Tether is a desktop toy for macOS designed to provide a physical, interactive distraction during meetings. It features customizable physics-based objects that interact with your open windows, helping users stay focused without the distractions of a phone.
What the product does and how it is positioned
Tether functions as a desktop-based physics toy that allows users to interact with virtual objects like balls while working. It is designed to provide a tactile, non-distracting outlet for restless hands during meetings or long work sessions.
The application integrates with the desktop environment by treating open windows as physical surfaces. Users can customize the behavior of these objects through various physics settings and can instantly toggle the visibility of the interface using a keyboard shortcut.
Source-supported ways to use the product
Provides a way to keep hands occupied during long meetings without the attention-diverting nature of checking a smartphone.
Allows users to experiment with gravity and physics by throwing, bouncing, and dragging objects across their active desktop windows.
The core of the application relies on a physics engine that simulates gravity and collisions between virtual objects and the user's desktop windows. Users can manipulate these objects using mouse or trackpad gestures, such as dragging, throwing, or using an elastic tether to launch them.
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Answers based on the source-checked product record
Tether is a desktop toy for macOS that provides interactive, physics-based objects to play with on your screen, designed to keep your hands occupied during meetings.
No, the application is designed to be non-intrusive. It does not steal focus from other apps, clicks pass through it, and it can be hidden instantly with a keyboard shortcut.
No, the application does not collect data. It requires no account, performs no cloud syncing, and all records remain local to your Mac.
Tether is designed to be silent, providing physical satisfaction through visual interaction without generating meeting-room noise.
No, Tether is a desktop toy with no objectives, targets, or productivity-tracking features; it is intended for personal amusement.
