SelfControl has been the go-to free website blocker for Mac since 2009. Its core promise — block websites for a set time with no way to undo it — was revolutionary. But it's 2026 now, and SelfControl is showing its age. If you've been using it and hitting limitations, you're not alone.
Где SelfControl не справляется в 2026 году
Нет блокировки приложений
SelfControl only blocks websites. It can't do anything about distracting desktop apps like Discord, Slack, Steam, or Messages. If your distraction problem extends beyond the browser — and for most people it does — SelfControl only covers half the problem.
Нет присутствия в меню
SelfControl requires you to open its full application window to start a session. There's no menu bar icon, no quick-access UI. For a tool you use multiple times a day, this friction adds up. You have to find the app, open it, configure your block, and start it — every time.
Проблемы совместимости
SelfControl modifies system-level network configuration files to enforce its blocks. This approach has grown increasingly fragile as Apple tightens macOS security with each release. Users report blocks that fail silently, blocks that persist past their timer, and installation issues after macOS upgrades. The app is open-source and maintained by volunteers, so fixes can lag behind Apple's release cycle.
Нет функций Pomodoro или сеанса
SelfControl has one mode: block for X minutes. There's no Pomodoro integration, no session tracking, no daily stats. It's a single-purpose tool in a world where focus apps have evolved significantly.
Lock In! — современная замена
Lock In! takes everything people love about SelfControl — the strict, uncancellable blocking — and wraps it in a modern macOS app with features SelfControl never offered.
Системное расширение, а не взлом hosts
Lock In! uses Apple's official Network Extension API to block websites. This is the supported, future-proof way to intercept network traffic on macOS. No fragile file modifications, no breakage after system updates, no leftover entries if something goes wrong.
Блокировка веб-сайтов + приложения
Block distracting websites across every browser and distracting apps via full-screen interrupt panels. One app covers both vectors. SelfControl can't block apps at all.
Меню в первую очередь
Lock In! lives in the menu bar. Click, set duration, start. No window to find, no app to switch to. It's designed for the workflow of starting focus sessions multiple times per day.
Строгий режим + Stats
Строгий режим mirrors SelfControl's uncancellable philosophy. Daily stats with a 7-day chart add accountability that SelfControl never provided. Preset blocklists for Social, Entertainment, News, and Shopping mean you're blocking in seconds, not building lists from scratch.
Same philosophy, modern execution. Get Lock In! on the Mac App Store