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Hocus Focus

A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive application windows

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Hocus Focus runs in the Mac menu bar and hides application windows that have been inactive for a set period, keeping only the applications you're currently using visible. It is a ground-up rewrite of Houdini, originally released in 2011, with a Yosemite-ready interface. The app is distributed outside the Mac App Store, which the developer says allows faster updates and features without App Store rejections.

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