# Friction

> Add a bit of friction to bad browsing habits. If you often find yourself unthinkingly checking the same sites over and over and seem to waste a lot of time there, this browser extension may help a bit.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/friction](https://chrome-stats.com/d/friction)

## Overview

- **ID:** `friction`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** tomee
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.25 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-13
- **First published:** 2018-01-02
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/friction/)

## Description

Friction is a Firefox add-on that aims to help users break bad browsing habits by adding a bit of friction to their repetitive and time-wasting visits to certain sites.

## Rankings

- #71,752 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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