Refocus Mac Help & FAQ

Common Mac questions

How To Block Websites?

1. Create a blocking session with at least one website blocked. Make sure the blocking session is active.

2. Open Safari, Chrome or another browser (see browser support).

3. Visit the blocked website.

4. Wait a little bit and you should be presented a permission dialogue (some browsers, like Firefox, work differently):

   

5. If you pressed “Don’t Allow” accidentally as part of step (4), then:

   1. Open “System Settings” in macOS

   2. Select “Privacy & Security”

   3. Select “Automation”

   4. Select “Refocus”

   5. Enable permissions for your browser

   

6. The websites should be blocked where every time you visit a website, the website will be redirected to a block screen.

   1. If not, you can also go to Refocus Settings (the gear-icon on top-right corner), and select “Refresh Blocking.”

How To Block Apps?

1. Create a blocking session with at least app blocked. Make sure the blocking session is active.

   1. As part of selecting apps to block, you need to select the actual application file (.app).

2. The app should automatically be blocked when you open it where it will automatically hide back into the macOS dock.