SoftBlock

Soft block your websites: get a gentle reminder before being able to reach a website on your blacklist.

What is SoftBlock?

SoftBlock is a Chrome extension that allows you to increase productivity by blocking access to websites on your blacklist. It provides gentle reminders before accessing those blocked sites and gives you the ability to regain access for a limited time, such as during your break.

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By: https://bootstrapped.ventures

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Users: 28 ▲ 4

Rating: 4.00 (3)

Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2014-09-08)

Creation date: 2014-09-08

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
<all_urls>

Size: 51.03K

URLs: Website

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# 100330 ▲ 3235

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#33982 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 495

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Extension summary

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Increase your productivity by blocking access to a blacklist of websites while still allowing you to regain access when needed (during your break, for example), but only for a limited time.

This first version is really basic and created for my own needs. Feel free to take a look at the source at https://github.com/BrechtVds/SoftBlock

User reviews

Works well enough! Breaks when going to links with extended urls that start with the blocked address, though. It'll properly block and ask you to unblock reddit.com for example, but with just "reddit.com" in your block list, it'll give a "gpniknfkgmfphohfhbnacmcjmplbgfjk is blockedThis page has been blocked by Chrome ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT" Error and not prompt you to unlock. Still, better than most available options nowadays.

Bill, 2023-08-17

very simple, works fine for me. excellent in giving me a reminder to do usefull stuff instead of going to other sites

Pieter Derks, 2018-11-29

I wish it worked, because it is so simple and would suffice, but its broken in Chrome Version 39.0.2171.95 The block works, but the button to go to the website (after selecting a period of time) doesn't work, so you can't get to the website at all.