now in preview testing for mac os

Never miss what matters.

Catch what counts without losing focus. Proximate quietly surfaces what matters, right by your mouse pointer.

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See it in action

Watch how Proximate keeps you informed without breaking your flow.

Features

Cursor notifications

Pick the most important apps on your computer for Proximate to monitor. When a monitored app sends you a notification or needs your attention, you'll see it's icon appear by your mouse pointer, and it will disappear automatically when you check on it.

Cursor clock

Whether you're working or chilling in full-screen, it's easy to lose track of time when the clock in your menu bar also disappears. With Proximate, you can have the time and date appear right by your mouse pointer so you're always on the ball.

Common-sense functions with keyboard shortcuts
Toggle everything on and off

Show or hide the clock and any app icons by your mouse pointer with a keyboard shortcut.

Wipe icons away

Too many app icons appearing? Quickly clear away any visible app icons by your mouse pointer with a keyboard shortcut.

Re-center mouse pointer

Instantly center the mouse pointer on the current display. Never lose your mouse pointer again.

Customize look-and-feel
Angle and distance from cursor

Position app icons and the clock at any angle or distance around your mouse pointer

Icon and clock text size

Independently change the size of icons and clock text

Icon stack direction

Have app icon notifications stack by your mouse pointer horizontally or vertically

Time and date formatting

Pick from 9 different ways to customize how the clock displays the time and date

Clock font and colors

Make the clock stand out more (or less!) with custom fonts and colors

Advanced transparency options

Motion transparency options can make items by your mouse pointer appear or disappear whether or not your mouse pointer is moving.

Download Proximate for free

No credit card required to begin. Only pay when your trial ends. Upgrade or cancel your subscription at any time.

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Free 14-Day Trial

Pricing

Single computer

Run Proximate on 1 computer at a time.

$3.99
/year
Up to 5 computers

Run Proximate on 1-5 computers at the same time.

$9.99
/year
Up to 10 computers

Run Proximate on 1-10 computers at the same time.

$19.99
/year

Need to run Proximate on more than 10 computers? Reach out to [email protected] for custom pricing.

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