BootTask — Stay Focused, Work Intentionally

Work with intention. Plan your tasks, declare why you open each site.

BootTask — Work with intention Short Description Plan tasks when you turn on your computer, keep your priority and timer in sight, and get guided back when browsing drifts. Blocking only if you want it. Full Description BootTask is an intentional task manager and focus timer for Chrome that helps you turn online work into clear, deliberate sessions. BootTask keeps your current priority visible and guides you back when your browsing drifts. You decide how firm it is: a gentle reminder by default, or Focus Mode when you want navigation outside your task held until you make a choice. ✨ Features: - Task creation & organization: Plan, prioritize, and complete your tasks in one focused workspace. Add tasks by typing, by voice dictation, or by sending a page or selection from the right-click menu. - Visible focus timer: Keep your active task and remaining time in sight with the persistent Focus Bar, wherever you browse. The timer never cuts you off; it simply shows when you run over. - Associate websites with tasks: Connect the sites you need to each task and get a prompt when you leave its context. Turn on Focus Mode to hold off-task navigation until you choose to go back, allow it, switch tasks, or take a break. - Local AI powered by Gemini Nano: flags when the page you're on doesn't match your active task, suggests sites for a task, and splits a brain dump into tasks. It runs on your computer; nothing is sent to a server. - Side panel for prioritization: Open the BootTask Side Panel from Chrome to choose what to work on next without breaking your flow. - Breaks and Free Surf: Take a timed break, or start a Free Surf session when you need open browsing. - Distraction counter: See how often each task was interrupted. - Google Drive backup & sync (optional): Keep your tasks in a spreadsheet in your own Google Drive and sync them across computers. - Bilingual: English / Français. - Optional Native Gate for Mac: Pair BootTask with the free macOS Native Gate to choose an intention at login, after wake, or when returning to your Mac. Download it at www.boottask.com 🚀 How it works: 1. Create tasks, set an optional duration, and associate the websites you need. 2. Choose a task to start a focused session, or start a Free Surf session when you need open browsing. 3. Stay oriented with the Focus Bar, switch tasks when priorities change, and finish when the work is done. 🎯 Perfect for: - Knowledge workers who need to stay intentional while working across many browser tabs. - Students, freelancers, and creators who need to turn online time into meaningful progress. - Mac users who want to begin each work session by consciously choosing their priority. 🔒 Privacy: BootTask is local-first: tasks, focus sessions, and settings are stored in your browser. No account is needed. Data leaves your computer only when you choose it: - Google Drive sync, if you turn it on (stored in your own Drive). - The email you may enter during onboarding, for product updates. - License validation with Polar when you activate Premium. - Anonymous daily usage counters, only if you opt in (never task titles, URLs, or domains). We do not sell your data, run ads, or use your browsing activity for unrelated purposes. 💎 Free vs Premium: - Free: up to 10 unfinished tasks, Focus Bar, Focus Mode, Free Surf, Google Drive sync, off-task detection with Gemini Nano, and 10 uses of AI site suggestions and brain-dump splitting. - Premium ($19.90 one-time at launch, then $29.90): unlimited tasks, recurring tasks (daily / weekly / monthly), and unlimited local AI. One payment, no subscription, yours forever. - Native Gate for Mac: free.