# Browsing WatchDog

> Helps you to streamline your browsing habits. Do you feel like you are spending too much time browsing certain websites, instead of spending your time on more useful things? This extension would help you to kick out this habit.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `browsing-watchdog`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Balakrishnan
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-02-12
- **First published:** 2022-12-25
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/browsing-watchdog/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/messagetobala/browsing-watchdog](https://github.com/messagetobala/browsing-watchdog)

## Description

Browsing WatchDog is a Firefox add-on that helps you streamline your browsing habits. With this extension, you can limit your time on specific websites and prioritize tasks, ultimately improving your productivity and focus.

## Rankings

- #64,517 — Overall
- #63 — browsing

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webNavigation`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `<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/browsing-watchdog)