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Cactus Website Blocker
Recurring website blocks for your Mac
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Recurring website blocks for your Mac
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Cactus is a Mac app that blocks the websites you choose at the hours you choose, every week. Set the schedule once and each block starts on its own. The menu bar shows when access returns. It blocks websites only. App blocking isn't available yet.
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Hey everyone!
I built Cactus because I kept opening YouTube and X while waiting for coding agents. The agent works 2 minutes and I am already scrolling, before deciding to stop working.
Blockers with manual sessions didn't work for me, because the off switch is right there and the decision happens in the distracted moment. So Cactus uses a weekly schedule. You pick the sites and the hours once, the block starts on its own, and the menu bar shows when access comes back.
It blocks websites only, app blocking is not available yet. You can't turn off an active block inside Cactus, but a Mac admin can still remove the app, so is friction and not a lock. Your schedule and site list stay on your Mac, no account needed, and the optional usage counts are off unless you turn them on.
All features free for 7 days, no card. After that is $19.99 once. Needs macOS 14 or later.
I would love feedback on the first-run setup, and if the blocking state is clear without explanation 🙂