OneTimeA local-first deep-work dashboard — Pomodoro, intents, ambient noise, streaks. No account.
Focus apps like Centered and Session charge $5–10/month for a timer, a task list and some rain sounds. Deepdesk is the whole deep-work loop — a Pomodoro engine, session intents, per-task tallies, an always-on-top mini timer, procedurally generated ambient noise and a streak dashboard — stored on your machine, purchased exactly once.
Deepdesk in 60 seconds
Everything in the box
Pomodoro engine, session intents, floating mini timer, generated ambient noise & focus stats.
Pomodoro engine
Configurable focus / short break / long break lengths, auto-cycling, long break after every N sessions, pause and skip.
Session intents
Answer "what are you working on?" before each session — every intent lands in your session log.
Tasks with pomodoro tallies
Add tasks, pick the active one, and watch its 🍅 count grow as you complete sessions.
Always-on-top mini timer
A frameless, draggable floating widget with a live progress ring — hover to expand pause / skip / open controls.
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.
Gentle transitions
OS notification plus a two-note chime synthesized live with WebAudio.
Daily dashboard
Focus minutes today and this week, day streak, 30-day history chart, full session log with intents.
Local-first
Settings, tasks and history are plain JSON in your user folder. No account, no cloud, no telemetry.
Deepdesk vs Centered
Centered charges ~$10/mo. Here's what actually differs.
| Deepdesk | Centered | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15 once | ~$10/month |
| Cost over 2 years | $15 | ~$240 |
| Account required | Never | Yes |
| Works offline | Always | Partly |
| Pomodoro + intents + tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Floating mini timer | Yes | Yes |
| Ambient noise | Generated locally | Streamed |
| Source code | MIT, yours | Closed |
Deepdesk costs six weeks of Centered — and it keeps working after every focus startup pivots or shuts down.
One price. No asterisks.
Desktop app — pay once, it's yours on your machine forever.
Download Deepdesk
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Deepdesk
Windows and macOS. Buy once, download any time — this page always links the current build.
Up and running in three steps
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One-time $15 for the packaged Windows installer — lifetime updates included.
Set an intent, start a session
Pick your active task, answer "what are you working on?", and let the mini timer float over whatever you're doing.
Watch the streak build
Focus minutes, day streaks and a 30-day chart accumulate in your local dashboard — with every intent logged.
Fair questions
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.
Can paused time leak into a session?
No — the Pomodoro brain is a pure tick-driven state machine fed wall-clock deltas. Pausing simply stops feeding ticks, so paused minutes can't count. The engine has its own test suite.
Is my history private?
Completely — everything persists as plain JSON under your OS user-data folder. Yours to back up, grep or delete.
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Pomodoro engine, session intents, floating mini timer, generated ambient noise & focus stats.
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