Freedom - Website Blocker

Name: Freedom - Website Blocker
Rating: 3.1935 (31 reviews)
Author: Freedom

The Freedom website blocker gives you control over distracting websites, so you can focus on what matters most.

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Freedom – Website Blocker is a powerful Firefox add-on designed to help you reclaim your focus by blocking distracting websites. Seamlessly working alongside Freedom's desktop applications, this extension displays a calming green screen on any blocked site, reducing temptation and boosting productivity. Whether you're writing, studying, cooking, designing, or simply aiming to concentrate better, thousands rely on Freedom daily to eliminate distractions and foster deep focus.

This extension supports both free trial and premium accounts and works effectively even when using VPNs or proxies. Start enhancing your productivity today with Freedom and achieve more by staying focused on what truly matters.

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By:

Freedom

Daily users:

2,713 21

Rating:

3.19

(31)

Version:

17.0.12 Last updated: 2021-04-23

Version code:

5220783

Creation date:

2019-11-09

Risk:

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
*://*/*
storage
notifications

Size:

241.62KB

Email:

su*****@freedom.to

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-17

Ranking

# 1,687 ▲ 16

Other rankings

#143 in Tabs

#191 in Social & Communication ▲ 1

#6 in website keyword 74

#9 in website usage keyword 57

#9 in website usage. keyword 57

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Other platforms

Freedom - Website Blocker for Chrome (v19.0.0)

40,000 3.41

(88)

User reviews

Users appreciate the Freedom service and its ability to sync website blocking across devices. However, the Firefox add-on is criticized for poor functionality, including failing to detect sessions and improper blocking. Many users dislike needing to create an account and pay a subscription, especially since the extension depends on the desktop app and isn't a standalone blocker. The intrusive timer and the possibility of easily bypassing blocks further reduce its effectiveness. Overall, while the service is valued, the Firefox extension has significant usability and functional issues.

Pros

Works well as an extension of their downloadable software, providing synchronized blocking across devices.
Effective for blocking websites on devices where the desktop app isn't available, such as Linux laptops.
Liked as a service overall, providing comprehensive app and website blocking capabilities.

Cons

The extension doesn't function properly on Firefox, often failing to detect active sessions and sometimes showing a green screen or blocking incorrectly.
Requires creating an account and a paid subscription to use, which frustrates users who expect a standalone free blocker.
The extension depends on the desktop app to work, making it inconvenient and limiting standalone browser use.
The timer feature is intrusive, appearing on all sites rather than only on blocked sites, causing distractions.
Easy to disable or delete the extension, which negates the blocking effect for some users.

Recent reviews

Note: Review of the extension, not the service. It always worked fine on chrome, but on firefox it refuses to detect an active session. So nothing is blocked.

by Fi*****, 2025-06-11

Here's the deal. The people rating this one star don't understand what this is for. This is intended as an extension of their downloadable software, not as a stand-alone browser extension. Stand-alone extensions already exist -- and work well (see leech blocker). Would it be nice if their product didn't rely on an extension? Yes. Is it inconvenient? No.

by Ev*****, 2025-05-14

by De*****, 2025-05-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Freedom - Website Blocker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Browser Add-ons, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Freedom - Website Blocker has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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