# FocusGuard: Productivity Shield

> Block distracting websites and boost your productivity with customizable features.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusguard-productivity-shield](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusguard-productivity-shield)

## Overview

- **ID:** `focusguard-productivity-shield`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** OK9 COM
- **Category:** web-development
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-23
- **First published:** 2024-08-23
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/focusguard-productivity-shield/)

## Description

Website blocking based on a customizable list
Blacklist and whitelist modes
Scheduled blocking times
Manual work sessions with a Pomodoro timer
Grayscale filter and overlay for blocked sites
Options page for easy configuration
Popup for quick access to work sessions and settings
Persistent storage of settings using chrome.storage.sync
Dynamic icon update to indicate active blocking

## Rankings

- #146,766 — Overall
- #132 — productivity

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `alarms`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Similar extensions and apps

- [Advanced FocusGuard Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/advanced-focusguard-plus)
- [FocusGuard Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusguard-pro)
- [Focus Shield](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusshield)
- [Focus Guard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-guard-pro) — 9 users
- [FocusGuard](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusguard) — 470 users, 4.88 / 5
- [FocusGuard Plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusguard-plus) — 2 users
- [Focus - Productivity Boost, Website Blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focus-boost-website-blocker) — 5 users
- [FocusBoost](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusboost)
- [StayFocused](https://chrome-stats.com/d/stayfocused) — 285 users, 3.00 / 5
- [FocusBlock](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusblock) — 2 users
- [TimeFence: Advanced Site Blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/timefence-advanced) — 1 users
- [Focus Mode Productivity Blocker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusmodeproductivityblocker) — 1 users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/focusguard-productivity-shield)