Five places to work from.
Each scene is a screenprint that moves with its sounds. Turn up the rain and it rains harder; feed the fire and it grows. Pick one to try it in the demo above.
Music that’s allowed to be here.
Curated stations from artists who publish on Audius, streamed under the Open Music License. Every track shows who made it, with a link to them. No YouTube, no gray-area streams.
- Lo-Fi BeatsWarm, dusty beats for long sessions.
- Jazzhop CaféBrushed drums, soft keys, a little swing.
- Ambient DriftSlow pads for deep work.
- Chill ElectronicLight, steady, never in the way.
Focus, then rest.
A Pomodoro timer counts down right in the menu bar: 25 minutes of focus, then a 5-minute break. A sleep timer fades everything out after 15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
The demo runs 60 times faster than the real timer.
Music that waits for you.
When a call starts, lockd pauses. When it ends, the rain comes back. It pauses when you lock your screen, too.
Nothing you don’t need.
- Global hotkeysOpen lockd, play or pause, and switch scenes from any app.
- Media keys and Now PlayingYour keyboard’s play and skip keys and Control Center just work.
- Launch at loginIt’s there when you start your day.
- Light and darkNative macOS glass, tinted by the scene.
- No account, no trackingNo sign-up and no analytics. The app only talks to Audius, for music.
- Ambient works offlineRain, fire and noise play without a connection.
Questions
What does lockd need?
A Mac with macOS 26 Tahoe or later.
How much will it cost?
Pricing will be announced at launch.
Where does the music come from?
From Audius, where artists publish their own music. lockd plays curated stations of those artists under the Open Music License and credits every track.
Does it work offline?
The ambient sounds do. Music needs a connection.
What does lockd collect?
Nothing. There are no analytics and no account. The only network requests go to Audius, to stream music.
Where are the sounds from?
Rain, thunder, birds, the stream, the ocean and the café are CC0 and public-domain recordings from Wikimedia Commons. Wind, fire, crickets and the noises are synthesized in the app. Full credits are at the bottom of this page.