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Daily limits

A daily limit gives an app or website an allowance for the day. At 80% a nudge comes out of the notch. At 100% Timecard blocks it until the next day starts, unless you ask for more time.

Find it inApps & Sites › Limits · Timecard Settings › Limits

Set a limit

  1. Open Apps & Sites and click Limits.
  2. Find the app or website and click Set.
  3. Pick 15 minutes to 4 hours, or set your own.
Setting a 30 minute daily limit for youtube.com in Timecard on a Mac

When the time runs out

A website's tab goes blank in Safari, Chrome, Arc, Dia, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera and Comet, and an app is covered by the time's-up screen. The limit resets when the next day starts, at the time set under Day ends at in Settings › The printer.

Asking for more time

Click Ask for time and say why. On macOS 26, Apple Intelligence on your Mac weighs the reason and the page, so a tutorial for work gets time and one more video doesn't. Prefer no chat? Turn on Pick a time instead of asking in Settings › Limits.

Ignore limit

Turn on Offer Ignore limit in Settings › Limits to add a way past the block on the time's-up screen, for 15 minutes to 2 hours, the rest of the day, or a time you choose.

Limits you set in Screen Time

With Full Disk Access, Timecard picks up your Screen Time App Limits, including ones synced from iPhone. Block Screen Time limits too makes them block like Timecard's own; turn it off for notch alerts only.

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Daily limits
questions

Why didn't a website get blocked?

Timecard needs permission to control your browser. Check System Settings › Privacy & Security › Automation and switch on your browser under Timecard. Firefox doesn't allow this, so limits can't block tabs in Firefox.

When does a limit reset?

When the next day starts. By default that's midnight; if you set Day ends at to a later hour, limits reset then.

Can I change or remove a limit?

Yes. Open Apps & Sites › Limits, click the app or site, and pick a new time or remove the limit.

More help

Your daily timecard

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Breaks, website names, pausing, and how long history is kept.

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AI usage

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Full Disk Access

Import Screen Time history and pick up your App Limits.

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Browser access

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Notifications

Claude and Codex limit alerts, and import notices.

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