Free & Open SourceΒ·macOS Menu Bar App

Deep Work
Brown Noise Timer

A minimal timer that lives in your menu bar. Hit start, hear brown noise, and disappear into deep work.

Open Terminal and run:

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Requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later

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100% offline. No internet required.

Brown noise is generated locally on your Mac. No need to open Spotify and fall down a playlist rabbit hole. No waiting for Wi-Fi to connect. Open your laptop and start focusing immediately.

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Brown Noise

Deeper than white noise. Smoother than pink. Brown noise masks distractions and helps you sink into flow state.

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Menu Bar Native

Lives in your menu bar. No dock icon, no window clutter. Start a session in two clicks.

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Preset Timers

30, 60, 90, or 120 minute presets. Or set a custom duration in 5-minute increments up to 2 hours.

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Pause & Resume

Life interrupts. Pause your timer and brown noise, then pick up right where you left off.

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Gentle Alerts

An audio alert lets you know when your session is complete. Brown noise stops automatically.

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Launch at Login

Set it and forget it. Deep Timer can start automatically when you boot your Mac.

Ready to focus?

Open Terminal, paste the command, and start your first deep work session in seconds.