This is it folks. Set your list, activate Pause, profit. Unlike other "block site " plugins, is also straightforward to "pause" Pause if you indeed need to access a website from the block list for a legitimate reason. Exactly the clear and concise plugin I needed to help with distractions.
Nice to see the app have some growth. Well used, its so powerful! About Insight, i miss an "alias" feature, so i can identify certain. For example, i have a line called google.com, but i know is mostly related to Google Workspace, not web surfing. I would like to add an alias to it. Apart from that, its a nice add-on to the main app!
Been using this product for nearly a decade! It definitely has been helpful for my maintaining focus!
this help me to focus so much! thank you for create this add
The best thing is to be able to start a session and block access on multiple devices. Game changer for your focus. Perfect.
this is the worst one, it do not even tracks time spendings on websites. i have recently used another one called "onWebTrack" that is much better that this, you have to improve a lot
Works sporadically on web. And when it does work, it works for 2 minutes then proceeds to not work anymore for an hour after. Support wasn't able to solve it either. So although I do recommend Freedom for ios, I would discourage installing it to block google chrome apps. However, Freedom blocks ios apps and other pc applications well. I think I'll install another software just for google chrome blocking but keep Freedom for pc and ios blocking. Also I've been using this software for years, and not much has been added. I've seen newer software add things like time limits (directly to the main app) , session breaks, different commitments on different sessions (like only having locked mode on particular sessions), whitelists, etc. None of these which Freedom has. Maybe its hard to implement these features on a blocker that sycs across multiple devices? Idk.
Works very good, helps in giving insigt how much time i am wasting on unneccasay web surfing
I am a long time Freedom paid user, recently I switched to two new browsers specifically Arc and Zen Browsers, and I was disappointed to see that the Freedom extension ceases to work while the other free extensions such as Limit and Pause works, don't get why the premium product fails to work however the free extension works, for now, the extension gets a 2 star for me, it worked so well before I switched my browsers
Not only does this "extension" require you to install a standalone application for it to function, but it also requires a $9 a month subscription.
기능은 만족하지만 데스크탑앱과 연동해서 사용해야 하고, 데스크탑 앱 사용방법이 비직관적이라 아쉽습니다. (데스크탑 앱의 자체적인 GUI가 없고 설정할려면 반드시 확장프로그램이 깔린 인터넷 브라우저를 사용해야 합니다.) 그리고 이 프로그램의 UI가 생각보다 불편해서.. 이것저것 많이 읽어보고 시도해봐야하는 경우가 많습니다. 다만 이는 좀 섬세하게 조정하고 싶은 경우이고, 그냥 즉시 차단하는 기능도 제공합니다. (일명 '킬스위치'기능) 다만 그냥 그것만 원하면 굳이 구독제를 구매하지 않고 다른 확장 프로그램을 사용해볼수도 있습니다.
It stopped working. It is enabled, but I can open any websites that should be "paused" without any barrier. There is no way to make it work.
It works nicely and serves me perfectly! Got the Forever plan! Honestly it's sometimes frustrating to not be able to waste my time, but that's the price of freedom :D Recommend!
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Minus 1 star because this should be integrated into Freedom Premium (I'm a subscriber). It is annoying and inconvenient to keep configuring Focus plugin separately on each computer that I use. If it was integrated into Freedom, changes would automatically get carried over. Please consider implementing this. And if you decide to go ahead, integrate Limit as well. I know Freedom Premium also blocks websites, but Limit plugin allows using the website for a set time before blocking, while Freedom doesn't. Could use that feature for premium subscribers.
Some websites I chose to allow are still showing as blocked. I had a negative experience and I hope it can be resolved.
Saves me a ton of time! Works perfectly. Highly recommended.
I am Unable tomake payments for any plan by any other methods except PayPal and Credit Card.
Needs a black list besides a white list, sometimes you want to block few websites not all the internet.
Few feature enhancements: 1. On face of it I don't think it's 'merging' activitiy: (A) My mobile activity and desktop activity as I am sure I am using some apps more on mobile. (B) Also it's clearly not merging Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome activity. This is despite being generally logged in with Google account. When I launch insights from each browser I get different metrics. Like many I tend to alternate between browsers. Some kind of 'synch' functionality would be enormously useful. 2. It would be good to show how much time the Freedom app is enabled - the idea here is you should be targetting to have the app enabled as much as possible so weekly comparisons will tell you if you ended up just switching it off and forgetting to re-enable. 3. The big issue I have with Freedom is that it requires lots of workarounds / fiddling in a corporate environment because desktop app can't be installed for security reasons. Hence there should be a lot more emphasis on the web based extensions working really seamlessly as the majority of corporate users will be using that. I am still using Freedom actively as I really think the tool is much better than not having at all - hope the product keeps getting enhanced.
It doesn't work. Lags on adding or removing sites, it hung my Chrome on Mac M1
A lifesaver in breaking some bad distraction habits! Even in the first week, this app has more than paid for itself in productivity I've reclaimed (and the doomscrolling malaise that goes with those distractions).
I will promote your tool on my 10k+ Twitter account. In exchange, you can give me a lifetime version of your software. I like your software it saves me time, and I like your branding, especially the block message, "You are free." I need software that can help me, and I believe this collaboration would be beneficial for both of us. I am serious about this offer. Twitter/X account: @Anttake__
Excelente, te dá um tempo para pensar se você realmente quer entrar no site.
great piece of work..immensly benefitted from it
Really Great Extension I use it on daily basis. It would be cool if developers can add new features like time limit for websites etc.
It's decent but really needs a darkmode for evening browsing. Can't look at it after sunset.
This app is the only one I have found that completely prevents cheating. I am thankful for your help. I can block distractions, manage my shopping habits (food included). I am absolutely grateful for that! Whenever something didn't work, their teammate was always there to lend me a hand. In my view, it's worth every cent. Just blocking shops has already saved me a lot of money, not to mention the stress that comes with procrastination.
It wont work for me i tried adding and removing sites multiple times but it blocks the allowed sites anyway ive been here for like 30 mins. Why does it sometimes choose to allow the sites that i whitelist and sometimes block????? Also if i disable it and enable it its all messy some are blocked and some are not. I guess I can use my pin every single time on each day I need to use it but its so annoying.
It's been really useful. Helps not to get stuck on websites that are not too useful
Login window can be improved, it does not accept auto fill from my Password manager, and whenever I try to copy and paste password and username it auto-closes the window. Maybe you can implement sync by link so that I can use the web portal to login and the authorize the browser. About the desktop app, it would be perfect if you also support Linux as well as other systems
If site is added in whitelist, subpages on this site are blocked. It doesn't help to work, if I can't read different scientific papers on one site without entering pin every two minutes.
Please remove "Get Freedom" button for Freedom Premium subscribers.
its ok but i cant change the settings =(
Very easy to use and efficient. I highly recommend it! Thank you to the creators of Pause! <3
Pas mal du tout ! Par contre faut voir si la manière dont ça fonctionne vous convient : Il bloque l'accès à tout Internet, hormis aux sites d'une whitelist personnalisable. Vous créez un mot de passe. Puis si vous souhaitez accéder à un site web de la whitelist : aucun problème. En revanche, si vous souhaitez accéder à un autre site web ne figurant pas dans la liste : il demande le mot de passe. Si vous voulez davantage d'options, je vous conseille Freedom.to
Je ne comprends pas bien le but de cette extension. On peut bloquer l'accès à une liste de sites web, mais on peut débloquer cet accès à tout moment en cliquant sur l'icône de l'extension et en libérant l'accès ? Ça n'a alors aucun intérêt... Si on est tenté par certains sites de divertissement, cette extension ne répond pas à la problématique car l'utilisateur va libérer lui-même l'accès en un clic... Il faudrait que l'icône affiche un cadenas et soit grisée quand on est dans l'intervalle de temps où la blocklist est active. Là au moins on ne pourrait pas accéder aux sites web, et on devrait attendre que le temps soit écoulé. Je désinstalle car de toutes façons, j'utilise Freedom.to qui est super et répond à ce besoin.
Great extension I use on a daily basis to optimise how I spend my time. Is there a way to export my data so I can analyse it better?
Works as specified. Doesn't do anything more than advertised, which is a good feature in a web blocker. I rarely get frustrated at it, which is probably the highest praise I can give a web blocker.
Used it for years, love it. Helps me focus
Sometimes It doesn't block the site after the fixed time's over. Otherwise It's until now best focus extension for me.
Have you ever thought to yourself, "If only there were some way I could successfully outsource my self control, then maybe I could do anything?" I've probably had that thought every day of my adult life. I've tried everything too; deleting games and social media, asking friends to change my passwords and telling them not to give it back to me until I beg... I've sent phone numbers I don't want to drunk dial and passwords for mind-numbing social media accounts and home videos I don't want to obsess over to dummy email accounts that I've made it impossible to access. I've deleted entire hard-drives full of distracting games and irrelevant To-Do lists and nostalgia-inducing photo albums that seemed to haunt me daily. For the first time in 15 years, I have a digital confidant I can trust. Aside from its inability to block my television, my liquor cabinet, or my penchant for impulsive napping, I feel that I finally have some sort of effective impulse control. Now whenever I instinctively open Twitter or Netflix or Grindr or Solitaire, a simple image of a green butterfly comes up in its place along with a gentle, uplifting message like "YOU ARE FREE. GO DO GREAT THINGS." Whenever I resent the time I've wasted on my devices at the end of the day, I set up preventive measures for myself for the next day, blocking my choice of apps and websites for specific periods of time, always to my choosing. Do you have a problem wasting your lunch break on TikTok? Staying up late watching Office reruns? Spending every bathroom break playing Angry Birds? Compulsively checking your Tinder without any intention of meeting anyone? Freedom is the gentle slap on the wrist you've been wanting to give yourself for years. I am extremely broke but the annual subscription is well worth the price, and next year I will be upgrading to the "Forever" package. I have never been inspired to write a review for an app in my life, but this time, I felt I had to. Freedom has been resuscitating my life, and my ambitions, one day at a time.
Useful extension that can couple with Freedom! "Focus -- On Your Work" makes it easier to use useful/productive sites but limit access to other sites. I like the use of the PIN to get access to other sites, if needed.
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