{"id":3063,"date":"2026-05-19T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/?p=3063"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:10:47","slug":"focus-screen-dimmer-update-windows-and-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/focus-screen-dimmer-update-windows-and-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Screen Dimmer Update Windows and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><p>Table of Contents<\/p><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#focus-screen-dimmer-app\"> Improved Spotlight Feature in the Focus Screen Dimmer app<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#improved-support-for-windows-11\">Improved Support for Windows 11 Taskbar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#download-the-update-today\">Download the Update Today<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A new update for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/desktop\/\">Turn Off the Lights for Desktop<\/a> app, the best focus screen dimmer available for both Windows and macOS.The <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"focus-screen-dimmer-app\"> Improved Spotlight Feature in the Focus Screen Dimmer app<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest version introduces an improved Spotlight feature. When you dim your screen, a transparent circle appears while the rest of the screen stays darkened, creating a flashlight effect that helps you focus on a specific area of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/focus-screen-dimmer-spotlight-custom-size-mac-app-1024x662.webp\" alt=\"Focus Screen Dimmer macOS app\" class=\"wp-image-3075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/focus-screen-dimmer-spotlight-custom-size-mac-app-1024x662.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/focus-screen-dimmer-spotlight-custom-size-mac-app-300x194.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/focus-screen-dimmer-spotlight-custom-size-mac-app-1536x993.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/focus-screen-dimmer-spotlight-custom-size-mac-app-2048x1324.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Focus Screen Dimmer macOS app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spotlight-custom-size-windows-app-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"Focus Screen Dimmer Windows 11 app\" class=\"wp-image-3074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spotlight-custom-size-windows-app-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spotlight-custom-size-windows-app-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spotlight-custom-size-windows-app-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/spotlight-custom-size-windows-app-2048x1280.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Focus Screen Dimmer Windows 11 app<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With this update, you can now fully customize the size of the spotlight circle. Make it larger to highlight more content or smaller for a more focused viewing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"improved-support-for-windows-11\">Improved Support for Windows 11 Taskbar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest Turn Off the Lights for Desktop update is also optimized for Windows 11. It now correctly supports the new taskbar positions available in Windows 11 25H2, including top, left, and right taskbar layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the right-click context menu now displays correctly regardless of the taskbar position, providing a smoother and more consistent user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reposition the Taskbar:<\/strong> Go to Windows 11 <code>Settings<\/code> > <code>Personalization<\/code> > <code>Taskbar<\/code> > <code>Taskbar Behaviors<\/code>. You can now select the screen side (top, bottom, left, or right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-right-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"Taskbar aligns to the right\" class=\"wp-image-3071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-right-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-right-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-right-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-right-2048x1280.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taskbar aligns to the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-left-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"Taskbar aligns to the left\" class=\"wp-image-3072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-left-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-left-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-left-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-left-2048x1280.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taskbar aligns to the left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-top-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"Taskbar aligns to the top\" class=\"wp-image-3073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-top-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-top-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-top-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/windows-11-taskbar-top-2048x1280.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taskbar aligns to the top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"download-the-update-today\">Download the Update Today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download the latest screen dimmer update version now from the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/detail\/9nblggh4n1zz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Store<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/turn-off-the-lights-desktop\/id1043732024?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mac App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new update for the Turn Off the Lights for Desktop app, the best focus screen dimmer available for both Windows and macOS.The Improved Spotlight Feature in the Focus Screen Dimmer app This latest version introduces an improved Spotlight feature. 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