Boost your productivity by limiting the amount of time you spend on time-wasting websites.

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3.5.1
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December 3, 2024
Size
4.18MiB
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stayfocusd.com
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Users
500,000+
Rating
4.44777 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Permissions
Storage
Tabs
Alarms
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StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics Extension

You sit down at the computer, and you swear you'll be productive. Next thing you know, it's twelve hours later. You've checked your email, updated your Facebook status, blown through 200 pages of Reddit, read every article in your Twitter feed, looked up your favorite band on Wikipedia, vanity googled yourself, cyber-stalked your ex, browsed through all your high-school crushes' Instagram feeds, and lost a week's pay playing online poker.

What you haven't done is WORK.

✦ What is StayFocusd?

StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites. It provides analytics to help you understand and control your internet usage, ensuring you remain productive throughout the day.

⭐ Our Features ⭐

📊 Website usage history: Get statistics of your daily website usage history.
🚫 Configurable blocking: Block entire sites, specific subdomains, specific paths, specific pages, or even in-page content (videos, images, forms, etc).
☢️ The Nuclear Option: This powerful feature allows you to block access to websites for the number of hours you specify on the days you choose. Once activated, it cannot be canceled, ensuring you remain focused and productive.
📱Require Challenge: To change any settings, you must complete a challenging task. This reduces the temptation to alter settings, helping you stick to your productivity goals.
🗓️ Active Days/Hours: Customize the days and hours during which StayFocusd will restrict your access to distracting websites. This ensures that your productivity is maintained during critical work periods.
▶️ In App Blocking for YouTube: Block all distracting components on YouTube. Hide shorts, comments, recommended videos, etc.
🔒 Privacy protection: StayFocusd does not collect personal data from the web pages you visit.

✦ YOU ARE IMPORTANT

We value your feedback! Please rate us 5 stars on the Chrome Web Store to help us grow. Problems? Questions? Suggestions? Effusive praise? Email [email protected]

PRIVACY NOTICE:
When you install StayFocusd, it will ask you to grant a number of permissions, including “Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.” This permission is required in order for StayFocusd to run on any site which you may visit—without this permission, StayFocusd would not be able to block websites. While this permission technically grants StayFocusd the ability to read and change data, we will never collect personal data from the web page content that you are browsing.

This extension is maintained by Sensor Tower.
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Source Manifest.json

{
"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
"manifest_version":3,
"name":"__MSG_extName__",
"description":"__MSG_extDescription__",
"version":"3.5.1",
"icons":{"16":"icon-16.png",
"24":"icon-24.png",
"32":"icon-32.png",
"48":"icon-48.png",
"96":"icon-96.png",
"128":"icon-128.png"},
"default_locale":"en_US",
"permissions":["storage",
"tabs",
"alarms",
"webNavigation",
"notifications"],
"web_accessible_resources":[{"resources":["assets/*",
"*.png",
"*.css"],
"matches":["*://*/*"]}],
"background":{"type":"module",
"service_worker":"background.js"},
"action":{"default_title":"StayFocusd",
"default_popup":"popup.html"},
"options_ui":{"open_in_tab":true,
"page":"options.html"},
"content_scripts":[{"matches":["*://*/*"],
"all_frames":true,
"run_at":"document_start",
"js":["content-scripts/ad-finder.js"]},{"matches":["https://www.stayfocusd.com/blocked"],
"run_at":"document_end",
"css":["content-scripts/blocked-statistics.css"],
"js":["content-scripts/blocked-statistics.js"]},{"matches":["*://*.tiktok.com/*",
"*://*.youtube.com/*"],
"run_at":"document_end",
"css":["content-scripts/in-app-blocking.css"],
"js":["content-scripts/in-app-blocking.js"]},{"matches":["https://www.stayfocusd.com/extension-get-started"],
"run_at":"document_start",
"js":["content-scripts/onboarding-redirect.js"]},{"matches":["*://*/*"],
"js":["content-scripts/prompt-collector.js"]},{"matches":["http://*/*",
"https://*/*"],
"run_at":"document_end",
"js":["content-scripts/smart-bomb.js"]},{"matches":["*://*/*"],
"run_at":"document_end",
"js":["content-scripts/usage-monitoring.js"]}]}
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How to download and manually install StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension file

Select and download the StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics 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 StayFocusd - Block Distracting Websites & Web Analytics extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Christopher Allen (ID: 000000679ba5b908) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/02/2024 Until recently I would have described this extension as useful but is too easy to bypass to be truly effective, and the new owner's plans to collect our web-usage data as concerning to say the least—but today I ran into a show-stopping issue that resulted in the extension blocking all non-allowlisted URLs, including the new tab page, chrome://settings/ and chrome://extensions/. I'm aware of the nuclear option but would prefer to have to opt-in to being nuked, rather than finding my browser randomly rendered unusable.

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Kyle Esser (ID: 0000002d38fa5249) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/29/2024

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Gavrilo Zdravković (ID: 000000a16a46e771) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 09/19/2024 Unfortunately, this app is totally broken now, it used to be the best for blocking distracting websites and I used it for years.

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Danny Nguyen (ID: 00000070f4a308d9) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/18/2024 I like nuclear option, it is strong enough to deal with my inner demons. It would be great if you can add Facebook (block reels, story and feed) to the in-app blocking function. Thanks for the great work to the world.

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Matthew Meier (ID: 00000054f1b1b922) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 08/22/2024 No longer works, you can just go to the advanced options and allow any site that you want.