Self Control -- Block sites and stay focused

A simple web site blocker to keep you focused and enhance your productivity

Self Control: Stay Focused with our Chrome Extension

'Self Control' is a Chrome extension that improves productivity by blocking distracting websites. Includes a distraction-free mode and custom settings for tailored use. Ideal for anyone looking to minimize online distractions.

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Extension stats

By: nhandyal

Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.02

(232)

0.01

Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-12-11)

Creation date: 2017-05-15

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

alarms
declarativeNetRequest
storage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 871.42K

Email: nh*****@gmail.com

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# 5,910 ▲ 35

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#3251 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 6

#1 in self control keyword 49

#60 in stay keyword 39 ▲ 7

#70 in bug fixes keyword 55 ▼ 7

#140 in block keyword 83 ▲ 10

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Extension summary

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V3 updates!

Enhanced Performance: Improved page blocking internals for a smoother browsing experience.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed scroll for block patterns.
- Fixed bugs in focus mode where it didn't end on time.

-- Self Control -- A simple app to keep you focused online by blocking sites that you spend way too much time on.

Note that the app works by blocking patterns within the full url. For example if you were to block the pattern "book" the sites www.facebook.com and books.google.com would both be blocked.

Focus free mode prevents you from removing block patterns from the app for a fixed amount of time. By default this is one hour, but it can be changed in settings.

By default the extension is always running. To change this so that the extension only runs when focus mode is enabled, toggle 'Always on' in settings to Off.

User reviews

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Pros

Effectively blocks distracting websites and helps users stay focused.
The wildcard blocking feature is praised for preventing access to specific URLs.
Simple and user-friendly interface for adding blocked sites.
Helpful for studying and productivity.
Provides a strong focus by blocking inactive tabs.

Cons

User interface issues, particularly lack of scroll functionality for the blocked sites list.
Bugs and instability have been reported, with some users finding it only half-working.
Limited control over the duration of the distraction-free mode, capped at 24 hours.
Some users experience difficulty starting focus sessions if too many websites are blocked.

Most mentioned

Need for a scroll bar to manage the list of blocked sites.
Bugs and outdated features causing instability.
Wild card blocking feature is highly appreciated.
Desire for longer duration options in distraction-free mode.

User reviews

this was a great extension, really helped not getting distracted. But with the recent update, the sites added to be blocked are erased from the block list after some time. I cannot add the sites again and again for it to work.

Siddharth Agarwal, 2024-12-20

IDK what they did with the recent update, but it stopped working. Doesn't block sites at all anymore, please to back to the older version or fix it it was perfect before.