Friction

Introduce friction to those sites you use habitually but want to use less.
What is Friction?
Friction is a Chrome extension that adds a bit of delay to your browsing habits. By blacklisting sites and imposing small delays before unlocking them, Friction helps discourage habitual site visits and reduce wasted time.

Extension stats

Users: 27 ▼ -2
Rating: 5.00 (3)
Version: 0.4 (Last updated: 2021-09-14)
Creation date: 2018-03-21
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 7.14K

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Extension summary

Add a bit of friction to bad browsing habits.

If you often find yourself unthinkingly checking the same sites over and over and seem to waste a lot of time there, this browser extension may help a bit.

Blacklist sites that you want to discourage for yourself, and the extension will "lock" those sites for you. However, the point is not to shut you off entirely, but just to discourage it a bit by adding a small (configurable) delay before you can unlock the sites. Once unlocked, the sites will be available for a (configurable) time, after which you will have to unlock them again.

Changes in 0.4:

  • Added a setting to automatically enable and disable at configurable times

User reviews

Love it
by Ammar Khan, 2021-12-29

Great solution to a real problem. Thank you!
by Ronny Ro, 2020-07-13

Great idea for more productivity. More subtle and less frustrating than blocking a website.
by Jack Haufoltred, 2019-10-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Friction requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Friction has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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