UnScreen Lite works on your device.

It's 100% free and runs right in your browser. The full app, with personalized insights, is Mac-only for now

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The Mac App

How it Works

Step 1

Learn what distracts you

UnScreen examines how you spend time online, then surfaces the habits that help & hurt your focus the most.

Step 2

Reduce your distracted time

UnScreen learns what best reduces your distracted time. Remove social media feeds, go grayscale, block sites + more. UnScreen measures what helps you most, and what you actually stick to.

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Step 3

Analyze your distracted time

UnScreen shows the numbers behind every insight. See the data behind each suggestion and the impact of every tool you try.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How does UnScreen work?

UnScreen has two parts. A desktop app logs when you start/stop using distracting and productive apps and sites. A browser extension allows you to remove distracting site elements.

From there, UnScreen learns which behaviors and tools most impact your distracted time.

How is my data used?

We do not sell or share your data. We do send data to the cloud. For more details, see our privacy policy.

Is UnScreen really free?

Yes. UnScreen was built to better understand the causes of online distraction. If usage scales beyond what we can cover we may have to offer a paid tier, but our hope is to cover expenses through donations.

Can I donate to UnScreen?

Many thanks, but not yet. We're young and light, and currently lack the infrastructure (and accountants) to support general donations. If you'd like to sponsor us (>$10,000), please get in touch, we'd love to chat.

Will you support Windows?

Yes, but our first priority is to make our models as accurate as possible. In the meantime non-Mac users can use UnScreen Lite. It's free, no signup needed.

Will you support Android/iPhone?

UnScreen Lite (just the tools, not the insights) may be released for mobile. As for the full app: Android support is a possibility. At present, iPhone doesn't support the sort of data analysis we need to provide a genuinely insightful product.

Why no Firefox support?

We love Firefox and hope to support it in the future. Unfortunately the way our desktop app works makes integration with Firefox a bit of work. We aim to introduce Firefox support in 2027.

Who is behind UnScreen?

Before UnScreen, John Bayne led tech at charity: water, a nonprofit that has built clean water systems for over 20M people across Africa. Before that he led tech for sama.com, which has lifted >70,000 underprivileged youth & refugees out of poverty through computer-based employment for companies such as Google and Microsoft. He has worked exclusively on nonprofit tech projects since 2012.

How can I contact you?

We love hearing from you. Use our contact form.

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