Focus

Block distracting websites and get inspired to focus on what's important

Focus

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Manifest V2
By: ybinstock
Users: 472
Rating: 4.50
(30)
Version: 2.0.7 (Last updated: 2016-09-15)
Creation date: 2016-09-15
Permissions:
  • background
  • notifications
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • *://*.google.com/
Size: 25.12M
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

User reviews

great
by Joel Nieto, 2021-09-21

It would be great to temporarily allow access to the blocked sites within a specific time budget per day/week/month.
by Lukas Gawenda, 2017-11-13

This is so, so close to being perfect. I found that it helps redirect my muscle memory/mindless typing of websites that I go to to distract myself. It's nice to catch myself when it happens with a nice reminder why I'm avoiding the sites. It's also nice it read a good inspirational quote which is usually just enough to sate the need to be momentarily distracted. Focus also gets points for the ease of set up. Some similar apps feel too convoluted and confusing to be worthwhile. But to echo what some other reviewers have said, there should be a way to temporarily allow access to sites. For example, I sometimes need to access social media sites for my job. It's a bit of a pain to go into the app and delete the site from the list and then add it again. Or, open a non-Chrome browser in order to access the site. Also, I'm not able to see all of the sites that I've blocked. Otherwise, it's great! I'm planning on using this still but it would be great to add some of the tweaks that others (myself included) have suggested. Thanks!
by jc larsen, 2017-10-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

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