Fortunately, it’s easy to silence incoming notifications on your Mac.

you’re free to either disable alerts entirely or silence notifications from websites.

In such situations, the best thing to do is disable notifications for that app.

A digital device screen with a ‘Focus’ settings menu on the left and a vibrant butterfly in a sunny garden background.

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To do so, open theMessagesapp and pick the conversation with the person you’d like to mute.

Alternatively, you canControl-snag the conversation thread you want to silence and selectHide Alertsfrom the menu.

In this case, you will need to head to your web client’s controls.

disabling Notion Calendar notifications on macOS

Do you have a designated time to focus on tasks?

Or, do you focus better when you’re at a particular location, like a cafe or library?

To do so, go for the Focus mode you just created and clickAdd ScheduleunderSet a Schedule.

temporarily muting notifcations from Messages

Fortunately, disabling notifications on your Mac only takes a few seconds.

silencing Message notifications from a particular contact

different options that appear when you force-click on a message thread

disabling notifications from the Messages app on Mac

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creating a Focus mode on macOS

Set a Schedule section in Focus settings on Mac

setting a time for a Focus mode on macOS

creating a location-based Focus mode

Focus modes in Control Center on macOS