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Free for Windows 10 & 11 · Version 1.0.2

Your time. On purpose.

Still puts distracting apps, games and websites on hold, so the next hour belongs to you. No accounts. No noise. Just a quieter space for your attention.

Blocked at launch, even from shortcuts No account, no telemetry Free & open source

Anything that pulls you away, on hold

How it works

Three small steps. One quieter hour.

Choose what stays out of reach, decide how long, and start. Still takes care of the rest, even if you close the window.

1

Choose the distractions

Pick apps, games, Microsoft Store apps and websites. Still finds what’s installed, or you can browse to any .exe. Save favourite combinations as groups.

2

Set your time

Anywhere from 1 minute to a full day. Add an optional pause of 1–120 minutes before you’re allowed to end early. Both are fixed once you begin.

3

Start focusing

Selected apps close and won’t launch again, not from shortcuts, launchers or the command line. Websites go on hold in Chrome and Edge.

A calm little workspace

Everything in one place. Nothing shouting.

Your distractions, organized

A quieter collection.

Keep apps and websites together, search them instantly, and save a group for the way you work.

  • Discovers desktop apps, running windows and Microsoft Store packages
  • Paste a URL or domain; subdomains are included
  • Up to 100 apps and websites in one session
More about the library →

Apps & websites

SELECT FOR FOCUS
Deep workEveningsExam week
DiscordSocial & communication
youtube.comWebsite
SteamGames & entertainment
instagram.comWebsite
Make time for what matters

A gentle nudge. Or a fresh start.

Schedule a reminder once, daily or on weekdays, and let it start a focus window with its own blocked apps.

  • Full attention, focus card, or a quiet Windows notification
  • Built-in sounds, or your own audio, images, GIFs and video
  • Snooze limits, and ranges that can cross midnight
More about alerts →
NEXT MOMENT OF INTENTIONWrite the first chapterWeekdays, 09:00 · Focus card
09:00Weekdays
Write the first chapterFocus card

A small beginning is all it takes.

50 min · 3 apps / websites blocked

Full attentionEvery display, with sound
Focus cardAbove your apps
Quiet reminderA notification
One small thing at a time

A little list. A clearer mind.

Type / on any line to choose a checkbox, tick circle, bullet, numbered item, heading or note.

  • Keyboard-first: Enter for a new line, Backspace to remove one
  • Saves automatically, even during a session
  • Up to 500 lines, kept on this PC
More about the to-do list →

Your to-do list

SAVED ON THIS PC
Write the outline
Reply to Sam about Friday
HFor later
•A useful idea
1.
A little less time online

Enough is enough.

Give each website a daily allowance and a bedtime. When time is up, it rests until midnight.

  • Counts while the site is open in any tab
  • One bedtime window, switched on per website
  • Works outside focus sessions, too
More about time limits →

Your websites, your pace

DAILY LIMITS & BEDTIME
youtube.com45 min a day · bedtime on
28 / 45m
instagram.com20 min a day · bedtime on
On hold
reddit.com30 min a day
7 / 30m
Bedtime from 22:30 until 07:00
Websites with bedtime on rest overnight.
Progress, without the pressure

Attention well spent.

See your focus time, streaks of consistency, and what you made room for, without leaderboards or guilt.

  • Daily goals, 7/30/90-day charts and a session calendar
  • Search, archive and filter by outcome
  • Export your history as JSON
More about progress →
0mThis month
0Sessions
0%Completed
Your pause before the pause

An urge to scroll doesn’t have to end your session.

Set a waiting period before you start. To end early, you request release, wait it out, and then decide. Most urges pass long before the timer does.

Try it: a pause before you quit

5 min
Your pause before the pause

Apps and websites stay blocked while you wait. You can always choose to keep going.

05:00

Demo runs 60× faster. In Still, the wait is real, and cancelling means a new full wait.

Windows protection

Blocked at launch. Even from shortcuts.

Still Guard is a small Windows service that uses AppLocker, the same application control Windows uses in offices. It doesn’t run a loop that closes apps. The apps simply won’t start.

  • Path, file-hash and publisher rulesRenamed copies and signed updates are still recognised.
  • Survives closing Still and restarting WindowsTimers and release requests are saved by the guard.
  • Fixed once you beginThe selection, duration and pause can’t be changed mid-session.
Websites, gently

A gentler way back to focus.

When you reach for a blocked site in Chrome or Edge, Still shows a calm page instead. Pick one, write your own with an image, or redirect somewhere useful.

0minutes, at mostSessions from 1 minute to a full day.
0minute pause, at mostAn optional wait before ending early.
0apps & websitesBlocked together in a single session.
0accounts, trackers, adsYour focus data never leaves your PC.

You don’t need more time. You need a little less noise.

A SMALL REMINDER FROM STILL
Thoughtful details

Small things, done carefully.

Lives quietly in the tray

Closing the window hides Still in the system tray. Quitting the app never stops a session in progress.

Celebrates a little

A completion notification when your time is up, and a history that grows one small commitment at a time.

A gentler pace

Reduce motion and decorative animations with one switch. Compact layouts adapt to small windows.

Ready when you are

Optionally opens at sign-in, so scheduled alerts are there when your day starts.

Updates in place

Run a newer setup and your preferences, alerts, to-dos and history carry over. Protection keeps running.

Private by design

No account, no analytics. The update check only contacts GitHub when you ask it to.

Privacy & security
Small beginnings. Meaningful things.

Make a little room for what matters.

Free for Windows 10 (2004+) and Windows 11. Installs for just your account, with no administrator approval needed.

Released 24 September 2026·What’s new