Focen vs Oh My Notes
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Focen compared with Oh My Notes
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| What it does | Automated focus app that starts sessions by itself and blocks distractions
| Your Today Layer for Mac, Always on Top
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| Pricing model | Free trial
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| Pricing | 7-day free trial, then $2.88/week ($149.99/year, save 37%) or $19.99/month billed in USD
| Free: $0 forever. Pro: $9.99 one-time (early bird $7.99). Free tier includes Today panel, quick capture, search, plain Markdown notes, edge dock and always-on-top float, one-shot reminders, pinyin search, and git version history with Shortcuts. Pro adds floating above fullscreen apps, recurring remi
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| Key features | - Automatic session start after 5 minutes of active work
- AI classifies new sites in real time
- Blocks distracting tabs with warning first
- Learns from past sessions to predict work duration
- iPhone app syncs sessions across devices
- Breathing room before blocking distraction
- Session history and focus statistics
- Three focus modes: Strict, Balanced, Lenient
- Private, local-first architecture
| - Floating notes above fullscreen apps and across Spaces (Pro)
- Adjustable unfocused opacity from 40% to 100%
- Global hotkey quick capture from any app
- Plain Markdown files stored on your Mac
- Reminders with daily or weekly repeat (Pro)
- Apple Reminders and Calendar sync (Pro)
- Point to any folder including Obsidian vault (Pro)
- Trilingual interface: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Pinyin search with Simplified and Traditional variant matching
- Hidden by default in screen sharing, recordings and screenshots
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| What makes it different | - Starts automatically without manual setup or timer management
- AI learns distraction patterns instead of using static blocklists
- Gives brief warning before blocking, not instant hard blocks
- Syncs focus sessions to iPhone to prevent device switching
- Local-first privacy with no page content tracking
| - Plain Markdown files you own with no account or server required
- Stays on top of fullscreen apps and across Spaces
- Notes synced with Apple Reminders reach your iPhone without a separate iOS app
- Compatible with Obsidian vaults as native Markdown files
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 10 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 6 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 1 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 13 | 22 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 5 | 4 |
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