Tether quietly watches your activity during a focus session, gently nudges you when you drift off-task, and shows you exactly where your attention went — all without a single screenshot.
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Works with Safari, Chrome & Brave
See it in action
How it works
Type the one thing you're sitting down to do. That becomes the reference point Tether measures everything against.
It quietly watches your active app and browser tab, and floats a gentle nudge when you wander somewhere distracting.
Each session ends with a calm recap of your attention — focused time, where you slipped, and trends by project.
Quiet by design
No blocking, no shaming, no spyware. Just a calm hand on your shoulder when your attention wanders.
A hybrid classifier reads what you set out to do and decides if you're on-task. Drift for too long and Tether floats a gentle reminder — never a guilt trip.
Every session ends with a clear recap: focused time, where you slipped, and how often you got pulled away. Filter it all by project to see the bigger picture.
Set how long you can linger before a nudge, mark your own sites and apps as distracting or fine, and pick a theme. Tether bends to your definition of focus.
No screenshots, OCR, keystrokes, or background tracking — Tether only observes while you're in a session. The session data it does save lives in your account to power your stats, and you can delete all of it anytime.
Pricing
Free for 3 days, then $4.99/month. Cancel anytime. Card required to start the trial.