ScreenFocus
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ScreenFocus, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from ScreenFocus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compatibility
- The app requires macOS 14 or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The app does not capture display pixels, take screenshots, use OCR, log global keystrokes, or capture audio; it stores preferences in macOS UserDefaults.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Display behavior
- ScreenFocus can pause automatically when only one display is connected and resume when another display reconnects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Display highlight
- It can show a full-display border or corner markers, with configurable color, edge gap, thickness, and opacity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The maker provides downloadable ZIP releases and says the app is locally signed rather than Apple-notarized.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Empty desktop
- When no suitable window is under the pointer, a transparent focus-guard window prevents ordinary typing from going to a text field on the previous display.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Empty space
- When no suitable window is under the pointer, it activates a transparent focus-guard window to protect the previous text field from ordinary typing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Highlights
- It shows a configurable display border or corner markers, and can hide the overlay while keeping focus transfer enabled.checked 5 Oct 2026
- License
- The source code and build scripts use the Mozilla Public License 2.0, while official prebuilt releases are also subject to an End User License Agreement.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The app stores its preferences in macOS UserDefaults, including overlay settings, focus-transfer state, and launch-at-login preference.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Focus transfer requires macOS Accessibility permission; ScreenFocus says it does not require Screen Recording or Input Monitoring permission.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker describes ScreenFocus as local-only and says it makes no network requests and collects no analytics or telemetry.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ScreenFocus is a native macOS menu-bar utility that moves keyboard focus to the window under the pointer when it crosses to another display.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shortcuts
- It does not intercept global keyboard events, so system-wide shortcuts from macOS, Raycast, Karabiner-Elements, and Logitech software remain available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Help page asks users reporting a problem to include their macOS version, Mac model and processor, display arrangement, and relevant app and menu status.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The app requires macOS 14 or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Window handling
- When destination windows overlap, ScreenFocus focuses the topmost overlapping window.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Window stacking
- When the pointer is over an overlapped window, it focuses the topmost usable window instead of raising a larger background window.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits Rohit Das; his personal site identifies him as being in Uttarpara, India.checked 5 Oct 2026
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