Stop your inner autopilot and browse more consciously
Stop Autopilot Extension
Then this extension is could for you. Stop Autopilot helps you managing your browsing time to reduce the time you spend on unproductive websites. Regain control over your browsing behaviour and focus on the important things.
Features:
- Maintain a blacklist of unproductive websites
- Detailed statistics about your browsing behaviour
- Notifications that remind you to focus on working
- Block sites or redirect to another website
The Concept of Stop Autopilot
- Raising Awareness by showing detailed staticistics about the browsing behaviour to identify problematic websites and to find out how much time you actually waste on unproductive things.
- Increasing Mindfulness with regular notifications to stop your inner autopilot so that you browse more consciously.
- Replacing Bad Habits with new ones by letting yourself redirect to another website. Replacing bad habits with new ones is much easier than to quit them completely.
There already exist other time tracking extensions. Why make another one?
I tested a lot of them but they didn't quite do the job for me. There are various reasons for that:
- The tracking extensions aren't helpful when trying to reduce the browsing time on unproductive websites. They only show plain statistics and nothing else.
- The site blocking extensions aren't motivating at all if you want to reduce the browsing time. They block the sites but they don't give any positive feedback whatsoever.
- No extension combines time tracking and site blocking which actively helps to change the browsing behaviour.
- Most of the user interfaces are unintuitive and overloaded with functionality. Stop Autopilot is supposed to be simple and easy to set up.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Stop Autopilot extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Stop Autopilot extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Stop Autopilot extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Stop Autopilot extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Stop Autopilot extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot extension file
Select and download the Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot 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 Stop Autopilot extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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User reviews
Trevor DeMelo (ID: 00000045a6cf046b) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/20/2018