Zenos Focus Tracker

About

Zenos Focus Tracker connects your browser to the Zenos macOS app to provide accurate, website-level focus tracking.

The Problem

Without this extension, Zenos can only see that you're using your browser — it can't tell the difference between deep coding on GitHub, watching YouTube, or reading documentation. All browser time gets lumped into a single generic category, making your focus data inaccurate.

The Solution

With Zenos Focus Tracker installed, your browser reports the active website domain to Zenos in real time. Instead of seeing a generic browser name in your session breakdown, you'll see the actual websites — GitHub, YouTube, Notion, Stack Overflow — each automatically categorized so your focus score reflects what you were really doing.

How It Works

The extension sends only the domain name (e.g., "github.com") to the Zenos desktop app running on your Mac
Communication happens entirely over a local connection on your machine (localhost) — nothing is sent to the internet
Zenos automatically categorizes websites: GitHub and Stack Overflow count as Coding, YouTube and Netflix as Leisure, Notion and Google Docs as Writing, and so on
Your focus level, session breakdowns, and daily insights all become significantly more accurate
What Gets Tracked

Only the domain name of the active tab (e.g., "youtube.com", not the full URL or page content)
Which browser you're using
Whether the tab is in an incognito/private window (if so, the domain is not tracked — only the browser name)
What Never Gets Tracked

Full URLs, page titles, or page content
Browsing history
Form data, passwords, or any input
Anything in incognito/private windows
Features

Automatic connection to the Zenos macOS app — just install and it works
Compatible with any Chromium-based browser
Domain exclusion list — exclude specific websites from tracking via the extension popup
Minimal resource usage — the extension only activates on tab switches and navigations
Connection status indicator so you always know if Zenos is receiving data
Requirements

Zenos macOS app (version 1.5.0 or later) must be running on your Mac
Download Zenos at https://usezenos.com
Privacy

Zenos Focus Tracker communicates exclusively with the Zenos app on your local machine via a WebSocket connection on localhost (127.0.0.1). No data is sent to any external server by this extension. Your browsing data stays on your computer and is governed by the Zenos app's privacy policy. Incognito browsing is never tracked at the website level.