BUSY Bar is a productivity multi-tool with an LED pixel screen for custom statuses. Built-in Pomodoro timer and apps. Fully customizable, open-source, and hacker-friendly
Productivity multi-tool
BUSY focus timer
Pomodoro timer and distraction blocker for deep focus workflow
- Notification blocker on iPhone / Android
- Integration with 3rd-party apps
- Customizable BUSY automations
- Smart Home integration
- Display LED status: choose from the library or create a custom one
- Add a timer for focused work: simple or interval
- Auto-activation by microphone, camera, or app
Custom status
Design your own BUSY status message
Developers can integrate BUSY Bar into any system using the open API
\> Open HTTP API
\> Libs for Python/TypeScript
\> Offline API (no internet required)
\> Self-hosted cloud control
\> USB Virtual LAN
\> Apps for macOS, iOS and Android
\> Web interface over USB and Wi-Fi
Show you’re BUSY
Stop others from interrupting your deep focus. The display shows you’re busy and when you’ll be free again.
Instant activation
Start and stop the BUSY status manually with a large button. Works comple tely offline, with no extra software required.
Set timer
Set an optional expiration timer using the scroll wheel to let others know when you’ll be available again.
Automatic BUSY status
BUSY Bar integrates with desktop software and automatically activates when you’re on a call, live on stream, recording audio, or when a certain program is active.
Automatic ON CALL status
When the microphone is activated on your computer, BUSY Bar will automatically display an ON CALL status.
Streaming mode
When you’re streaming through any software like OBS (Open Broadcaster Software), BUSY Bar will automatically turn on.
Multi-platform support
Supports macOS, with Windows support coming soon.
Remote control over Wi-Fi
Control BUSY Bar remotely over the internet. Place it on the wall or door and use the desktop app to automatically activate the BUSY status when you’re on calls.
Manual controls
Physical buttons allow you to control the device manually without connecting to PC or the mobile app. The large buttons are designed for easy use without looking at the device.
Distraction Blocking Mode: displays status with a timer, blocks notifications and apps, and triggers smart home automation.
Active busy status message with custom design configurable for your own workflow
Apps
Clock, weather, social media stats (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok), and more. Supports 3rd-party user applications
Settings
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth connections, screen brightness, sound volume, power saving mode, etc.
Full control with buttons
Start / Pause button
Start and stop your status. Also works as an OK button in menu
5-position selector
Switch between modes
Scroll wheel
Set timer in Busy and Pomodoro modes, navigate in menu, OK button
Back button
Go back in menu and quit apps
Monochrome back screen
Eye-friendly back screen allows you to control the device and see the status displayed on the main screen — even when it’s turned away from you.
Interval focus timer
BUSY Bar is an advanced productivity timer inspired by the Pomodoro technique, which divides work into short intervals — 25‑minute work sessions followed by 5‑minute breaks.
New Pomodoro timer
We’ve redesigned the classic Pomodoro timer by combining it with a distraction blocker to help you stay focused and fight off notifications, social media, and other brain rot while you work.
We fight major focus killers
Endless scrolling
Brain-rotting content kills your focus. We block Instagram and TikTok while you’re in focus mode — so you can’t even open them.
People around
Just as you manage to concentrate, someone always tries to interrupt. BUSY Bar lets others know when you’re in deep focus — and when you’ll be available again.
Block distractions
BUSY Bar can automatically mute notifications on your phone and PC when BUSY mode is activated. It helps you stay focused by blocking distractions as you work.
Requires BUSY App integration (available for free):
Pause scrolling
Short videos on TikTok and Instagram flood you with dopamine, making it hard to focus. BUSY App can blocks these apps while you’re in deep focus.
Block any app
Select the apps you want to block during focus mode. You’ll stop receiving notifications and won’t be able to open these apps until the timer runs out.
Hardcore mode
optional
Locks apps for the entire focus session with no way to bypass it. The only way to unlock them is a full phone reset. Coming soon.
Mute all devices
BUSY Bar integrates with the free cloud-based BUSY App infrastructure.
Block distractions across all platforms simultaneously, so nothing pulls you away while you’re focused. BUSY App works on your computer, phone, and smartwatch.
Smart home integration
Make your smart home react when you’re busy: pause music, turn on lights, and lock the door with just one button.
BUSY Bar supports Matter®, a modern smart home protocol that connects to Apple Home and Google Home.
#### What is Matter protocol?
Matter is a modern smart home protocol developed by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung to address the issue of smart device incompatibility and security. Designed for seamless interoperability, Matter ensures that supported devices can easily integrate into all major smart home platforms without the need for additional apps or software.
We are a member of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA-IoT), and our products are currently in the process of being certified to work with the Matter standard.
#### Home Assistant support
BUSY Bar can be natively integrated into Home Assistant via its HTTP API, serving as an automation trigger when you’re busy. It can also act as an output device triggered by actions from Home Assistant, such as displaying a message when your wash ing machine has finished its cycle.
Home Assistant is the most popular open-source smart home hub, with a wide range of integrations, powerful automation, and local control.
Developer-friendly
Right out of the box, BUSY Bar comes with an open API, ready for integration into your project.
\> Open HTTP API
Connect to your smart home system for seamless automation
Display custom messages and images using TypeScript or Python
Multiple network connectivity
Connect BUSY Bar to your project using the open API and any type of network connection: USB, LAN, or Cloud.
You can connect to BUSY Bar in the following ways:
Connect to Cloud
Connect the device to your BUSY App account for remote access via the interne t, or connect to your own server.
• Remote access behind the NAT
• Connect to any cloud via MQTT
• No vendor lock-in
LAN vi a Wi-Fi
Get full access to the HTTP API, web interface and Matter smart hom e protocol in your local network even if BUSY Bar has no internet access.
USB Ethernet
Connect to PC to create a Virtual LAN interface, allowing access to the local web interface and HTTP API without Wi-Fi or internet.
Tech specs
Speaker
For so und notifications
LED Matrix
72×16 RGB 60 H z refresh rate
Light sensor
For automatic brightness control
Battery
8 hours of active status
USB Type-C
For charging and PC connection
Main display
72×16 LED matrix RGB w ith 16 million colors 400 nits Adaptive brightness
USB connection
Virtual Ethernet adapter HTTP API via US B Virtual LAN Control via the desktop app
Battery
3250 mAh Li-ion 1 8650 battery 8 hours of active status
Scr oll encoder
Also a push button
Mecha nical switch
Kailh Choc Switch V2
Status lights
Indicate active mode
Mode selector
Switch between 4 work modes
Wireless pr ocessor
Silicon Labs SiWG917 chip Arm Cortex-M4 core Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) Single Band 2.4 GHz WPA3 authentication support Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4
Back d isplay
Monochrome OLED 160×80 px resolution 16 gray scales Adaptive brightness Mirrors the main display
Ce ntral processor
STMicroelectronics STM32U595 Ultra low power MCU Arm Cortex-M33 32-bit 160 MHz 2 MB Flash Memory 2.5 MB RAM Additional 8 GB eMMC storage
Built-in monitor mount
Place BUSY Bar on top of your desktop monitor so others can see your status.
What’s in the box
BUSY Bar
USB-C cable (2m)
Accessories
Wall mount
