Watchlimits

Solve binge watching and unlock hours of lost productivity

Watchlimits: Control Your Binge Watching Habits

"Watchlimits" is a Chrome extension designed to help users manage their video consumption on platforms like YouTube and Netflix. It allows you to set flexible viewing limits, provides insightful statistics on your watching habits for up to 30 days, and offers options for accountability to ensure you don’t exceed your desired viewing time. With the ability to allow productive channels and password protection for settings, Watchlimits empowers users to regain lost time and enhance productivity.
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Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 963
-13
Rating: 4.23
(13)
Version: 0.0.0.24 (Last updated: 2024-09-02)
Creation date: 2022-05-18
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • tabs
  • alarms
Host permissions:
  • https://www.youtube.com/*
  • https://m.youtube.com/*
  • https://www.netflix.com/*
  • https://www.rtve.es/*
  • https://www.crunchyroll.com/*
  • https://beta.crunchyroll.com/*
  • https://static.crunchyroll.com/*
  • https://www.disneyplus.com/*
  • https://www.primevideo.com/*
  • https://www.youtubekids.com/*
Size: 2.88M
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Helps track actual watch time rather than just time on site
  • Great for preventing excessive time spent on YouTube
  • Provides helpful insights into time management
  • Offers various features and customization options
  • Introduces productivity techniques like Pomodoro
Cons
  • The YouTube integration and channel limitation do not work properly
  • Scheduling feature fails to block access at set times
  • Password protection functions inconsistently
  • CSS issues result in all YouTube titles turning orange
  • Limited customer service responses
Most mentioned
  • YouTube integration issues
  • Scheduling feature not working
  • CSS problems with video titles
  • Effectiveness in tracking watch time
  • Overall helpfulness in managing screen time
User reviews
I love this concept, and really want to use it, but I can't get it to work because the website where I am supposed to make an account and pick which sites to have it operate on doesn't load at all. Do I need to go somewhere else?
by Natalia Rogovin, 2024-11-13

Love this extension, however every single Youtube title turns orange. Besides from that it's just perfection
by Yejune Han, 2024-09-06

Very good app! Its one of the few that tracks actual watch time rather than time spent on the site. Most of these types of apps gives me an issue in that I can often leave my youtube up without watching it, especially in another tap, and that cuts into the time I can spend on the site, even though I wasnt doing anything! This app thankfully fixes that issue. The main problem I have is that certain features promised on the app do not work. The "youtube integration" seems like a great feature, but I see no reason to limit it to five channels, and I would prefer that not be limited. But even as it stands the feature does not work for me at all, even with the five channels. As well as the time intervals. As I understand it these are premium features, but after trying a trail of the premium these features still did not work. I would also like to note that the customer service seems to be limited, I didnt get a response.
by Yipper64, 2024-03-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Watchlimits requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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