? After spending hours on Youtube, Twitter, or Facebook while "working", it's time to take control of your browsing habits!

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1.01
Update
October 14, 2021
Size
36.73KiB
Developer
focusblock.app
Category
Users
154
Rating
4.5 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Focus Block Extension

🧘🧊 Focus Block lets you focus on your most important tasks by blocking websites without getting in the way of your work.

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🙋 WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF FOCUS BLOCK?

🔁 Redirect Blocked Websites - Redirect your blocked sites to any website you choose, like to that google doc you're working on or that online course you've signed up for.

⏳ Automatically Resume Blocking After Taking a Break - Tell Focus Block to automatically resume blocking after a certain time period so you can get back to focusing after taking a break.

🏠 Block the Homepage Only - You can block just the homepage instead of the entire domain. This allows you to watch that Youtube video for work or write that social media post without being distracted by the homepage.

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🙋 IS MY DATA KEPT SAFE?

🔒 Focus Block is designed to protect your privacy.

Focus Block only uses the current URL in the address bar so it know when to block a website and the last time it was turned off so it knows when to resume blocking again. All of this data lives in your chrome account and is never transferred outside.

Note: You may be asked to share browsing history upon installation but this permission is only used for checking the current URL.

📵 No browsing history is stored anywhere.
📵 No website data is stored anywhere.

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FOCUS on your work. BLOCK all distractions.

Happy focusing!
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Focus Block", "version": "1.01", "description": "\ud83d\ude35 After spending hours on Youtube, Twitter, or Facebook while \\"working\\", it's time to take control of your browsing habits!", "manifest_version": 3, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "permissions": [ "storage", "tabs" ], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_title": "Focus Block" }, "icons": { "128": "/images/cube.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Focus Block extension for Chrome

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

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

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

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

This is another method to install Focus Block 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 Focus Block extension file

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

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User reviews

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Max F (ID: 000000310ca67fce) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 10/31/2023 Works as expected and is really nice and simple for focus time.

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Kathy Chiu (ID: 000000db61d5155a) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/12/2021 This extension is great! I always want to take short breaks and watch youtube then, and this extension really helps me keep to my time limit! Really simple and easy to use. Will be using it often. Currently it only has "Turn back on after" 5 minutes, 1 hr, and 6 hrs, but I wish it would have more time options, like 15 minutes. But honestly best extension I've found so far!!