Dawdle Block

Put time limits on unproductive sites.
What is Dawdle Block?
Dawdle Block is a Chrome extension that allows you to set time limits on unproductive websites. Avoid procrastination by blocking these sites after your specified time limit is exceeded. You can customize daily limits, active hours, and active days, and even whitelist or blacklist specific URLs. With Dawdle Block, you can improve productivity and stay focused on your tasks.

Extension stats

Users: 149 ▼ -5
Rating: 4.56 (9)
Version: 1.5.2 (Last updated: 2022-02-20)
Creation date: 2020-06-21
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/
  • https://fonts.googleapis.com/
  • storage
  • tabs
  • alarms
Size: 139.26K

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Extension summary

Dawdle block limits the usage of time-wasting sites by blocking them after the time limit you set is exceeded.

Avoid procrastination.

You can set a daily time limit, active hours and active days. You can specify urls or parts of them to match visited sites. If a match is found your time limit begins to deplete. When the time is used up, the blacklisted sites are blocked. You can also whitelist sites to not deplete the time. For example you can block the whole domain reddit.com, but allow www.reddit.com/r/programming/.

You can whitelist or blacklist specific YouTube channels or genres.

You can set different rules for different times of the day, different days of the week or anything you can come up with using multiple independent block sets. You can have up to 50 of them.


Patch notes:

Version 1.5.2

  • Save indicator made sticky to always be on screen
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User reviews

I can't believe this extension isn't used by at least 100k people.
by harshy panda, 2024-04-22

Epic.
by 麵皮, 2022-06-19

Hello, thank you for developing this. How do I go about blocking a specific category of YouTube videos? For example I'd like to leave Educational and Music videos up, but block Gaming and Entertainment.
by Tasnim Mujir, 2021-11-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Dawdle Block requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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