macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon · Free
Your day, one hover away.
Pulse is a daily planner and Pomodoro focus timer that lives in your Mac's notch. Hover the notch to peek at today's tasks, progress, streak and timer — then plan your whole day without opening a single window.
Free · macOS 15 or later
Early build: the first time, right-click Pulse.app and choose Open (notarization coming soon).
Wednesday, July 22
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Hover the notch ↑
Pulse is a macOS notch-native daily planner and Pomodoro focus timer for macOS 15 and later. Features: plan your day as color-coded per-project tasks, automatic carry-over of unfinished tasks, a Pomodoro focus timer from 5 to 120 minutes shown inside the notch, streaks for consecutive planned workdays, 5-level daily mood tracking, a morning plan reminder, Copy-for-Slack markdown export, launch at login, and 100% local SwiftData storage with no account, no cloud and no tracking.
Everything you need for the day, in the notch
Plan, focus and track — all from a glass panel that drops out of your Mac's notch.
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Plan your day
Add tasks under color-coded projects and check them off. A live progress bar sits inside the notch all day long.
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Automatic carry-over
Didn't finish? Unfinished tasks roll to today on their own, tagged with an age chip like ↩ 2d so nothing slips.
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Focus timer
A Pomodoro timer from 5 to 120 minutes with a scrubbable slider and 15 / 25 / 45 / 60 presets. The countdown lives in the notch.
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Streaks & mood
Build a streak of consecutive planned workdays on your own workweek, and log how each day felt with 5-level mood tracking.
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Copy for Slack
One click copies your plan as clean markdown — paste it straight into Slack or your daily standup update.
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Private by design
100% local with SwiftData. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Your plans never leave your Mac.
A focus timer that never leaves the notch
Start a session and the countdown lives right inside your notch, with a coral progress ring that empties as time runs down. Pause or resume from the hover peek — no window, no app-switch, no distraction.
- 5 to 120 minutes, scrubbable slider
- Presets: 15 · 25 · 45 · 60 min
- Countdown & progress inside the notch
- Pause / resume from the hover peek
- Session-end notification when time's up
Free · macOS 15 or later
Frequently asked questions
Is Pulse free?
Yes. Pulse is free to download and use right now. It requires macOS 15 or later on Apple Silicon.
Where is my data stored?
All of your data stays on your Mac. Pulse stores everything locally with SwiftData — there is no account, no cloud sync and no tracking.
Does Pulse work on a Mac without a notch?
Yes. On Macs without a physical notch, Pulse draws its own notch at the top center of the screen, so you get the same hover peek and progress bar.
What macOS version does Pulse require?
Pulse requires macOS 15 or later and runs on Apple Silicon Macs.
How long can the focus timer run?
The Pomodoro focus timer runs from 5 to 120 minutes. Use the scrubbable slider or the 15, 25, 45 and 60 minute presets. The countdown shows inside the notch and you can pause or resume from the hover peek.
Can I share my plan to Slack?
Yes. Copy-for-Slack copies your day's plan as markdown so you can paste it straight into Slack or any standup update.
How do I quit or uninstall Pulse?
Right-click the flame icon in the menu bar and choose Quit Pulse, or press ⌘Q while the planner is open. To uninstall, quit Pulse and move Pulse.app from Applications to the Trash — all data is stored locally on your Mac and is removed with the app.
Plan today from your notch
Free, private and made for macOS. Open the planner anytime with ⌥⌘U.
Download for macOSFree · macOS 15 or later