Procrastinator
Helps you stay focused on the web by blocking unnecessary destractions
What is Procrastinator?
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Summary
** new - you can now customise the block page with your own url; either local file, or http url!
Find yourself getting easily distracted while completing tasks on the web? Procrastinator allows you to block websites you consider distracting to ensure you stay focused on your task.
Procrastinator is designed to quickly add the websites you deem a distraction, and it does the rest. You also control when the websites are blocked with a simple timespan.
This chrome extension will allow you to stay focused, and block yourself from distractions whilst you work.
Procrastinator gives you the control of which specific websites, or a sub-set of websites using it's simple pattern matching techniques. Or if you're a power user, you can use regular expressions to fine tune which url's are blocked.
Once you have defined your list of sites you want to block, you can also individually control the blocker for each website, or use a general time span to control all of the blocked websites.
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User reviews summary
Pros
- Works perfectly for some users, helping curb distracting habits
- Very simple to use
- Quick add feature
Cons
- Buggy - issues with saving settings and blocking functionality
- Only blocks one website at a time - removing previously added one
- Too easy to disable for users with low self-control
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work as advertised for many users
- Problems with saving times or block lists
- Forwards to an error page instead of giving the option to redirect
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Safety
Risk impact
Procrastinator 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 Procrastinator if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Procrastinator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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