Starting
The hardest part is the first minute. With other people, the start time stops being negotiable.
You never work
alone again.
Kowo opens a video coworking room where you move forward together, shared pomodoro and goals in plain sight.
CDYMER
214 people already on the list.
Goals in this room
Morning writing
- Proofread volume 2Maëlys R.
- Clean up the datasetIdriss B.
- Answer the overdue emailsSolène V.
34:12Focus
Morning writing
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Body doubling
Working next to someone changes everything.
This is not one more productivity trick. Another person in the room makes starting easier, drifting more obvious and the task lighter. You have nothing to prove to anyone. You just need someone in the room.
Body doubling is not a marketing invention: the technique has been documented and recommended by ADHD organisations for years. Read the CHADD article
Drifting
Opening one tab too many with witnesses around gets noticed. By you, first of all.
Isolation
Remote work is lonely. A full room, even a silent one, changes the mood of a whole day.
This is for you if…
You open twelve tabs the moment a task gets hard.
You are writing a dissertation, a thesis, a book. Alone with the document.
Remote work suits you, except for the silence from 9 to 6.
Diagnosis or not, the door is open.
A Kowo session, start to finish.
Three moves, always the same ones. That is what turns a video call into a habit.
Morning writing
5 people here
Session goal
Finish the chapter 2 intro
What I am doing with the next hour
You state your goal
As you enter the room, you write down what you want to do with the next hour. Everyone can see it.
The pomodoro starts for everyone
50 minutes of focus, mics off. The break opens at the same moment for the whole room.
You check it off, and people see it
Goal done, the room reacts. It is short, it is quiet, and it changes the day.
What you get when you open Kowo.
The overlay that stays in sight
A small window always on top: who is here, where the pomodoro is, and what you promised to do. It holds even above full screen apps.
Rooms at human scale
Eight people maximum. You recognise faces, and you come back.
The community schedule
Slots announced ahead of time. You know people will be there at 7am.
- Deep work 7am
- Writing sprint
- Admin dread
Today's list
A list that resets every morning. One task becomes your session goal.
- Read Nadia's feedback
- Ceramics studio quote
- Quarterly filing
In the menu bar
A light macOS app, not one more browser tab.
There is always a room with the lights on.
Rooms are created by the community, public or invite only. Here is the kind of slot you find inside.
Example rooms proposed by the community.
The first sessions have already happened.
Feedback from the private beta, on the Discord.
“First session: 50 minutes without opening a single stray tab. I did not think it would be this simple.”
“Checking off my goal in front of four people I do not know, I expected to hate it. It became my favourite moment.”
“Diagnosed with ADHD at 31. I had been body doubling without knowing it. Now it is at home, at 7am, in pyjamas.”
What people ask us most.
Is it really free?
Yes, entirely, at launch. If Kowo ever charges, it will be for advanced options. Never for access to sessions.
Do I have to show my face?
No. Each room decides whether the camera is required, and many do not ask for it. A video free presence mode is planned for the off days.
I have ADHD, is this for me?
That is the reason this product exists. No counter that shames you, no guilt trip reminders. Coming back after two weeks away is rewarded, not punished.
Do I have to talk to people?
No. Mics are off during focus. The break opens for whoever wants to chat, and you can spend it in silence.
What about my privacy?
Your video travels directly between participants, without touching our servers. Nothing is recorded, nothing is stored. Data hosted in the European Union, GDPR from day one, account deletion that actually deletes.
When does it ship?
The macOS app is going into public beta, in small groups. Windows comes next. People on the list are invited first.
What if the room is empty when I arrive?
That is exactly what the community schedule is for: sessions are announced ahead, with the number of people planning to show up.
Save your seat in the first room.
We are opening the beta in small groups. People on the list get the invite first, and we will not write to them about anything else.
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214 people are already waiting with you.
In the meantime, the coworking Discord is already running.Join the Discord