Site Timer Productivity Helper

A simple extension which allows for soft blacklisting sites to limit time wasting or, "doom scrolling." It supports blacklisting entire domains, or simply paths of domains. Customizable timers and lightweight. Simple in scope and privacy friendly.

Site Timer Productivity Helper

Add-on stats

By: John
Users: 4
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2024-07-24)
Creation date: 2024-07-23
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • alarms
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 11.91K

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Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

A simple extension which allows a user to input either domains (eg: reddit.com) or specific paths of domains (eg: youtube.com/shorts) to apply a time limiting functionality against for active tab usage. It's similar to a Pomodoro Timer, but targeting specific websites, even exclusively specific paths for websites.

Users specify a time limit in seconds which applies to all blacklisted sites (timer carries over between blacklisted sites - so if visiting two different blacklisted sites back to back, the timer does not start to count down/reset and counts both sites under a single blacklisted timer). Users also specify a reset timer which will only count when visiting non-blacklisted sites. When the reset timer expires, the main blacklisted site timer will reset.

After the blacklisted/domain timer expires, a popup page telling the user to do something else will appear. This behavior will continue until the reset timer expires, via spending time on non-blacklisted sites.

IMPORTANT: Settings changed in the extension preferences page will not take effect until the extension restarts! Read below for more information!

Readme / How to use:

Users install extension -> visit "about:addons" aka the manage extensions page -> click three dots for Site Timer Productivity Helper -> Preferences

Then, users can add blacklisted sites in the top field. The timer value for blacklisted domains, and the reset timer can also be set below. Finally, there is a button to restart the extension, and a list of currently blacklisted sites.

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Site Timer Productivity Helper requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Site Timer Productivity Helper may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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