Isolator Alternatives

Isolator is described as 'Small menu bar application that helps you concentrate. When you're working on a document, and don't want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications, so you' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Isolator for Mac and Windows. The best Isolator alternative is Focus. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try DimScreen or Ghoster. Other great apps like Isolator are WindowFX, HazeOver, Vitamin-R and LeDimmer.

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  1. Focus icon
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    Focus is a Mac app that blocks distracting websites and applications so you can get peace of mind, and get some work done!.

    102 Focus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Focus is about blocking apps and sites; Isolator is about hiding things from the screen so you're only looking at one window at a time.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Focus is the most popular Mac alternative to Isolator.

    • Focus is the most popular commercial alternative to Isolator.

    • Focus is Paid and ProprietaryIsolator is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    16 WindowFX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • WindowFX is the most popular Windows alternative to Isolator.

    • WindowFX is Paid and ProprietaryIsolator is Free and Proprietary
  3. DimScreen icon
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    Form 1 Hour Software by skrommel, it can dim the screen by applying a transparent gray layer on top of your opened applications

    56 DimScreen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • DimScreen is the most popular free alternative to Isolator.

    • DimScreen is Free and ProprietaryIsolator is also Free and Proprietary
  4. 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

    20 HazeOver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Ghoster icon
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    Dims all windows except the active one.

    Features:

    • Place a transparent image across the screen.
    • Highly configurable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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.

    12 LeDimmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Hocus Focus icon
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    Hocus Focus automatically hides application windows that have been inactive for a certain period of time, leaving only the applications you’re using visible. It’s a great way to keep your screens clutter free and your mind focused on the task at hand.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Quiet icon
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    Push distractions aside, silence disruptions and enter a zen like state of focus with Quiet for Mac OS X. With the push of a button, silence noisy applications and fade out all unwanted windows. It gives you that moment of peace you need to get on with work.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. 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
     
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