One switch to lock in.

Ortus is the most hardcore focus app for makers.

It lives in your Mac menu bar, blocks distractions on a schedule or on demand, and has no end button until you're done.

$ curl -fsSL https://ortus.up.railway.app/install.sh | bash
52:00

Deep focus

Deep work · until 12:00

+ 15 min

Willpower runs out. A locked session doesn't. Ortus holds the line so you can stay in the work.

How it works

Built to keep you in. Not let you out.

  1. Block from the menu bar

    Ortus blocks your distractions straight from the macOS menu bar. Run it on a schedule, or kick off a session on demand.

  2. No end button

    Once a session starts, there's no off switch to talk yourself into. The door stays closed until the time is up.

  3. Chat, not chatter

    Need something while you're heads down? Ask in chat and get just the info you need, none of the distractions.

First light. First task.

Block the distractions, drop into deep work, and ship.

$ curl -fsSL https://ortus.up.railway.app/install.sh | bash

macOS 14+ · Free & open source