Linux Focus Guard
Open-source screen time and app limits for the Linux desktop
- Problem
- People want to cut down on social media and video scrolling, but digital wellbeing tools are built almost exclusively for macOS and phones; Linux users have to rely on willpower with no lightweight, ready-to-use app limit option.
- Solution
- An open-source desktop agent that lets you set daily per-app limits, focus hours, and lockouts, tracks usage stats, and generates weekly reports, integrating natively with common Linux desktops and exporting configuration.
- Users
- Linux desktop users, remote workers, and students or developers who want self-discipline tooling.
- MVP
- Daemon tracks foreground app usage time; per-app daily limits and focus hours; popup reminder or screen lock when over limit; local SQLite storage with weekly report export; GNOME and KDE first.
- Revenue
- Free open-source core; paid tier for team policy sync, cross-device stats dashboard, and priority support.
- Why now
- Linux desktop usage is growing and remote work is the norm, yet open-source digital wellbeing tooling is a gap; an indie can build trust through open source and monetize a hosted service.