A menu bar app for people who hyperfocus deeply and need smart guardrails against burnout. Session timers, break enforcement, and meeting-aware boundaries.
The paradox
Your best skill is also
your biggest risk
You don't need another productivity hack. You already know how to focus. The problem is you focus so hard that you blow past meals, skip breaks, ignore your body, and surface five hours later wondering where the day went. The work was great. You're wrecked.
How it helps
Boundaries that work
with your brain
Instant task switching
Global hotkey opens a command bar. Pick your next task in under 100ms. Zero friction, zero context loss.
Live menu bar timer
Your current session ticks in the menu bar. A gentle “landing gear” warning lets you wrap up before time expires.
Meeting-aware breaks
Reads your Apple Calendar. If a meeting starts in 10 minutes, the break prompt defers. No awkward interruptions.
Markdown as source of truth
Your tasks live in a plain .md file you control. Edit it anywhere — Antihyper watches for changes and syncs instantly.
Daily cap ritual
Pick up to 5 tasks each morning. Anything else goes to the parking lot. Scope your day before the day scopes you.
Shutdown ritual
End-of-day prompt helps you close open loops, capture stray thoughts, and actually stop working.
The loop
Three keystrokes.
Total control.
Hit the hotkey
Press ⌘⇧H anywhere. The task switcher appears instantly over whatever you’re doing.
Pick your task
Select from your markdown task list. The session timer starts. Your focus window is now protected.
Trust the boundary
Antihyper watches the clock and your calendar. When it’s time to break, it tells you. When it’s time to stop, it means it.
“The goal isn't to focus more. It's to focus sustainably.”
Principles
What Antihyper is not
Not another todo app.Your tasks live in a markdown file you already have.
Not a time tracker.It protects time, doesn’t surveil it.
Not a subscription.Pay once, own it forever.
Not cloud-dependent.Runs entirely on your Mac, offline.
Pricing
Simple and permanent
Buy it once. It's yours.
One-time purchase
$29No subscriptions. No tracking. Yours forever.
- Lifetime license for one Mac
- All future updates included
- Works completely offline
- No account required
Get notified at launch
No spam. One email when Antihyper is ready. Waitlist members get early access and a discounted launch price.
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