# AnchorTab: Focus Assist

> AnchorTab is your focus companion: a powerful timer and stopwatch to help you stay concentrated, track your productivity, and avoid distractions. Ideal for studying, working, or any activity that requires discipline and attention.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/anchortab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anchortab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `anchortab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ferdinand B. Alexander
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication,tabs
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 2.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-08
- **First published:** 2025-10-04
- **Size:** 57 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anchortab/)
- **Website:** [https://tawk.to/anchortab](https://tawk.to/anchortab)

## Description

AnchorTab (formerly SpotMe) is a productivity extension that helps you stay focused while browsing. Set a countdown timer for your current tab or tab group, and AnchorTab will gently guide you back if you try to leave before your session ends. The stopwatch feature helps, track specific work activities, and allows you export your time sheet. With a modern, easy-to-use interface and automatic reminders, AnchorTab is perfect for deep work, study sessions, or anyone who wants to minimize distractions and maintain concentration online.

## Rankings

- #100,070 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `notifications`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anchortab)