I made a Mac app for people who open YouTube Home, Shorts, X For You, or Reddit front pages and lose an hour. Monk Mode blocks those feeds so you can actually work. If that is your problem too, it is here: https://mac.monk-mode.lifestyle

MonkMode is a Mac app that blocks YouTube Home, Shorts, X For You, Reddit front pages, and other feed distractions.

I built it because the problem is usually not the whole site, it's the feed layer. Search, subscriptions, and direct links still work.

Built Monk Mode because I kept getting pulled into YouTube Home, Shorts, X For You, and Reddit

Hey everyone! I just shipped TokenBar a native macOS menu bar app that tracks your AI token usage in real-time across all major providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.).

If you're a developer spending money on AI APIs, this gives you instant visibility into what you're burning through right from your menu bar. No more surprise bills.

I was paying for 5 AI subscriptions: Claude Pro, Cursor Pro, ChatGPT Plus, Copilot, and Gemini Advanced. $90/month total.

I assumed I was using all of them heavily. Turns out I was wrong.

If you use multiple AI coding tools, you've probably hit this:

You're deep in a session with Claude Code. You're on a roll. Then: "You've reached your usage limit."

Monk Mode helps me run distraction-free focus blocks on macOS with strict sessions, blockers, and feed cleanup.

Sharing in case it helps other makers:

https://mac.monk-mode.lifestyle

Monk Mode is my focus app for macOS.

It blocks distracting apps/websites, supports strict focus sessions, recurring schedules, Pomodoro cycles, feed cleanup, and session protection with PIN/Touch ID.

I love @Cursor. It's enabled me to build (vibe code) so many web apps, sites, extensions, and little things quickly that 1. bring me joy and 2. help me with work or realize personal projects.
However... I'm seeing a TON of movement around @Claude by Anthropic's Claude Code. I haven't personally tried it but it's apparently insane (and can also be expensive?)
I'm curious. Should I switch? What are you currently using? Or do they both have their own use case. I right now like cursor because I can build directly in a GitHub repo or locally and it helps me learn my way around an IDE.
Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!

I love @Cursor. It's enabled me to build (vibe code) so many web apps, sites, extensions, and little things quickly that 1. bring me joy and 2. help me with work or realize personal projects.
However... I'm seeing a TON of movement around @Claude by Anthropic's Claude Code. I haven't personally tried it but it's apparently insane (and can also be expensive?)
I'm curious. Should I switch? What are you currently using? Or do they both have their own use case. I right now like cursor because I can build directly in a GitHub repo or locally and it helps me learn my way around an IDE.
Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!

I love @Cursor. It's enabled me to build (vibe code) so many web apps, sites, extensions, and little things quickly that 1. bring me joy and 2. help me with work or realize personal projects.
However... I'm seeing a TON of movement around @Claude by Anthropic's Claude Code. I haven't personally tried it but it's apparently insane (and can also be expensive?)
I'm curious. Should I switch? What are you currently using? Or do they both have their own use case. I right now like cursor because I can build directly in a GitHub repo or locally and it helps me learn my way around an IDE.
Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts!