I built a focus timer for macOS because every one I tried was either bloated with features, ugly, paywalled, or stored my data in the cloud. My daily time-tracking data is personal - I didn't want it on someone else's server.
Flumen lives in your menu bar. One click to start a focus session. Key details:
- Menu bar timer with animated progress ring — always accessible - Task Shelf for single-task focus with project tagging - Analytics with project-level time breakdowns - 4-7-8 breathing animations during breaks - 100% local SQLite storage — no accounts, no cloud, no telemetry - Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel) - Free, open source
I believe simple productivity tools like this should be free, especially now. So I built what I wanted and made it available to everyone.
Website: https://saranshbarua.github.io/flumen/ GitHub: https://github.com/saranshbarua/flumen Direct download: https://github.com/saranshbarua/flumen/releases/latest/downl...
I'd love feedback, especially from folks who've tried other Mac timer apps. What's missing? What would make this part of your daily workflow?