GoKawiilRyan's Zen Mode
A small tool to reclaim my attention - providing a global focus mode across macOS apps.
My screen is always full of things asking for it: other windows, notification badges, the Menu Bar clock, the Dock, a scenic wallpaper. Zen Mode is one hotkey that silences all of it. The window I'm working in glides to the center of the screen and stretches to full height, and everything else — Menu Bar and Dock included — fades to black. Press the hotkey again (or Esc ) and everything returns exactly where it was. It's like full-screen mode, except your window keeps its natural width — more like a spotlight than a takeover.
It's a Hammerspoon script, not an app, and it works on every Mac app: unlike the zen modes built into individual editors, the same keystroke works in your terminal, your browser, a PDF reader, or anything else with a window.
Read more about how this came together on my blog.
Demo
A busy desktop — other app windows, the wallpaper, the Menu Bar, and the Dock all competing for attention — until one keystroke centers the focused window and fades everything else to black. It works the same in a terminal, a browser, or any other app:
Features
Any app, no per-app setup — this is a global mode, not an app feature: it operates on whatever window is focused, so the same hotkey zens your terminal, browser, notes app, or anything else.
— this is a global mode, not an app feature: it operates on whatever window is focused, so the same hotkey zens your terminal, browser, notes app, or anything else. One-keystroke toggle — Option + Cmd + Z enters or exits Zen Mode instantly.
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