Connector to the FocusMe desktop application to track and block websites. Visit https://focusme.com to get the app.

Latest Version

Version
4.1
Update
August 30, 2024
Size
25.61KiB
Developer
focusme.com
Category
Users
3,000+
Rating
3.05882 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (United States)
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Permissions
NativeMessaging
Tabs
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FocusMe Extension

This addon does not work standalone but is a connector to our desktop application.

Block distracting websites and apps or set time limits.
Time Tracker shows you how you spend your days.
Flexible blocking allows you to whitelist parts of a site but bloc the rest.
Pomodoro and Breaks features to stay focused and productive.
Stay protected even when your willpower gets low and you try to bypass your own rules!

The extension is recommended for users' of FocusMe desktop application to improve URL detection. It's not strictly required as the application has other methods to obtain the URL which generally work very well, but using the addon can improve accuracy and speed of URL detection on some systems.

Visit https://focusme.com to get the app.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "FocusMe", "version": "4.1", "description": "Connector to the FocusMe desktop application to track and block websites. Visit https://focusme.com to get the app.", "allowed_origins": [ "chrome-extension://bnejcfloclhfpfkmgglhdblllgeealgf/" ], "icons": { "48": "icons/FocusMe-48.png" }, "background": { "service_worker": "wbproxy.js" }, "permissions": [ "nativeMessaging", "tabs" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://*/*" ], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html" }}
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How to download and manually install FocusMe extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install FocusMe 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 FocusMe extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install FocusMe extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

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

If you ever need to manually install a FocusMe 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 FocusMe Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the FocusMe extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the FocusMe extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for FocusMe 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 FocusMe 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 FocusMe extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install FocusMe 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 FocusMe extension file

Select and download the FocusMe 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 FocusMe 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 FocusMe 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 FocusMe 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 FocusMe extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Ashby Mammen (ID: 000000bbe884690d) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 09/09/2024 Edit: 8/2024 - It keeps constantly saying this add-on isn't downloaded, and threatens to close my browser, even though its downloaded. It's super annoying. Makes this add-on very inconvenient and not worth it. I'd give it a higher start than 4, but it frequently shows pop-ups that my chrome browser needs the add-on installed to continue using it, but it already has the add-on! And it counts down, but doesn't do anything. It's just there being kinda annoying and opening the chrome addon page sporadically on me.

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Nilaksha (ID: 000000b29458f355) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 09/05/2023 I have used the mobile app and its wondeful. But the extension for some reason doesnt open for me on Chrome?!! IDK why all of my other extensions do just fine. I have removed and reinstalled but no luck

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Richard Lee (ID: 0000000419d3a9d1) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 12/12/2022 Lost many saved tabs I made the mistake of leaving open many tabs that I wanted to go back to later. FocusMe blocked and essentially deleted those pages with no way to restore them or know what was there previously. Pages of Tweets and YT videos that weren't for wasting time but for actual work and study were all gone bc of the blanket Social Media filter I turned on. I regret it terribly.

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Carlos Angulo (ID: 000000e3693d5775) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 01/24/2022 Great app ! Keep improving it!

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Matchstick Dolly (ID: 000000fe75e4304b) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 02/06/2020 I like this app (a lot, in fact). I use it daily and keep it up-to-date. Unfortunately, the setting that is "allow time to type URL in browser" should be customizable, or there should be a way to have the app ignore URL typing altogether, because FocusMe is VERY bad about assuming I'm going to a blocked website when auto-completion is occurring in Chrome's address bar. For example, I block Discord during my word day. I also am a writer who uses a custom search for a dictionary (d ). About 50% of the time I go to search using my dictionary shortcut, the "d" naturally prompts Discord to appear as a URL in the auto-completion. FocusMe detects that URL and closes my tab immediately. I thoroughly appreciate the extreme lengths FocusMe goes to to keep me on task, but that is overkill and actually makes it harder for me to focus on work. Thus my writing this review, actually. I've waited for months for this bug to be fixed, and it hasn't been, so I suppose I'm just agitated at this point. If they manage to fix this bug, this will be a five-star app that is both far more customizable than ColdTurkey, which I have used in the past, and far more effective than StayFocusd, which is too easy to bypass.