Exact product facts

Canonical factual reference for Get Back to Focus 1.2.0, build 6. This page separates shipped behavior from examples, inferences, and future possibilities.

Key correction: the first-run Drift Allowance is 5 minutes. It can be set from 1 to 240 minutes. The 15-minute timeline on the homepage is an example configuration, not the default.

What the app observes

The active macOS application display name and bundle identifier.
The local Focus Apps list, Return Target, session counters, and user preferences.
No browser URL, history, tab title, page text, search query, document content, screenshot, screen recording, keystroke, camera input, or microphone input.

How the Drift Allowance works

First-run default: 5 minutes.
Configurable range: 1–240 minutes.
The allowance is cumulative during one session.
Time in a Focus App pauses the used allowance; returning does not refill it.
The app provides a route back. It does not block apps or websites.

Response modes

Quiet, Chime, and Voice are mutually exclusive choices, not an automatic three-stage escalation.

Quiet: visual companion cue, no chime and no speech.
Chime: one bundled local chime, no speech.
Voice: bundled local text-to-speech, no simultaneous chime.

Editions

Edition	ZIP	Companions	Response modes	Voice model
Lite	3.4 MiB	2: Cocoa and Lumi	Quiet, Chime	None
Kitten Voice	43.9 MiB	5	Quiet, Chime, Voice	3 local voices
Premium / Kokoro Voice	334.9 MiB	13	Quiet, Chime, Voice	54 local Kokoro voices

All editions include Focus Apps, one Return Target, the cumulative Drift Allowance, local notifications, global Return shortcuts, and on-device focus logic.

Permissions

Version 1.2.0 uses native macOS workspace application events, app activation, and a Carbon global hotkey. It does not request Accessibility, Apple Events Automation, or Screen Recording permission.

Shortcuts

The default global Return shortcut is ⌘↩. Alternatives are ⇧⌘↩ and ⌃⌥R.

System requirements and distribution

macOS 13 Ventura or later.
Apple Silicon ARM64 only in the current archives; Intel is not supported.
Developer ID signed, Apple-notarized, and supplied with a stapled Gatekeeper ticket.
Published SHA-256 checksums for every canonical ZIP.

Price and accounts

Version 1.2.0 is a free preview. No edition currently requires payment, an account, subscription, license key, or license server. No future price or paid-conversion date has been announced.

Language to avoid

Do not describe activity classification as AI. It is a deterministic comparison of application identity with a local list.
“Local neural text-to-speech” accurately describes Kitten and Kokoro voices.
Do not call Lite visual-only; Lite supports an optional bundled local chime.
Do not say special macOS permissions are required.