Monocle 3.5.1

Monocle 3.5.1 for Mac

Monocle is a native macOS menu bar focus utility—“noise-cancelling for your screen.” It softly dims or blurs everything except the window you’re using, without closing apps or rearranging your desktop.

Version 3.5.1 is a small follow-up to 3.5: a Stage Manager blur toggle, a Stage Manager fade fix, and expanded Apple Shortcuts scripting.

What Monocle does

Focus overlay

• Keeps the active window clear while the rest of the screen fades into blur, tint, grain, or monochrome
• Gradient and fullscreen modes; optional blur-free dimming for a classic look
• Adjustable blur radius, custom tint colors, and grayscale mode

Workflow & displays

• App Groups — treat related apps as one shared focus context
• Stage Manager support with automatic detection
• Per Screen or Global highlighting on multi-monitor setups
• Shake to toggle, corner peek, cursor reveal, and keyboard shortcuts

Automation

• URL scheme and Apple Shortcuts integration
• Fine-grained scripting for blur, tint, grain, display mode, and app-wide focus

What’s new in v3.5.1

• NEW: Blur Stage Manager toggle — keep Stage Manager dimmed with the background, or leave it clear
• FIXED: Stage Manager strip fade on setups with a left-aligned Dock (Stage Manager on the right)
• NEW: Expanded scripting commands — blur, monochrome, tint presets and custom hex, grain, display mode, and app-wide focus for Shortcuts

Requirements & licensing

System

• Version: 3.5.1
• macOS: 14 or later (Homebrew cask requirement)
• Install: direct download or brew install --cask monocle-app

License

• 7-day free trial; one-time purchase ($14 single seat / $25 three seats)
• Free updates included

Official: Monocle · Changelog