Know how you spend your time online. Insight by Freedom tracks the time you spend on websites, so you can improve your habits.

Latest Version

Version
1.0.0
Update
October 3, 2023
Size
1.05MiB
Developer
freedom.to
Category
Users
9,000+
Rating
4.4878 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
Storage
Idle
Alarms
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Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online Extension

We built Insight to be a lightweight, privacy-conscious time tracker that helps you understand how you spend your time online.

Insight tracks the time you spend on websites in Chrome, and provides a simple report so you can see where you're spending your time. You can drill down into individual sites and see your daily time on each site.

- See time spent by day, week, or set a custom time window for any calendar period
- Drill down on each site to see time spent each day of time period
- Exclude any site from being tracked

We've built Insight to be privacy-conscious. None of your data is sent anywhere (the cloud, our servers, etc.) It remains secure on your own device.

If you want to become more productive, you have to first understand how you're currently spending your time, and Insight helps you do just that. With this insight, you can be more mindful about how you spend your time. Thank you for giving Insight a try.

Insight is a product of Freedom Labs, where we develop new tools to help you balance your relationship with technology. Like our other extensions, Insight is highly privacy-conscious. Learn more about Freedom here: https://freedom.to

Please note: Insight 1.0.0 is our initial release with Manifest 3 compatibility. You may experience slight differences in behavior due to the significant changes required to comply with Manifest V3. Please send us your feedback at [email protected] and we'll continue to improve Insight. Thank you!
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension file

Select and download the Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online 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 Insight - Track and Optimize Your Time Online extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Rayan Mohammed (ID: 000000a4227a9405) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/16/2023 I just made me realize how much time I waist online and on what. Thank you so much for this, I can say for me I aceived a lot. Thank you.

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Daniele Dizon (ID: 000000758a96998e) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 07/24/2023 Suddenly stopped tracking my time since yesterday.

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Jenna Click (ID: 0000006b2a86f96e) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/26/2023 Does it only work with Freedom??! Tried both (Freedom first), but I don't want to hit "start session" every time for it to track. Also I want it to track my time using ALL/ANY programs while on my device, Freedom seems to focus mostly on "blocking" stuff. This browser-site-tracker didn't work at all since I chose to no longer use Freedom since it's cumbersome and not doing what I need. :/ Maybe they'll change/add features... I'll look elsewhere till then.

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Tomi Ayeni (ID: 000000fc8076071e) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/14/2022 I've been looking for something like this, to track the distribution of my time. Most other extensions are too cluttered, but this is both simple and effective. I also like that I can move/remove the running timer, but I wish I could customise which site it's on. Still, this is a very good extension! Thanks!

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Susannah (ID: 000000c77f09f2f7) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 09/13/2022 I like seeing where I spend my time online- very helpful. But the timer won't turn off, even though I have it turned off. It's annoying and distracting when I am trying to work. Please fix this.