Lazar Focus is the tiny app and website distraction blocker for Windows, and it’s just had a new release!

The most major new feature in version 1.1.0.beta is the fully automatic and 100% private automatic activity logger.

Whether you’re in a focus block or not, Lazar Focus can optionally keep track of every application that you use, and every URL that you visit, all in a 100% private database on your PC.

You can use this information for personal analytics, for billing your customers, or for filling in timesheets.

The following 4 minute screencast is for the largest part a demonstration of the new activity logging, but it also shows how the main distraction blocking function works:

• For a more detailed list of changes, see the end of this post.
• You can read about the philosophy behind Lazar Focus.
• While LF is in beta, you can buy the app at a 30% discount at the Microsoft Store. This is a once-off purchase which gives you a perpetual license to use Lazar Focus, and to get updates for the duration of the 1.x series.

Changes in version 1.1.0.beta, released on 2020-07-02

• Besides helping you focus, Lazar Focus now also has an automatic activity logging function! This is great for detailed personal analytics or for billing clients.
  • Activate this by checking the “log” checkbox on the main window. When this is active, logging will run regardless of focus mode or not.
  • Lazar Focus will now log, fully privately to your PC, all of your activity throughout the day: Window title, EXE name and URL if available.
  • On the log window, you’ll see on which apps and websites you spend the most time, over any configurable period of time.
  • You can export this data over any period as an Excel spreadsheet for further analysis.
• Bugs fixed
  • If you start up a second LF by accident, it will simply foreground the already running instance.

Changes in version 1.0.9.beta, released on 2020-06-14

• Ask for confirmation if user exits with focus block in progress.
• Fix bug where changes to block lists would not be saved.
• After settings changes or focus block starts, don’t change focus (haha) to redirected browser windows.
• Fix UI alignent in settings dialog.