Fokasu

What Fokasu is

Fokasu is a free desktop study planner that combines task scheduling, a focus timer, progress tracking, and tools to block distracting websites and desktop applications. You can create or schedule Focus Blocks that keep selected sites and apps blocked until you meet a focus goal. For a todo with automatic breaks enabled, the blocked targets become available during breaks and are blocked again afterward. Recurring study tasks and routines help organize regular study time, while weekly and monthly tracking shows focused time and completed tasks.

Study clans let members chat, take on quests, compare rankings, and climb a shared leaderboard. A community gives users a place to share study progress and encouragement. Fokasu is labeled BETA and is free to use. Current desktop downloads are for Windows and Fedora; Ubuntu support is marked as coming soon. Website blocking needs both the desktop app and browser extension. The extension checks tab URLs locally against configured block and exception patterns. Fokasu says browsing history, page contents, cookies, credentials, and form data are not sent to its remote services. The browser guide lists Chrome, Brave, other Chromium browsers, and Firefox as supported during Focus Blocks; other browsers are closed while a block is active.

Who it suits

Fokasu suits students who want to schedule study tasks, track focused time, and block selected sites or desktop apps during focus sessions. Its recurring routines, automatic breaks, and study clans also suit people who want structure and shared study activity.

Limits

The free desktop app is available for Windows and Fedora, with Ubuntu support marked as coming soon. Website blocking requires the browser extension; other browsers are closed during an active Focus Block.

Getting started

1. Visit the Fokasu website.
2. Download the Windows MSI or Fedora RPM desktop app.
3. Install the desktop app.
4. Install and enable the browser extension to use website blocking.
5. Create or schedule a Focus Block, or set up recurring study tasks and routines.

Verdict

Choose Fokasu if you want a free study planner that combines scheduled blocking with routines, progress tracking, and group study features. It requires the desktop app and browser extension together for website blocking, and its current desktop downloads are limited to Windows and Fedora.