Monocle

Name: Monocle
Price: 14 USD

Place

#29 of 65

Chart

Score

5.9

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Monocle, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Monocle's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Single seat	$14, paid once	1 seat · Free updates · Pay once
Three seats	$25, paid once	3 seats · Free updates · Pay once

Each one read from Monocle's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Appearance: Monocle offers adjustable blur, grayscale, custom tint colors, and blur-free mode with tint, grain, and monochrome.checked 11 Oct 2026
App groups: App Groups let multiple apps share focus as one group.checked 11 Oct 2026

Automation: Monocle supports control through Apple Shortcuts and other automation tools, and its scripting commands cover blur, monochrome, tint, grain, display mode, and app-wide focus.checked 11 Oct 2026
Gestures: Users can shake the cursor to toggle Monocle or peek, and can flick the cursor to a screen corner to peek under the overlay.checked 11 Oct 2026
Installation: Monocle supports Homebrew installation with the command brew install --cask monocle-app.checked 11 Oct 2026
Intended user: Monocle is presented as a focus tool for people who want to quiet visual distractions while working, writing, browsing, or thinking.checked 11 Oct 2026
License limit: A license can be activated on multiple user profiles on the same Mac.checked 11 Oct 2026
Multiple displays: Multi-screen settings let users choose Per Screen or Global highlighting.checked 11 Oct 2026
Stage Manager: Monocle detects Stage Manager and keeps its window strip visible alongside the focused app.checked 11 Oct 2026
Support: The app's Settings includes an Ideas / Issues button for bug reports and feature suggestions.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does: Monocle softly dims everything except the window you are using.checked 11 Oct 2026