By Justin Pot
Publication Date: 2026-02-19 10:30:00
I tested one Many software tools have been developed over the years to block distractions and keep you focused. None of these work perfectly, mostly due to context.
Reddit, for example, is something I should generally avoid during the workday, so I tend to block it – that’s a good decision for me overall. The problem is that sometimes I can only find a specific piece of information in a Reddit thread online. This means that in order to get this information, I have to disable my distraction blocker tool. Then I inevitably end up down a rabbit hole of sorts.
This is exactly the problem that Fomi, a macOS distraction blocking tool, aims to solve. The application asks you what you’re working on, then monitors everything you do on your Mac desktop – every app you open – and uses AI to analyze what’s on your screen. The tool can use context to determine whether you are using a particular website productively or for distraction.
Zach Yang, part of the team behind the app, tells me on Discord that he…
