Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing

Pause distracting websites before they open. Be mindful and intentional with your browsing using this simple extension.

What is Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing?

Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing is a user-friendly Chrome extension that breaks the distraction cycle by offering brief pauses before potentially distracting sites load. The user can choose to continue or opt for temporary blocking, thereby promoting intentional browsing. The extension comes with inbuilt popular distracting sites, customizable timeouts, and assured data privacy.

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By: https://freedom.to

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.51 (113)

Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2023-10-03)

Creation date: 2020-06-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
storage
alarms

Size: 825.34K

Email: su*****@freedom.to

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 5495

Other rankings

#150 in Tools ▼ 1

#10 in browsing keyword 27

#10 in pause keyword 12

#10 in stop keyword 10

#157 in browser extension keyword 96 ▼ 11

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Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing (v0.2.8)

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Pause breaks the cycle of distraction and mindless browsing and helps you be more focused, productive, and intentional with your technology use.

When you open a distracting website, Pause creates a gentle interruption by displaying a calming green screen. After pausing for five seconds (adjustable), you can choose to continue to the site, remain on the green screen with the site temporarily blocked, or close the tab.

The interruption created by Pause gently nudges you to make informed, intentional decisions about how you are spending your time.

Pause comes pre-seeded with a list of 50 top distracting websites, which you can add to or edit as needed.
You can also adjust the length of the Pause time (5 seconds is the default.)

Keep Pause enabled in your browser. It’s a simple and powerful tool to help you control distraction and create more mindful browsing habits that will help you stay focused.

Pause is a product of Freedom Labs, where we develop new ways to meaningfully interact with technology. Like our other extensions, Pause is highly privacy-conscious. None of your data is sent anywhere (the cloud, our servers, etc.) It remains secure on your own device. Learn more about Freedom here: https://freedom.to

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use
Effective web blocker
Works as specified

Cons

Lacks dark mode for evening browsing
Needs better customization options
Some users experience functionality issues

Most mentioned

Easy to use
Effective web blocker
Lacks dark mode for evening browsing
Needs better customization options
Some users experience functionality issues

Recent reviews

It's decent but really needs a darkmode for evening browsing. Can't look at it after sunset.

Arcane n/a, 2024-05-17

app is amazing .... its timesaver ... feedback for developers , plz keep this app free and like mini version of freedom ... if people love this extension , they come and gonna buy freedom premium .. .that was the case for me ....... i buyed it after using this app .. i didnt even know freedom name app exist if i hadnt found this extension on article ...

P C (Pc), 2022-01-09

Such a simple thing but it does make you more mindful of time wasting! I'm using Freedom, Limit and Insight too. I would love a feature where I could set Pause to operate within a certain time window rather than it being always on or always off, e.g. on for 9-5 weekdays, off evenings and weekends or other custom time blocks depending on what I'm doing

Emma Puente (JessieRocket), 2021-08-14

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Safety

Risk impact

Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.