Strict Workflow

Enforces a 25min/5min workflow: 25 minutes of distraction-free work, followed by 5 minutes of break. Repeat as necessary.

What is Strict Workflow?

Strict Workflow is a Chrome extension aiming to boost your productivity. It enforces a 25-min work and a 5-min break schedule. Procrastination is battled by blocking popularly distracting websites during work spans. Users can personalize the extension to block or whitelist sites and adjust timer durations. All data stays safe as no content is read or stored from blocked websites.

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By: Matchu

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Users: 80,000+

Rating: 4.24 (1,175) ▼ 1 ratings

Version: 1.6.2 (Last updated: 2014-05-30)

Creation date: 2014-05-29

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

notifications
tabs
<all_urls>

Size: 191.49K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2927 ▼ 69

Other rankings

#9729 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 8

#43 in work keyword 24 ▲ 1

#44 in minute keyword 19

#76 in break keyword 10 ▲ 1

#153 in stay keyword 67 ▲ 3

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Summary

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Click to start a 25-minute work timer, and work without distraction.
Click to start a 5-minute break timer, and kick back and relax.
Repeat until all your work is done.

======================= Features: * Easy to use: just one click starts a work/break timer * Easy to get started: pre-configured to block popular distracting websites * Easy to personalize: block the sites that are most distracting to you or change the timer durations * Blacklist or whitelist: either choose what sites to block during a work timer, or what sites to allow

Permissions:

Your data on all websites
Your tabs and browsing activity

User reviews

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Pros

Blocks distracting websites effectively, promoting focus and productivity
Includes a Pomodoro timer, which can help structure work and break times
Simple and easy to use interface

Cons

Some users find it difficult or impossible to add or edit the list of blocked sites
Lack of an option to automatically continue to the next work session after a break
No clear way to turn off the extension or remove sites from the block list quickly and easily

Most mentioned

Blocks sites and increases productivity
Issues with editing or adding to the list of blocked sites
Lack of an off switch or easy way to disable the extension temporarily
Requests for additional features like automatic continuation of sessions and privacy concerns
Pomodoro technique implementation

Recent reviews

i am not able to add sites which i want to block

Rajmani Sharma, 2019-01-01

Bom demais. Sem distrações do satanais.

Tiago Machado, 2017-08-24

не блокируются сайты в режиме инкогнито(( не очень удобно

Juli _, 2017-08-03

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Safety

Risk impact

Strict Workflow is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Strict Workflow if you trust the publisher.