Flow Cow is a productivity tool that promotes focus by making online distractions less attractive

Latest Version

Version
1.0.7
Update
April 20, 2020
Size
1005KiB
Developer
flowcow.how
Category
Users
25
Rating
1 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Tabs
Storage
WebNavigation
Https://*.stripe.com/*
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Flow Cow - Focus & Productivity Extension

This is an unusually powerful productivity service.
Flow Cow maintains your flow by tracking your time on the web and attaching a tiny cost that you decide to sites that aren't productive.

As focused attention becomes increasingly valuable in the modern world, the web poses a problem to all those who require it for their work: how to focus when faced with a constant stream of distractions?
Flow Cow is a pragmatic solution to this problem. Imagine if you actually disliked being distracted?


Designers have figured out how to tap into our basic instincts to keep us clicking. Fight back on a primordial level.

By assigning a small cost to time on the web, the attractiveness of the daily flood of distractions is undermined by one of your brain's most powerful heuristics: loss aversion. Loss aversion is so powerful that it doesn't take much to trigger it; even a few cents per minute is usually enough.

Flow Cow reinforces your online behavior immediately and continuously; wasted time is always on the clock. Productivity is boosted instantly and only improves as your brain eventually forgets about distracting sites completely.

Change the way you see the web.
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Source Manifest.json

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"description":"Flow Cow is a productivity tool that promotes focus by making online distractions less attractive",
"version":"1.0.7",
"name":"Flow Cow - Focus & Productivity",
"short_name":"Flow Cow",
"author":"ratang",
"homepage_url":"https://flowcow.how",
"options_page":"options.html",
"background":{"scripts":["background.bundle.js"],
"persistent":false},
"browser_action":{"default_popup":"popup.html",
"default_icon":"whitecow-48.png"},
"web_accessible_resources":["digital-7-mono.woff"],
"icons":{"32":"whitecow-32.png",
"48":"whitecow-48.png",
"128":"whitecow-128.png"},
"manifest_version":2,
"permissions":["tabs",
"storage",
"webNavigation",
"https://*.stripe.com/*"],
"optional_permissions":[""],
"content_security_policy":"script-src 'self' 'unsafe-eval' https://www.gstatic.com/ https://*.firebaseio.com https://www.googleapis.com https://apis.google.com https://www.googletagmanager.com https://*.stripe.com; object-src 'self'",
"oauth2":{"client_id":"1017265278848-tsfa1q1g3l0q3mh0bab07ofse1v20v0l.apps.googleusercontent.com",
"scopes":["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email",
"https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile"]},
"key":"MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAgSO8oZ3E4DFd08s6hTGVWwwO1aTsBiTBOHGfXYFCV+0FBc6sQLRNCnsNgtutm+ippB11MNoR5s5eUehN5UKEXN0lA5aECusHf/+KgGKGyPFxjEBZXQtmAEcDkZceGE4LH288gBV5HlyWQb9yi/FNRzYD8BYZFlfl8vYRL+0EBJwX23vzXvKm8A6velNytJQNGl2mEor95kN2mTGdqXs7jzHyEKW7kpOfiW4GOiyV4G3NApvHufpdN0WCcnI1VUPNlfRjkLo01CEbcISc/t/IhjbM12C0twdMA0S/XAgbtOCoJi9HZnmyw2VA8d3S5u6P/Gg+pdWitS/gM33RCumZGwIDAQAB"}
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How to download and manually install Flow Cow - Focus & Productivity extension for Chrome

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

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

If you ever need to manually install a Flow Cow - Focus & Productivity 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 Cow - Focus & Productivity Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

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

This is another method to install Flow Cow - Focus & Productivity 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 Cow - Focus & Productivity extension file

Select and download the Flow Cow - Focus & Productivity 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 Cow - Focus & Productivity 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 Cow - Focus & Productivity 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 Cow - Focus & Productivity 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 Cow - Focus & Productivity extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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