i do the same with menu bar timers - dismiss and keep going. can you actually skip the break or does it lock you out?
Starting a timer by pulling a paw is a cute way to make starting feel small. Does the quiet heads-up before a session ends make a sound, or does it only flash?
eight paws and a one time price lol
pinning the timer instead of keeping it in the menu bar would be my pick so i can glance at it without clicking around
About pawl on Product Hunt
“a tiny mac focus timer you start by pulling a paw”
pawl launched on Product Hunt on October 25th, 2026 and earned 104 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #8 on the daily leaderboard. start a focus timer by pulling a cat paw, it lives in your mac menu bar or you can pin it like a mini timer! it has adjustable focus and break sessions, eight cat paws, themes, and a quiet heads-up before your timer ends. made for macos 14+. $9.99 once, with no subscription.
pawl was featured in Mac (103.9k followers), Productivity (665.4k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 193.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted pawl?
pawl was hunted by Ryana May Que. 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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