Get Your Focus Back

Get Your Focus Back

Regain focus so that you can enjoy the important things in life. Fully open source, and no analytics or tracking.

Merlin
Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2023-06-06
Users: 147
Rating: 5.00 (6)
Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2020-04-18)
Creation date: 2020-04-16
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 249.86K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Imagine being able to focus on your computer again. How much more could you get done? How much happier would you be?

Use the science of Internet addiction to your advantage. By slowing down and removing color from distracting websites, you'll unconsciously become less interested in them - with no extra effort!

Features:

  • set your own list of distracting websites, or apply it to the whole Internet
  • customize the loading delay timer, and the loading message
  • change how much greyscale is applied (0-100%)

Open source and no analytics or tracking! View the source code on GitHub: https://github.com/toddmedema/anti-addiction-chrome

P.S. looking for more tools to improve your focus? Works great with Todoist (https://todoist.com/r/todd_medema_oziuxf) and Freedom (https://freedom.to/?rfsn=3774221.754477)

RELEASE NOTES: 1.3.0

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User reviews
I like the way it tackles distractions differently than a lot of other tools. The fact that it doesn't block websites outright but gives them a sort of loading time is pretty neat since that way I don't just automatically revert to the reflex of just disabling the tool. Also, greyscale is pretty great too. Overall a great tool that can work great alongside other strategies.
by Henry Ozolins Henry Ozolins, 2022-06-11

simple, easy & gets my job done.
by Amit Singh Amit Singh, 2022-01-10

Found this via a comment on hacker news. It's a really nifty idea. I hope it's effective.
by Hart Russell Hart Russell, 2020-02-13
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Safety
Risk impact

Get Your Focus Back is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Get Your Focus Back may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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