Encourages mindful browsing by adding a short delay with a breathing exercise before accessing selected websites.
Pause & Breathe Extension
Pause & Breathe is a productivity Chrome extension designed to help users manage online habits by creating a short, mindful pause before accessing selected websites. Users can set custom delay times for sites like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, and during the delay, a calming breathing exercise overlay encourages mindfulness. After the exercise, users can decide whether they still want to access the site or close it, with a daily tally tracking how often they choose to skip. This extension empowers users to take mindful control of their online time, promoting focus and intentional browsing.
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Source Manifest.json
{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Pause & Breathe", "description": "Encourages mindful browsing by adding a short delay with a breathing exercise before accessing selected websites.", "icons": { "16": "icon16.png" }, "version": "1.0", "permissions": ["storage"], "host_permissions": [ "*://*.facebook.com/*", "*://*.x.com/*",\t"*://*.instagram.com/*", "*://*.tiktok.com/*",\t"*://*.youtube.com/*" ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://*/*"], "css": ["breathing.css"],\t "js": ["content.js"], "run_at": "document_start" } ]}
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