Focu

What is Focu?

Focu is a mindful productivity app that transforms your relationship with work through AI-powered guidance, meaningful conversations, periodic check-ins, and focused work sessions. Designed to help you stay on track throughout the day, Focu combines a task list, pomodoro timer, and AI-driven features into one seamless experience. The app lives in your menu bar, always accessible, and uses local AI processing to ensure your data never leaves your device. You can input tasks manually or let AI extract them from your conversations, making task management effortless. The built-in pomodoro timer helps you maintain focus, while keyboard shortcuts keep you in the flow without distractions. Focu supports both local and cloud AI options (OpenAI or OpenRouter via your own API key), giving you flexibility in how you use the AI. Automatic backups to iCloud or other locations ensure your data is safe, and the app adapts to your preferred dark or light mode. Focu is ideal for people who struggle to start the right task, get easily distracted, need reminders to stay on track, or want to wind down and journal their day. Users love the combination of interstitial journaling, fully local LLM, pomodoro timer, task extraction, and gentle nudges. As one user said, "I keep tinkering with the app and I totally love it :D there's something about the combo of this featureset i'm finding quite supportive." Another noted, "Makes me feel like I'm chatting to someone before my work day begins." Focu is available for macOS, with a focus on privacy and productivity. Whether you're a freelancer, remote worker, or anyone seeking to improve focus and reduce overwhelm, Focu provides the structure and support you need to accomplish your goals.

Key Features

powered guidance meaningful conversations periodic check ins focused work sessions task list pomodoro timer local AI processing keyboard shortcuts automatic backups dark/light mode

Who is it for?

knowledge workers, remote professionals, freelancers, students, people with ADH3D, productivity enthusiasts, journaling users