Productivity Owl

Productivity Owl

Want to be productive? Let the Productivity Owl guide you to accomplishment.

What is Productivity Owl?
'Productivity Owl' is a Chrome extension meant to act as an aid for personal productivity. It features an owl which constantly navigates through your browser, providing guidance and criticism. The owl sets work structures, enforces task completion, and conducts psychological exercises. It has three types of website categorization, a task manager, and access to browsing statistics. It is 100% open source and does not use data collectors or trackers.
Stats
Users: 8,000+
Rating: 3.94 (375)
Version: 2.0.3 (Last updated: 2021-03-16)
Creation date: 2017-08-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • http://fonts.googleapis.com/
  • https://fonts.googleapis.com/
  • tabs
  • history
  • unlimitedStorage
  • alarms
Size: 4.90M
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Productivity Owl
Productivity Owl (v2.0.2)
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Summary

*** WARNING: This extension is very annoying. The owl is flying across your pages, annoying you, criticizing you, giving you psychological exercises, and closing your tabs. If you are not serious about being productive, this extension may not be for you.***

Do you need a new boss when working from home? Meet the Productivity Owl.

The owl is very strict. He will berate and mock you. You'll be forced to complete tasks to earn break time. If you do consistent work, use the timeboxing scheduler for work/vacation, and complete the owl's psychological exercises then you might be able to earn the owl's respect.

Just like the first version, the owl has 3 types of websites: Allowed, Blocked and Countdown. If a website is not on the allowed/blocked lists, you'll get a certain amount of time to get the information you need before the owl closes the tab. You can still use the scheduler to schedule free-time, and now you can also schedule work time. Version 2.0 introduced a task manager, and you get rewarded break minutes for each task you complete. There are also psychological interventions and browsing statistics in this version.

Although it is technically possible to earn the owl's respect - it's highly unlikely. The owl is very judgmental. It may take years before anyone earns the owl's "ultimate respect." Of course if you uninstall the extension or disable it, all respect is lost.

*************** APACHE 2.0 LICENSE OPEN SOURCE *************** Since this extension is on every webpage you visit, I wanted to let everyone know there are NO TRACKERS or DATA COLLECTORS in the owl. The owl is 100% open source. You can view the source code on Github: https://github.com/mrieck/productivityowl

*Thanks to everyone who has been using the Productivity Owl over the years. He's been helping me be productive for the last 8 years. Hope he can help you too.

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Blocks unlimited sites
  • Sets time limits
  • Uses psychology to help you be more productive when you're distracted
  • Task manager is great
  • Can earn time to use on blocked sites through completing tasks
Cons
  • Requires manual entry of sites not subject to time limits
  • Relies entirely on built-in task creator for 'respect' program
  • Only effective if you utilize their task creator
  • Timer for non-whitelisted websites can be too short
  • Tabs are closed even when not active
Most mentioned
  • Tabs being closed even when not active
  • Annoyance of manually adding websites to allowed list
  • Invasion of privacy
  • Features not customizable enough for individual preferences
  • App's reliance on its own task creator
Recent reviews
Maldito Buho! es justo lo que necesitaba, te deja hacer una lista de paginas permitidas y no permitidas, pones un horario de tiempo libre en el que podes usar la pagina que quieras, Si entras a una nueva pagina te da unos segundos para guardarla para mas tarde asi no te distraes y te queda guardado para tu tiempo libre. Claro que hay que poner voluntad y paciencia para no borrarlo jajaja
by Flor Flor Flor Flor, 2016-05-12

Ik vind het een geweldige extensie! Zelf als de uil mijn werk verstoord vind ik het geweldig om te zien! :) Heel makkelijk te gebruiken en er is een tijdsschema dat ingesteld kan worden. Loving this app guys, please keep up the good work!
by Sofie LMNS Sofie LMNS, 2016-03-30

Bem útil quando você quer se policiar para não procrastinar.
by Hugo B Hugo B, 2015-12-18
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Safety
Risk impact

Productivity Owl 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 Productivity Owl if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Productivity Owl has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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