Look away.
Everything waits.
Just a Pause blurs your Mac's screen the moment you look away, hiding what's on it from a passing glance. It uses the motion sensors in your AirPods, not the camera. Look back and the screen clears.
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- 1You work
- 2You look away
- 3You look back
Calm by default.
Smart when it counts.
Gentle blur
The screen drifts into a soft blur when you look away and lifts the moment you look back.
Out of the way
Never blurs while you type, use the mouse or sit on a video call. Snooze it any time from the menu bar.
Private by design
No camera, no screen recording. Motion data never leaves your Mac.
And it looks after you.
The same AirPods motion helps with your neck, your eyes and your second display. Turn on what you like in Settings.
Posture reminders
Head down for too long? A friendly nudge asks you to sit up, at most every 20 minutes. Optionally, the screen softens while you slouch.
20-20-20 eye breaks
Every 20 minutes, or the interval you pick, look at something far away for 20 seconds. It only counts when you really look away.
Pointer follows your head
With more than one display, turn to another screen and the pointer moves there, right where you left it.
Your day in numbers
Time on screen, how long you sat upright, eye breaks and look-aways. Kept on your Mac only.
Which AirPods
does it work with?
- AirPods Pro1st, 2nd and 3rd generation
- AirPods MaxLightning and USB-C
- AirPods 3With Spatial Audio head tracking
- AirPods 4With and without noise cancellation
- AirPods Max 2The newest AirPods Max
- AirPods 5The newest AirPods
- AirPods 1No head-tracking sensors
- AirPods 2No head-tracking sensors
- Other Bluetooth headphonesBeats, Sony, Bose and others
- Macs running macOS Ventura or earliermacOS 13 and older. Update to macOS 14 Sonoma or newer.
- iPhone and iPadJust a Pause is an app for the Mac
- Windows and Linux PCsMac only
Needs a Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Not sure which AirPods you have? Check Settings › Bluetooth on your Mac.
One payment.
Yours forever.
Every plan includes
- Blur when you look away
- Stays off during video calls
- Works on every connected display
- Custom blur strength and room
- Auto-centering with your pointer
- Snooze from the menu bar
- Posture reminders
- 20-20-20 eye breaks
- Pointer follows your head
- Daily stats, kept on your Mac
- Esc clears the blur instantly
- All future updates
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Made by Adrian.
Say hi on X.
I build Just a Pause on my own. Follow along for updates, new features and what's coming next, or send me a message with ideas.
Answers to what
you're wondering.
Yes. Pick the plan for 2 or 3 Macs. Switching to a new Mac? Deactivate the old one in the app's settings and activate the new one with the same key.
Take a breath.
Your screen will wait.
One payment, yours forever. macOS 14 and later.
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