now available for macOS and Windows

Never miss what matters.

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

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Features

App icons appearing beside the mouse cursor
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.

The time and date shown beside the mouse cursor
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.

A countdown timer running beside the mouse cursor
Cursor timers

Set one or more timers right next to your cursor. Count down to a deadline or track time as it passes.

A miniature live view of the whole screen shown beside the mouse cursor
Minifier New

Based on a low-vision optical tool, the Minifier shows a live, miniature view of your entire display, so you can stay focused on one part of the screen while keeping a bird's-eye view of everything.

A muted-volume status indicator shown beside the mouse cursor
System Indicators New

It's always annoying to forget you're on mute, to discover too late that your laptop isn't charging, or to miss that your Wi-Fi has dropped. Proximate shows indicators for volume, network, battery and power, Focus modes, and even print jobs.

A performance monitor showing live CPU and RAM readings beside the mouse cursor
Performance

Watch CPU, RAM, GPU, and VRAM in real time, right beside your cursor. Choose how each one is drawn, set your own colors, and use thresholds so a monitor only appears when a number actually needs your attention.

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
Arrange it your way

Use the new full-screen Appearance Editor to quickly and easily position, resize, and customize tools around your mouse pointer.

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.

Timer display styles

Select from a digital counter in text (h:mm:ss), a progress bar, or a circle. You can even have colors change as time runs out.

iCloud Sync for settings

Easily sync your settings across all of your screens

Advanced Integrations showing color-coded status badges
Advanced Integrations

Connect builds, scripts, and automations to Proximate with a copy-and-paste URL that triggers a notification badge — optionally with color-coded status — so background work reports itself, right at your cursor.

Download Proximate for free

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

Pricing

Annual

Renews yearly. Cancel anytime.

$7.99
/year

✓ Use with up to 5 computers

✓ Updates included

Lifetime

Pay once, use forever.

$24.99
one-time

✓ Use with up to 5 computers

✓ Updates included

Need to run Proximate on more than 5 devices? Reach out to [email protected]. Commercial, educational, and government licensing programs are also available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this exist? What is it for?
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Can I upgrade my annual subscription to a lifetime subscription?
Do I have to choose between using macOS or Windows?
How does Proximate work? Does it have access to my data?
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