Distract Me Not

Stay focused in a world full of distractions.

Distract Me Not: Boost Productivity, Block Distractions

Distract Me Not is an effective solution to maintain your focus in the world of overwhelming online distractions. With its user-friendly design, the extension offers features such as website blocking, whitelist & blacklist modes, custom redirection, and scheduled blocking. You can also protect your settings with a password and block or unblock websites as you wish. An excellent tool for those who struggle with self-control while surfing the web.
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Extension stats

By: AXeL-dev
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.75
(16)
Version: 2.8.0 (Last updated: 2022-08-01)
Creation date: 2021-07-13
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • tabs
  • https://*/*
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
  • contextMenus
Size: 770.05K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Distract Me Not (website blocker) (v2.8.2)
4.45 (62) 3,884+
Distract Me Not (v2.8.0)
4.80 (4) 634
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Extension summary

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Distract Me Not is a lightweight website blocker with a user friendly interface.

Features:

  • Prevent access to a range of websites.
  • Whitelist & blacklist mode.
  • Custom page redirection.
  • Display your custom message on blocked pages.
  • Immediate closing of blocked tabs.
  • Schedule blocking time.
  • Export/Import websites lists.
  • Protect your settings with a password.
  • Unblock websites using a password.

(*) Most of features are optional & need to be enabled from the settings page.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Lightweight and simple to use
  • Effectively blocks websites without being annoying
  • Helps improve productivity
  • Highly recommended by users
  • Works well on multiple browsers, including Brave
Cons
  • Can unintentionally close important tabs like school work
  • Searchability could be improved
Most mentioned
  • Best extension for blocking websites
  • Developer receives high praise
  • Users switched from other extensions and prefer this one
User reviews
by kapankyo, 2024-12-06

by Hunter Zhuang, 2024-06-18

That's literally the best. I recommend creating a long 100+ character password, print it and place it in a safe place to avoid changing settings often or making it harder to disable. Donate to the creator if you're able to
by Lorenzo Gerosa, 2024-06-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Distract Me Not requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Distract Me Not has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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