How does Pomodoro work?
Click Pomodoro in the menu. For 25 minutes your distractions are hidden and the Mac stays awake; then everything comes back for a 5-minute break, and it starts again. A small note and a soft chime tell you when each part begins — the chime plays over your music without pausing it, and Sound in the editor turns it off. The time left is in the menu bar. Change the minutes in the editor, or click Pomodoro again to stop.
How is Flipivo different from Apple’s Focus?
Focus filters notifications. Flipivo changes what’s on your Mac — which apps are open or hidden, sound devices and volume, wallpaper, sleep — and puts it back afterwards. It can also start on its own when Zoom opens or a display is plugged in. Use both: Focus for notifications, Flipivo for the rest.
Does it really need no permissions?
Yes — no Accessibility, Screen Recording, Automation, Full Disk Access or Input Monitoring. It runs in Apple’s App Sandbox and uses only public macOS features. Wallpaper changes the current desktop on each display; other Spaces keep theirs.
What exactly does Restore put back?
Only what the mode changed. Volume, sound devices, microphone mute, wallpaper and keep-awake go back to how they were before the mode — also if you changed them yourself in between. Apps the mode hid are shown again; apps it opened are hidden — Flipivo never quits your apps. Flipivo doesn’t move windows, reopen documents or tabs, or rearrange Spaces — whether an app reopens its windows is up to that app. If a step can’t be undone, for example because a device was unplugged, Restore lists it.
Where do I get Flipivo?
On the Mac App Store. It’s a free download with a 14-day trial; unlocking is a one-time in-app purchase of $19.99, handled by Apple.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later — Apple silicon and Intel.
What happens when the 14-day trial ends?
Everything works during the trial. After 14 days, turning on modes and snapshots pause until you unlock Flipivo with the one-time purchase — your modes are kept, scheduled and automatic modes wait, and Restore keeps working, so your Mac can always be put back.
Are updates free?
Yes. Updates arrive through the Mac App Store at no extra cost — no subscription, nothing expires. Buy once and use it on every Mac signed in to your Apple Account.
How do I uninstall it? Does it leave anything behind?
Restore if a mode is on, turn off “Open Flipivo at login” in Settings, then quit Flipivo and move it to the Trash. Your modes, app state snapshots and journal live in Flipivo’s sandbox container (~/Library/Containers/app.byquan.flipivo) — delete that folder for a clean removal. Flipivo installs no helpers or background services.
Something went wrong with my purchase.
Purchases and refunds go through Apple: use Restore Purchases in Flipivo › Settings › License, or reportaproblem.apple.com. For anything else, contact us.
