Hi all! I'm Jordan, Product Designer at Raycast 👋🏻
We’re super excited to be kicking off the new year with our first release, Raycast Focus! This idea was born from one of our Rayday’s, and has since become another invaluable tool to many on the team.
Big shout out to @adilrc for tackling this feature head on, and his attention to detail. And to @thomaspaulmann & @petr_nikolaev for riffing and building the early prototype. 👏🏻
Now it’s your turn to set a goal, block out distractions and get more work done in 2025! 💪🏻
Here’s what to expect:🎯 Set your Goal: This can be a specific task, or a broader aim for the whole day
⏲️ Choose a Duration: Define how long you want to focus for. You can use natural language like “Until 6pm”.
🚫 Block apps & websites: Block out all the distracting apps and websites on your mac that try to pull you away from your focus. You can add websites and apps individually, or select from our set of categories like “Social Media” or “Streaming”.
You’re in full control throughout your focus session. So if there’s an urgent Slack message or waiting for code to compile, you can easily snooze the block then jump right back to your work.
Check out our quick tutorial to get started with Raycast Focus: https://youtu.be/NZwqx_dS-k0
Enjoy your focus time, and we can’t wait to hear your feedback!
About Raycast Focus on Product Hunt
“Stay in flow by blocking distracting apps and websites”
Raycast Focus launched on Product Hunt on January 17th, 2025 and earned 1k upvotes and 91 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. Raycast Focus helps you stay productive by reducing context switching. Set a goal, choose a duration, and pick which apps and websites to block.
On the analytics side, Raycast Focus competes within Mac and Productivity — topics that collectively have 753.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Raycast Focus performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Raycast Focus?
Raycast Focus was hunted by Garry Tan. 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.
Garry Tan