Vigil
Productivity over procrastination.
Made in Germany · Developed in Kaiserslautern
The macOS productivity app that gives you back control – out of the brainrot, into the zone.
Vigil lives in your menu bar and protects your focus time: when a block is active and you open a site from your blocklist, Vigil closes the tab instantly. No scrolling, no putting things off – back to the work that moves you forward.
Requires macOS 13 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel · Made in Germany
See Vigil in action
Vigil lives in your menu bar – here is a first look at the key screens.
Regain control. Get things done.
Procrastination rarely starts on purpose – it begins with one tab, one feed, five minutes that turn into an hour. Vigil breaks that cycle before it grabs you. Not with gentle reminders, but with consistent shutdown.
The goal is clear: less time wasted, more real work, noticeably more productivity. Vigil is your tool to take charge of your day again – and finish what you set out to do.
What Vigil does
Vigil is a focus guard for your Mac. You decide which sites distract you – social media, news, anything that pulls you away from what matters – and when you want to work undisturbed. Vigil enforces your rules automatically.
Deep-work blocks, manual focus mode, blocklists with exceptions, local statistics and notifications – all in one app that never leaves your data. That's how you regain control and finally make progress.
Internal test
Since I started using Vigil, my productivity has gone up dramatically. Where I used to lose 1–2 hours a day to distractions, today it's 15 minutes at most. I barely procrastinate anymore.
Founder's internal 14-day beta test – not a study, not a guarantee. Results are individual and not transferable.
Time wasted
Minutes per day
Founder's 14-day self-test during beta – not a scientific study, not a guarantee. Results are not transferable to others.
All features at a glance
Focus schedules & routines
Create deep-work blocks, meetings and recurring routines right in the app. Vigil arms its blockers automatically the moment an event begins – no manual switching required.
Never miss a meeting again
Set up deep-work blocks that line up with your appointments. When a block starts, Vigil clears distracting tabs automatically and snaps you out of the rabbit hole – on time and clear-headed instead of missing it.
Manual focus mode
Need focus right now? Activate focus mode with one click – independent of schedules. Vigil protects you instantly when it matters.
The Executioner
If an open URL matches your blocklist, the tab is closed or redirected on the spot. Vigil monitors every browser you enable – no compromises.
Blocklist & exceptions
Block entire domains, specific paths or keywords. With exceptions you set precisely what's allowed during focus – maximum control over your blocklist.
Break bad habits
Vigil isn't just about distraction – it also helps with stubborn patterns: sites that keep pulling you back into old habits can be blocked for good, so you regain control.
Local notifications
Optionally receive native macOS notifications for focus reminders or when Vigil closed a tab – honest feedback, no cloud.
Privacy first
No cloud, no accounts, no tracking by us. Schedules, blocklists and statistics stay entirely local on your Mac.
Native macOS feel
Built entirely in Swift and SwiftUI – a subtle MenuBarExtra design with an eye icon in the menu bar. Feels like part of your Mac.
Local statistics
Optional passive tracking estimates locally how much time goes to blocked domains – including an intervention counter. Switchable off at any time.
Buy once, own forever
A fair one-time purchase – no subscriptions, no microtransactions, no hidden costs. Pay once, use forever.
Multilingual
Vigil is available in six languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese. Choose your language in settings or follow your system language automatically.
Supported browsers
Safari
Chrome
Edge
Brave
Arc
Opera
Vivaldi
OrionMozilla Firefox is not supported: Firefox offers no Apple Events / AppleScript interface for Vigil to read and close tabs.
Legal & Liability
Vigil is provided "as is" without any warranty. Use is at your own risk. To the extent permitted by law, Broschat Studios accepts no liability for any direct or indirect damages arising from the use of the app.
Vigil actively closes and redirects browser tabs. No liability is accepted for unsaved input or lost tab contents — configure your blocklist carefully.
Vigil is a self-control and productivity tool. We make no guarantee of specific productivity, health or behavioural outcomes. The app does not replace medical or therapeutic treatment.
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