A screen with nothing else on it
Full-screen meditation is exactly what it sounds like: the timer takes the
whole display. The browser's tabs, address bar, and bookmarks disappear, the page
stays near-black, and one large ringed countdown is the only object left. With
nothing else visible there is nothing else to check — no notification badge, no
open tab, nothing one glance away.
Press Fullscreen under the timer, or the F key, once
your sit begins. When the closing bell sounds, the page leaves full-screen by
itself — the screen returns to the world the same way the opening bell sent you
out of it.
How to sit full-screen
- Set the duration, bell, and interval options before you start — the controls
step aside once you are sitting.
- Press Sit and use the short preparation countdown to find your
seat.
- After the opening bell, press Fullscreen or F. The
whole screen goes dark except the ring and the remaining time.
- When the closing bell sounds, the page exits full-screen on its own and the
session is logged below.
Why the screen goes dark instead of inspiring
Most meditation apps fill the session with sunsets, quotes, and progress
rings. This one treats the dark screen as the point: a meditation timer's job is
to hold time and get out of the way, so in full-screen mode the digits are dim,
the ring is a thin line, and nothing moves except the time going down. On
supporting laptops the display is kept awake for the whole sit, so the screen
does not dim halfway through a longer session.
Does full-screen work on phones?
On Android and desktop browsers, yes — use the Fullscreen button or the F key. iPhones do not let a web page take over the whole display; there the page is already dark and everything except the timer fades away during the sit, which serves the same purpose.
What are the keyboard shortcuts?
Press Space to start or pause, F to enter or leave full-screen, and Escape to end the sitting early. In full-screen, Escape first returns the screen; the sit keeps running until you end it or the bell closes it.
Is full-screen meditation better?
It is the same practice with fewer hooks on screen. If a visible desktop or browser pulls your attention during sits, the dark full screen removes the pull; if it does not, the normal page already fades to almost nothing while you sit.