Productivity

🎯 Deepdesk

A local-first deep-work dashboard — Pomodoro, intents, ambient noise, streaks. No account.

Quick facts

Deepdesk at a glance

Price$15, once — no renewal
ReplacesCentered at ~$10/mo — roughly $120 a year, every year
TypeDesktop app — runs offline
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
CategoryProductivity
What's in the box

Deepdesk features

01

🍅 Pomodoro engine

Configurable focus / short break / long break lengths, auto-cycling, long break after every N sessions, pause and skip.

02

🧭 Session intents

Answer "what are you working on?" before each session — every intent lands in your session log.

03

✅ Tasks with pomodoro tallies

Add tasks, pick the active one, and watch its 🍅 count grow as you complete sessions.

04

🪟 Always-on-top mini timer

A frameless, draggable floating widget with a live progress ring — hover to expand pause / skip / open controls.

05

🌧️ Generated ambient noise

White, pink and brown noise plus procedural rain, synthesized mathematically in real time — per-source mix sliders, no audio files, no streaming.

06

🔔 Gentle transitions

OS notification plus a two-note chime synthesized live with WebAudio.

07

📈 Daily dashboard

Focus minutes today and this week, day streak, 30-day history chart, full session log with intents.

08

🔒 Local-first

Settings, tasks and history are plain JSON in your user folder. No account, no cloud, no telemetry.

Pricing

$15 once — that's the whole pricing page

Centered charges ~$10/mo — roughly $120 a year, every year. Deepdesk is a single payment, and it keeps working whether or not we ever sell another copy.

~$10/mo forever $15once

Or get Deepdesk inside the full suite — every app in the catalog, currently $97 for the bundle. See the bundle →

FAQ

Honest answers

Is it really free on GitHub?

Yes — MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/focus-dashboard-mvp. $15 buys the signed installer, auto-shortcuts and zero setup.

How is the ambient noise generated?

Mathematically, in real time — white/pink/brown noise and droplet-synthesized rain as pure sample-buffer math through WebAudio. No audio files are shipped and nothing streams, which is why it works offline forever.

Does it block distracting websites or apps?

No — Deepdesk is a timer, intent and stats tool, not a blocker. Pair it with a hosts-file blocker if you need hard enforcement. Centered's coaching nudges and Flow music are also things Deepdesk deliberately doesn't do.