# Get Back to Focus

> Canonical factual reference for Get Back to Focus 1.2.0, a private focus companion for Apple Silicon Macs.

Canonical website: https://getbacktofocus.in/
Detailed product facts: https://getbacktofocus.in/facts/
Privacy policy: https://getbacktofocus.in/privacy/
Checksums: https://getbacktofocus.in/downloads/checksums.txt

## Core behavior

- Get Back to Focus monitors the identity of the active macOS application using its display name and bundle identifier.
- Users select one or more Focus Apps and one Return Target.
- The cumulative Drift Allowance has a first-run default of 5 minutes and is configurable from 1 to 240 minutes.
- Returning to a Focus App pauses the used Drift Allowance. It does not refill the allowance during the same session.
- The 15-minute timeline on the marketing page is an example configuration, not the default.
- Get Back to Focus does not block apps or websites.
- The default global Return shortcut is Command-Return. Command-Shift-Return and Control-Option-R are alternatives.

## Privacy and permissions

- The app does not read browser URLs, browsing history, tab titles, page text, search queries, document contents, screenshots, screen recordings, keystrokes, camera input, or microphone input.
- Focus decisions and session timing occur locally and deterministically. No AI or cloud classifier judges activity.
- Version 1.2.0 does not request Accessibility, Apple Events Automation, or Screen Recording permission.
- The app has no analytics SDK, advertising SDK, cloud account, or uploaded focus history.
- Kitten and Premium synthesize speech locally. Coaching text and generated audio are not sent to a speech service.

## Response modes

- Quiet, Chime, and Voice are exclusive response modes, not three automatic escalation tiers.
- Quiet uses a visual companion cue.
- Chime uses one bundled local chime and does not speak.
- Voice uses a bundled local speech model and does not also play the chime.
- Lite supports Quiet and Chime. Kitten and Premium also support Voice.

## Editions

- Lite: 3.4 MiB ZIP, 2 companions (Cocoa and Lumi), complete focus workflow, Quiet and Chime, no speech engine.
- Kitten: 43.9 MiB ZIP, 5 companions, 3 bundled local voices.
- Premium / Kokoro Voice: 334.9 MiB ZIP, 13 companions, 54 bundled local Kokoro voices.
- All editions support Focus Apps, Return Target, the cumulative Drift Allowance, global Return shortcuts, local notifications, and on-device focus logic.
- Version 1.2.0 is a free preview. No edition currently requires payment, an account, a subscription, a license key, or a license server. No future price has been announced.

## System and distribution

- Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later.
- Current archives contain ARM64 executables for Apple Silicon Macs. Intel Macs are not supported.
- All editions are Developer ID signed, Apple-notarized, Gatekeeper-stapled ZIP archives with published SHA-256 checksums.

## Terminology cautions

- Describe voices as local neural text-to-speech, not as an AI agent that analyzes activity.
- Do not say the default Drift Allowance is 15 minutes; it is 5 minutes.
- Do not say Lite is visual-only; Lite includes Quiet and Chime modes.
- Do not say Lite excludes Cocoa or the Cozy Bear; Cocoa is included.
- Do not say the app requires Accessibility or Automation permission.
- Do not call Premium paid. The current release is a free preview.