Focus on what matters

Outsource your
distractions

Capture text you don't have time to think about now. We'll explain it later.

50 free credits · Early access

The problem

Curiosity breaks focus

You're in the middle of work. You see something interesting. You either derail yourself or ignore it. Neither feels right. Defer is for "not now".

Instant Capture

Send text to Defer with one global shortcut. No tabs, no notes, no manual organization.

AI Explanation

Defer processes everything in the background and prepares a short explanation or summary for later.

Daily Digest

Get a short email digest of prepared insights. Close the loop without accumulating more tabs.

macOS Native

A lightweight menu bar utility built for Mac users who value flow and zero interruption.

The solution

Stay in flow. Defer handles it later.

Defer exists so you don't have to think about it. Capture context instantly, then do the thinking later.

How it works

1

Highlight text

Found something interesting? Highlight it and press your global shortcut.

2

Defer captures silently

The menu bar app grabs the text and context without breaking your flow.

3

AI prepares explanation

Our pipeline classifies and processes the capture in the background.

4

Get a short digest

Review prepared insights asynchronously via email or the web app.

5

You never left your flow

The entire capture took less than a second. No context switching, no tab explosion, no guilt.
Your deep work stays deep.

What it's good for

  • Understanding unfamiliar libraries
  • Summarising articles or threads
  • Capturing ideas without breaking focus
  • Reducing tab hoarding anxiety

What it's not

  • A bookmark manager
  • A second brain
  • A place to manage content
AI-Powered

Summaries that adapt to you

Set your preferences for how you want content summarised. Code snippets, articles, threads—each gets treated differently. Give feedback on outputs and the AI learns your style.

It learns how you read.

Defer — Your Digest
Code Arc Browser

React useCallback Hook

Memoizes callback functions to prevent unnecessary re-renders. Use when passing callbacks to optimized child components.
Article Safari

Why Rust is eating the world

Memory safety without garbage collection. Growing adoption in systems programming, WebAssembly, and CLI tools.
Thread Twitter

Elixir concurrency patterns

Generating summary...
Code VS Code

PostgreSQL JSONB operators

Use -> for JSON object access, ->> for text. GIN indexes for fast queries on JSONB columns.
Video YouTube

System Design Interview Tips

Focus on trade-offs, not perfect solutions. Always clarify requirements first. Draw diagrams to communicate.
Article Hacker News

The future of WebAssembly

Component model enables language interop. WASI standardizes system interfaces. Near-native performance in browsers.
Code Arc Browser

React useCallback Hook

Memoizes callback functions to prevent unnecessary re-renders. Use when passing callbacks to optimized child components.
Article Safari

Why Rust is eating the world

Memory safety without garbage collection. Growing adoption in systems programming, WebAssembly, and CLI tools.
Thread Twitter

Elixir concurrency patterns

Generating summary...
Code VS Code

PostgreSQL JSONB operators

Use -> for JSON object access, ->> for text. GIN indexes for fast queries on JSONB columns.
Video YouTube

System Design Interview Tips

Focus on trade-offs, not perfect solutions. Always clarify requirements first. Draw diagrams to communicate.
Article Hacker News

The future of WebAssembly

Component model enables language interop. WASI standardizes system interfaces. Near-native performance in browsers.

"The quality of experience is directly proportional to the control one has over one’s attention."

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Author of "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience"

Beta Users

What people are saying

Sarah K.
Sarah K.

@sarahcodes

Finally closed my 47 tabs. No guilt.
Marcus T.
Marcus T.

@marcusdev

It's like a 'read later' that actually works.
Priya M.
Priya M.

@priyawrites

My focus sessions went from 20min to 2hrs.
Sarah K.
Sarah K.

@sarahcodes

Finally closed my 47 tabs. No guilt.
Marcus T.
Marcus T.

@marcusdev

It's like a 'read later' that actually works.
Priya M.
Priya M.

@priyawrites

My focus sessions went from 20min to 2hrs.
Sarah K.
Sarah K.

@sarahcodes

Finally closed my 47 tabs. No guilt.
Marcus T.
Marcus T.

@marcusdev

It's like a 'read later' that actually works.
Priya M.
Priya M.

@priyawrites

My focus sessions went from 20min to 2hrs.
Sarah K.
Sarah K.

@sarahcodes

Finally closed my 47 tabs. No guilt.
Marcus T.
Marcus T.

@marcusdev

It's like a 'read later' that actually works.
Priya M.
Priya M.

@priyawrites

My focus sessions went from 20min to 2hrs.
Sarah K.
Sarah K.

@sarahcodes

Finally closed my 47 tabs. No guilt.
Marcus T.
Marcus T.

@marcusdev

It's like a 'read later' that actually works.
Priya M.
Priya M.

@priyawrites

My focus sessions went from 20min to 2hrs.
Jake R.
Jake R.

@jakebuilds

Capture. Forget. Learn later. Simple.
Emma L.
Emma L.

@emmadesigns

The AI summaries are actually useful.
David C.
David C.

@davidships

Tab hoarding is now a solved problem.
Jake R.
Jake R.

@jakebuilds

Capture. Forget. Learn later. Simple.
Emma L.
Emma L.

@emmadesigns

The AI summaries are actually useful.
David C.
David C.

@davidships

Tab hoarding is now a solved problem.
Jake R.
Jake R.

@jakebuilds

Capture. Forget. Learn later. Simple.
Emma L.
Emma L.

@emmadesigns

The AI summaries are actually useful.
David C.
David C.

@davidships

Tab hoarding is now a solved problem.
Jake R.
Jake R.

@jakebuilds

Capture. Forget. Learn later. Simple.
Emma L.
Emma L.

@emmadesigns

The AI summaries are actually useful.
David C.
David C.

@davidships

Tab hoarding is now a solved problem.
Jake R.
Jake R.

@jakebuilds

Capture. Forget. Learn later. Simple.
Emma L.
Emma L.

@emmadesigns

The AI summaries are actually useful.
David C.
David C.

@davidships

Tab hoarding is now a solved problem.

Stop breaking your flow

Capture now. Understand later.