Strict Workflow

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

Strict Workflow - Stay Productive With 25min/5min Work/Break Strategy

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

Users: 70,000+

Rating: 4.24

(1,173)

1 new 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

Ranking

# 3,178 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#10646 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 12

#23 in work keyword 75 ▼ 1

#47 in minute keyword 15 ▲ 1

#79 in break keyword 68

#143 in source code keyword 29 ▲

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Extension 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

Helps improve workflow and productivity
Blocks distracting websites effectively
Simple and easy to use
Works as advertised with good notifications

Cons

Limited options to add/remove websites from the block list
No option to turn it off easily
Some users experienced functionality issues after updates

Most mentioned

Functionality to block websites and improve focus
Difficulty in modifying block list
Lack of straightforward turn-off option

User reviews

I really love it and it's a shame that such a great extension might be removed. I can recommend 'Strict Focus' as a good alternative, it's more that 100% the same as Strict Workflow.