Ouch Now
Reminders too cute to ignore. When it's time, Soba-kun peeks up and bites your screen, a little desk clock starts beeping, or the edges begin to glow. It gets a bit louder until you deal with it, and you can keep working the whole time.
Coming soon for macOS 14 and later- Hard to miss, nice to seeNot a notification that slides away. Your reminder shows up right on your screen and grows a little stronger each minute. Snoozing is allowed, but each snooze is shorter than the last.
- Pick your characterFive cats who each bite in their own way, five desk clocks, a sleepy moon, a sunny morning, or a calm glow in 12 colours. Each comes with its own sound, or use your own.
- Your work keeps goingClick and type right through it. Finish your sentence, then press Done.
- Your whole day, one click awayTo-dos, habits like "drink water", and daily routines like clocking in and out. All in your menu bar.
- Meetings with a Join buttonConnect Google Calendar, Outlook.com, Apple Calendar or a calendar link. When a meeting starts, one click joins Zoom, Meet, Teams and about 60 more.
- PrivateNo account to make, no tracking. Your reminders and calendar stay on your Mac.
First launch
macOS shows a warning the first time. This is expected.
- Open Ouch Now, then click Done in the warning.
- In System Settings → Privacy & Security, click Open Anyway.
- Confirm with Open Anyway and the Mac's password or Touch ID.
No Open Anyway button? It shows for about an hour after step 1; opening Ouch Now again brings it back. Details in Apple's guide.