Calm for Chrome

Stop mindless checking by taking a breath before you check! Facilitates alternative, productive ways to take a break.

What is Calm for Chrome?

'Calm for Chrome' is a thoughtful extension that encourages mindful browsing by not blocking but slowing access to blacklist sites. Prior to loading a site, a prompt to breathe appears, allowing users to assess their need for visiting that page. The occurrence of this prompt can be adjusted according to user's preference, offering a perfect balance between distraction and productivity. Welcome to mindful and calmer browsing!

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By: Calm.com

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.54 (46)

Version: 0.0.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-01-17)

Creation date: 2018-01-17

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
activeTab
storage
background

Size: 65.18K

Email: an*****@calm.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 6384 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#2788 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 6 #103 in take keyword 58 ▼ 1 #108 in break keyword 10 ▼ 5

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Summary

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Do you find yourself mindlessly checking websites and wish you did so less frequently? Calm for Chrome will invite you to take a deep breath before letting you check a website on your “blacklist.” It doesn’t block you from doing anything but instead just makes you more mindful of what you are doing. If you realize, after taking a deep breath, that you were mindlessly checking a site, you can, at that point, simply close the page, or alternatively, take a healthier break offered via www.calm.com.

We believe this extension will work better than a website blocker or an extension that completely blocks websites, because those types of extensions eventually becomes so annoying that we uninstall them.

If the breath bubble is occurring too frequently for you, we offer a number of ways to adjust this extension. You can add and remove sites from your blacklist. You can also make the bubble occur a smaller percent of the time (e.g., if you only want an occasional mindfulness reminder), and you can set a minimum amount of time that must pass before a breath bubble is allowed to occur again (e.g., if once you start taking a break you want at least 15 minutes of time without a mindfulness reminder).

Welcome to a calmer chrome!

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Helpful for relaxation and meditation
Useful for focusing and reducing procrastination
Ability to help with breathing and relaxation

Cons

Issues with loading and functionality
Limited customization options
Some find it distracting or not effective for its intended purpose

Most mentioned

Breathing exercise functionality
Issues with blocking specific domains
Problems with loading and bugs

Recent reviews

Matthew Rister, 2024-04-13

Great extension, really helps

Peter Bell, 2024-04-10

Giulia Gismondi, 2024-03-21

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Safety

Risk impact

Calm for Chrome is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Calm for Chrome if you trust the publisher.