vosfocused

Vosfocused is a design philosophy and software framework that aims to align digital interfaces with the user's current focus, reducing cognitive load and unintended interruptions. It provides APIs, UI patterns, and policy-driven behavior for detecting focus state, prioritizing content, and controlling notifications across web, mobile, and desktop applications.

Developed by VosTech Labs and released in 2019–2020 as both a research concept and an open-source project, vosfocused emphasizes task-centric layouts, progressive disclosure, and humane timing of alerts. The framework infers focus from signals such as input activity, window and app context, and, optionally, biometric or gaze data, using a lightweight policy engine to decide when to dim secondary panels, suppress non-urgent alerts, or switch to a dedicated focus mode.

Key features include focus modes, adaptive notification handling, focus analytics, and accessibility-conscious defaults that can be tuned by developers and users. In practice, vosfocused has been adopted by productivity tools and educational platforms aiming to reduce interruptions and improve task completion, though concerns about privacy, over-automation, and user agency have been raised.

Critics argue that while the approach can improve concentration, it risks excessive control over user attention if not designed with opt-out options and transparent data practices. Related topics include attention management, digital well-being, and user experience design.