BUSY Bar — Productivity Multi-tool Device with an LED pixel screen

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BUSY focus timer

Pomodoro timer and distraction blocker for deep focus workflow

Notification blocker on iPhone / Android

Integration with 3rd-party apps

Customizable BUSY automations

Smart Home integration

Custom status

Design your own BUSY status message

Display LED status: choose from the library or create a custom<br>one

Add a timer for focused work: simple or interval

Auto-activation by microphone, camera, or app

>_ Developer-friendly

Developers can integrate BUSY Bar into any system using the open API

> Open HTTP API

> Libs for Python/TypeScript

> Offline API (no internet required)

> Self-hosted cloud control

> USB Virtual LAN

> Apps for macOS, iOS and Android

> Web interface over USB and Wi-Fi

Show you’re BUSY

Stop others from interrupting your deep focus. The display shows you’re busy<br>and when you’ll be free again.

Instant activation

Start and stop the BUSY status manually with a<br>large button. Works completely offline, with no extra software required.

Set timer

Set an optional expiration timer using the<br>scroll wheel to let others know when you’ll be available again.

Automatic BUSY status

BUSY Bar integrates with desktop software and automatically activates when you’re on a<br>call, live on stream, recording audio, or when a certain program is active.

Automatic ON CALL status

When the microphone is activated on your<br>computer, BUSY Bar will automatically display an ON CALL status.

Streaming mode

When you’re streaming through any software like<br>OBS (Open Broadcaster Software), BUSY Bar will automatically turn on.

Multi-platform support

Supports macOS, with Windows support coming soon.

Remote control over Wi-Fi

Control BUSY Bar remotely over the internet. Place it on the wall or door<br>and use the desktop app to automatically activate the BUSY status when you’re on calls.

Manual controls

Physical buttons allow you to control the device manually without connecting to<br>PC or the mobile app. The large buttons are designed for easy use without looking at the device.

Distraction Blocking Mode: displays status with a<br>timer, blocks notifications and apps, and triggers smart home automation.

Active busy status message with custom design<br>configurable for your own workflow

Apps

Clock, weather, social media stats (YouTube,<br>Instagram, TikTok), and more. Supports 3rd-party user applications

Settings

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth connections, screen<br>brightness, sound volume, power saving mode, etc.

Full control with buttons

Start / Pause button

Start and stop your status. Also works as an OK<br>button in menu

5-position selector

Switch between modes

Scroll wheel

Set timer in Busy and Pomodoro modes, navigate<br>in menu, OK button

Back button

Go back in menu and quit apps

Monochrome back screen

Eye-friendly back screen allows you to control the device and see the status<br>displayed on the main screen — even when it’s turned away from you.

Interval focus timer

BUSY Bar is an advanced productivity timer inspired by the Pomodoro technique,<br>which divides work into short intervals — 25‑minute work sessions followed by 5‑minute breaks.

New Pomodoro timer

We’ve redesigned the classic Pomodoro timer by combining<br>it with a distraction blocker to help you stay focused and fight off notifications, social<br>media, and other brain rot while you work.

We fight major focus killers

Endless scrolling

Brain-rotting content kills your focus. We block<br>Instagram and TikTok while you’re in focus mode — so you can’t even open them.

People around

Just as you manage to concentrate, someone<br>always tries to interrupt. BUSY Bar lets others know when you’re in deep focus — and<br>when you’ll be available again.

Block distractions

BUSY Bar can automatically mute notifications on your<br>phone and PC when<br>BUSY mode is activated. It helps you stay focused by blocking distractions as you work.

Requires BUSY App integration (available for free):

Pause scrolling

Short videos on TikTok and Instagram flood you with<br>dopamine, making<br>it hard to focus. BUSY App can blocks these apps while you’re in deep focus.

Block any app

Select the apps you want to block during<br>focus mode. You’ll stop receiving notifications and won’t be able to open these apps<br>until the timer runs out.

Hardcore mode

optional

Locks apps for the entire focus<br>session with no way to bypass it. The only way to unlock them is a full phone reset. Coming soon.

Mute all devices

BUSY Bar integrates with the free cloud-based BUSY App infrastructure.

Block distractions across all platforms simultaneously, so nothing pulls you<br>away while you’re focused. BUSY App works on your computer, phone, and smartwatch.

Smart home integration

Make your smart home react when you’re busy: pause music, turn on lights,<br>and lock the door with just one button.

BUSY Bar supports Matter®, a modern smart home...