Crackbook Revival

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Crackbook Revival - Chrome Extension to Limit Use of Time-Wasting Sites

Crackbook Revival is a Chrome extension that works by discouraging the use of websites that often lead to procrastination, such as Facebook or Reddit. It introduces a delay each time a blacklisted website is accessed which increases on every hit. This approach of delaying instead of outright blocking is designed to be more effective in handling distraction problems. The Revival version offers several improvements such as a non-working data usage reporter removal, the addition of a blurred overlay, fixes in the history graph and options interface and more.

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By: ishmaeel

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.40

(25)

Version: 1.5.1 (Last updated: 2020-03-23)

Creation date: 2020-03-23

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

history
notifications
tabs
*://*/*

Size: 193.54K

URLs: Privacy policy

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# 23,355 ▼ 20

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#12963 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 1

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Extension summary

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Crackbook Revival is an open source fork/modification of the original Crackbook extension by Gintautas Miliauskas (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/crackbook/nbgjmohekjolcgemlolblankocjlgalf)

This is a Chrome extension for discouraging use of attention-sucking websites such as Facebook or Reddit. The idea behind Crackbook is that delaying access to the website is more effective than straight blocking because you are less likely to just disable the block after a while.

The extension will delay every hit to blacklisted site. The delay is just a few seconds initially, but it increases slightly on every hit.

Revival Changes:

Removed attempted reporting of anonymous usage data (which wasn't working anyway due to original site being offline).
Delay timer resets on specified intervals (which was already in the original repository but was not published on the store).
Hide scrollbars until the content is revealed.
Some fixes for the history graph.

User reviews

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Pros

It effectively helps with procrastination and breaking addictions to distracting websites.
The extension offers a subtle approach to blocking that encourages gradual reduction in usage.
Users find it compatible with other productivity tools like the MAD addon.

Cons

The blocking time has decreased, with some users noting it only blocks for 10 seconds now.
Settings reset on each start, making it difficult to use effectively.
Lack of incognito mode support.

Most mentioned

Praise for the extension's effectiveness in reducing distractions.
Issues with settings resetting at startup.
Desire for more customizable blocking options for different websites.

User reviews

just helps you if you procrastinate

T A, 2021-04-30

It really works! I use it with "MAD - Mindful Anti Distraction" addon- they work hand in hand. When you get passed one barrier, there is another!

Gusts Mūrnieks, 2021-04-05

It seems good (haven't tried it for more than a couple of times), but there are websites that I want to block to VARYING DEGREES- as some websites I only want to check e.g. 5 times a day and others not at all, so it's hard to find a balance between these different aspects.