Installing FocusDragon — FocusDragon Docs

System requirements

FocusDragon targets recent macOS releases (the current build sets a macOS 26 deployment target, so you'll need to be on macOS 26 or later). It runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1 through M4). You don't need anything else preinstalled — no Homebrew, no Xcode, no command line tools.

Download and install

Go to focusdragon.app and click the download button — you'll get a small DMG file (around 35 MB).
Double-click the DMG to mount it. Finder opens a window with the FocusDragon icon and a shortcut to the Applications folder.
Drag FocusDragon.app onto the Applications folder shortcut.
Eject the DMG (right-click it in Finder → Eject) and double-click FocusDragon in /Applications to launch.

First-launch Gatekeeper

FocusDragon is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, but it's distributed outside the Mac App Store. On the very first launch macOS may ask you to confirm — click "Open" in the dialog. After that first confirmation, FocusDragon launches like any other app.

If you don't see an "Open" button (only "Move to Trash" and "Cancel"), right-click FocusDragon in /Applications and pick "Open" from the context menu. macOS sometimes hides the affordance on the first try.

Auto-updates

Once installed, FocusDragon updates itself via its built-in auto-update. New releases are signed, notarized, and served from focusdragon.app — you'll see an in-app prompt when one is available and the update applies after a quick restart.