Tracks how much time you spend on distracting websites

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0.0.3
Update
March 18, 2018
Size
97.42KiB
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Users
7
Rating
5 ★
Manifest Version
2
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Flow Focus Extension

Stay focused on the things you want to do! Flow Focus is a simple, bare-bones approach to tracking your time on websites. By default, Flow Focus keeps a running daily count of all your visits to a website. If you notice that you're visiting one site a bit too often, simply tell Flow Focus to set an alert for that site and you'll receive notifications every 3rd, 7th, 10th and every time thereafter for the remainder of the day. After every day, your numbers reset.

Flow Focus does not share any information about your browsing history with any third party. When you visit a website, we count the number of times you've visited it -- that's it. No information is collected upon visiting a website other than logging another visit count. Every day, your visit data for the previous day is purged and the visit counts reset.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Flow Focus", "description": "Tracks how much time you spend on distracting websites", "version": "0.0.3", "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": false }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": "images/icons/icon_16.png", "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "Flow Focus" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icons/icon_16.png", "48": "images/icons/icon_48.png", "128": "images/icons/icon_128.png" }, "permissions": [ "activeTab", "tabs", "storage", "notifications" ], "short_name": "Keep track of how often you visit distracting websites."}
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How to download and manually install Flow Focus extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Flow Focus extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Flow Focus extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Flow Focus extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Flow Focus extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Flow Focus extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Flow Focus Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Flow Focus extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Flow Focus extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Flow Focus extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Flow Focus extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Flow Focus extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Flow Focus extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Flow Focus extension file

Select and download the Flow Focus extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Flow Focus extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Flow Focus extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Flow Focus extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Flow Focus extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Karen Murphy Waldron (ID: 00000007792a89b8) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/24/2018 So helpful in keeping me productive!