# Slow Down

> Productivity add-on. Cuts out distractions by forcing you to wait before entering distracting websites.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/slow-down](https://chrome-stats.com/d/slow-down)

## Overview

- **ID:** `slow-down`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nicholas Rebstock
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-22
- **First published:** 2020-04-21
- **Size:** 14 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/slow-down/)

## Description

Slow Down is a productivity Firefox add-on that cuts out distractions by making you wait before entering distracting websites. You can customize the blacklisted sites, wait time, and unlock duration.

## Rankings

- #58,160 — Overall
- #33 — slow

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/slow-down)