Focus Window Highlighter Alternatives

Focus Window Highlighter is described as 'Helps you stay productive by visually highlighting your currently active window. In today's multi-window, multi-monitor work environments, it's easy to lose track of which window is in focus' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Focus Window Highlighter for Mac and Windows. The best Focus Window Highlighter alternative is WindowFX. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cinemadrape or LeDimmer. Other great apps like Focus Window Highlighter are HazeOver, PowerDimmer, Window Focus and Monocle for MacOS.

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  1. WindowFX icon
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    Revolutionize your operating system with WindowFX. Utilize an unprecedented number of special effects for your windows and maximize your computing experience.

    17 WindowFX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WindowFX is the most popular Windows alternative to Focus Window Highlighter.

    • WindowFX is the most popular commercial alternative to Focus Window Highlighter.

    • WindowFX is Paid and ProprietaryFocus Window Highlighter is Free and Proprietary
  2. HazeOver icon
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    Too many windows to manage? Big display? Or getting lost in multiple monitors? HazeOver is for you! ? TRIAL version: HazeOver.com

    21 HazeOver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • HazeOver is the most popular Mac alternative to Focus Window Highlighter.

    • HazeOver is Paid and ProprietaryFocus Window Highlighter is Free and Proprietary
  3. Cinemadrape icon
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    CinemaDrape helps you focus on your current task on the screen (such as a video in a web page, a photo or a document editor area) by instantly blanking or dimming the other less important areas in a web page or in the background windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Cinemadrape is the most popular free alternative to Focus Window Highlighter.

    • Cinemadrape is Free and ProprietaryFocus Window Highlighter is also Free and Proprietary
  4. LeDimmer icon
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    LeDimmer is a small Windows application (<200KB) that sits in the system tray and simply dims the screen around the foreground window.

    13 LeDimmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Distraction dimmer for Windows ala HazeOver/LeDimmer.

    6 PowerDimmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • PowerDimmer is the most popular Open Source alternative to Focus Window Highlighter.

    • PowerDimmer is Free and Open SourceFocus Window Highlighter is Free and Proprietary
  6. Window Focus icon
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    If you want to concentrate on a task at hand on your Mac, Window Focus is an absolutely essential app. By highlighting the window you are currently working on and have open, all other background windows are dimmed, which minimizes the distraction they cause and helps boost your...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Monocle is a sleek, minimalist app that removes distractions by blurring everything but your active window, giving you the focus you need. No window juggling—just the task at hand, with everything else calmly waiting. It’s like noise-canceling for your screen.

    3 Monocle for MacOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. StayFocused icon
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    Stay Focused is a small app which lives in your menu bar. Its role is to help you to stay concentrate on one task without any distractions. The focus mask will always follow on every workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Focusdim icon
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    Professional focus enhancement for macOS. Dim background applications or highlight your active window with beautiful colored borders.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    UnDistracted for Mac gives you the tools you need to make your desktop less distracting, so you can focus on the task at hand. Function: Hides desktop icons, Highlight active app, Hides Dock and menubar, Sets “Do not Disturb” mode.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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