HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer - Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows

DL'd. I have 20 windows with 20 tabs open at all times, and this looks PERFECT for my workstation UX. Nice work, @pointum

This has been a standard app on my machine. It is one of those utilities that does its work day in and day out making my experience a much more pleasant one. I have wrestled from time to time with how strong to set the opaqueness of my Haze in order to give me a good workspace. I have also not toyed much with changing the color of the haze, but expect this could make for a fresh workspace, if needed.

Pros:

Keeps me focused on the task as hand. I appreciate the keyboard shortcut to quick toggle when I need to reference an unfocused window.

Cons:

I know of no alternative.

This is fantastic, well done @pointum!

This is awesome. Thanks so much for making it!

I'd like to thank all product hunters and specially @bramk. HazeOver reached #4 Top Paid app in the US (and #2 Productivity) with 5 star rating. That's exciting.

This app is awesome! missed it when it got featured but just saw it in the free mac tools email :-)

I'm pretty big on staying focused in general. Always very spartan on keeping my physical desk and the OS X Desktop tidy. I downloaded HazeOver today, and this is the best $2.99 I've spent this year. I also tried Hocus Focus, but it doesn't always hide the right window and for me it ended up being a pretty confusing UX. For example, I launched Calculator thru Alfred for a quick calculation, and all in sudden my Chrome window becomes hidden. I think HazeOver is less dramatic and worked out better for me. (I do change the Haze to almost the darkest setting.) I also find it helpful to hide the Dock once I start using HazeOver. One complaint: it doesn't work outside of the main screen. I usually leave my Macbook open on the side as a second screen, but HazeOver doesn't darken anything in that screen. But I guess the point is to stay focus so this isn't a deal breaker for me.

Great app, helps my workflow.

I'm using this in minutes. I love it. Along with Better Snap Tool it's perfect for getting focused.

A great app. Instantly makes a cluttered desktop to look like an uncluttered desktop :)