NoDistractions - website blocker by AsciiJakob

Simple, bloat-free website blocker with a focus on intuitiveness. Basic functionality shouldn't be hidden and configuring shouldn't be rocket science.

5 (7 reviews)

62 Users

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About this extension

Use if: You just want a simple add-on to block distracting websites when enabled, an extension that has an intuitive and straightforward UI.
Don't use if: You require very specific features such as blocking only being active at specific times of day. The add-on being active is merely meant to serve as a reminder that you have chosen to be productive.

Features:
- Sites are easy to add and doing so requires just two simple mouse clicks, you don't have to navigate through confusing menus.
- Blocking can easily be toggled on or off through a popup. A keybinding is also available (CTRL+ALT+D).
- The ability to temporarily visit a website (for just a minute or two) is available. It's possible to toggle this feature off in the settings, for those with bad impulse control.
- Being simple doesn't equate to not being powerful; advanced site patterns (using URL Match patterns) are available for users with more specific needs (see the help section of the popup).
- The extension is open-source, meaning that I am not afraid of hiding the code behind the extension and I allow users to contribute to it if they want to implement a feature.

Rated 5 by 7 reviewers

Release notes for 1.2.0

A long-awaited update with a long changelog! If you have any issues with this update or any suggestions, please create an issue on Github or send me an email.

Summary:
* Added an option for the `disable`/`enable` status to be persistent across browser restarts. This is also the default option for new users. (Contributed by Github user @tuurep).
* Added an option for displaying notifications when the extension is toggled using the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+D). This is useful if you don't have the extension pinned to the toolbar and can't see the icon change. (Also contributed by @tuurep).
* The extension is now pinned to the taskbar by default. It can be unpinned by right clicking.
* The settings page has been made a little bit more intuitive by grouping together similar options.
* You can now disable the `Close tab` button that is visible on the blocked page.
* If the extension is enabled on browser startup and persistent tabs are enabled in firefox, the last focused tab will now be blocked if it's in the blocklist.
* Any issues related to blocking after navigation on single page applications (like twitter or reddit) have now been fixed (This required requesting a new permission, apologies for the inconvenience).
* Blocking will no longer occur on iframes (websites embedded inside of websites).

Full changelog:
* Everything previously mentioned.
* Code refactoring.
* Updated dependencies.
* Building the extension locally now works on linux (Thanks again @tuurep).
* Fixed an issue where there was brief period of about 1 second where blocked sites could be visited right after browser startup (Reported by @tuurep).
* Fixed an issue where the width of the extensions popup would change when the extension was toggled on systems where the scrollbar didn't have any width.
* Within "You get x minutes" notifications the extension logo is now green to represent its active status.

Thank you @tuurep for your code contributions, bug reports, feature requests, and, of course, moral support over the last week this update has been worked on.

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