Flow: Website Blocker & Focus Timer — Screen Time Tracker icon

Flow: Website Blocker & Focus Timer — Screen Time Tracker

Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Block distracting websites, track screen time, and study with Pomodoro focus timers. Free, private & open-source.

Users
383
+192 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
−0.23 in 30 days
Ratings
7
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#49K
#41K among extensions
Version
10.1.1.2
updated 23 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 months
0192383Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 383 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 months
047Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 7 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Flow: Website Blocker & Focus Timer — Screen Time Tracker

Stop guessing where your time goes. Flow automatically tracks your browsing history, categorizes your screen time (Productivity, Learning, Distractions), and gives you smart tools to block distracting websites and feed elements so you can study, code, and work without endless scrolling. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ★ WEBSITE BLOCKER & DISTRACTION BLOCKER • Block any website instantly or with flexible rules • Set Daily Time Limits — allow 30 min of YouTube per day, then auto-block • Set Per-Session Limits — block a site after 10 minutes of continuous use • Schedule-Based Blocking — auto-block social media during study hours (e.g., 9 AM–5 PM) • Cool-Down Timers — force a waiting period before accessing distracting sites • Full Allowlist Mode — block the entire internet except your study/work sites ★ SCREEN TIME TRACKER & BROWSING ANALYTICS • Automatic Smart Categorization — see time split across Productivity, Learning, Communication, and Distraction • Daily Breakdown Charts — visualize how you spent each hour of the day • Top Sites Rankings — see your most visited websites ranked by time • 365-Day Focus Heatmap — GitHub-style consistency grid to track your daily focus streaks • Comparison Mode — compare your focus trends across weeks and months • Study vs. Distraction ratio tracking with productivity scoring ★ POMODORO TIMER & FOCUS MODE • One-click Pomodoro timer with customizable work/break intervals • Quick Presets — Deep Work (50/10), Pomodoro (25/5), Short Sprint (15/3) • Automated Focus Schedules — block distracting sites automatically during scheduled study hours • Weekly Focus Goals — set a target and track your progress • Focus Session History — review past sessions and build streaks ★ FEED HIDER & ADVANCED SITE TWEAKS • Hide YouTube Shorts, Recommendations, and Comments • Hide Instagram Reels, Stories, and Explore Feed • Hide Reddit Feed and Popular Posts • Hide X (Twitter) Timeline and Trending Topics • Hide LinkedIn Feed and Promoted Posts • Grayscale Mode — turn distracting sites black & white to reduce visual pull • Block specific page sections without blocking the entire site ★ PIN LOCK SECURITY • 6-digit PIN to prevent impulse unblocking • Locks timer controls, block rules, and schedule settings • Give your PIN to a study partner so you can't cheat mid-session ★ 100% PRIVATE & LOCAL • All data stored locally on your computer • Zero cloud syncing, zero data collection, zero ads • No account required — install and start immediately • Works completely offline ★ FREE & OPEN SOURCE • 100% free — no premium tier, no subscriptions, no paywalls • Open-source code on GitHub — fully transparent and auditable • Community-driven development with regular updates • Available on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Flow is the free alternative to BlockSite, StayFocusd, Cold Turkey, Freedom, and Forest. If you're a student studying for exams, a developer trying to ship code, or a remote worker fighting Zoom fatigue — Flow helps you lock in, stay focused, and actually get things done. View the source code: https://github.com/vishwa-vsr/Flow Website: https://vishwa-vsr.github.io/flow-website/ Privacy Policy: https://vishwa-vsr.github.io/flow-website/privacy.html

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+47+14.0%+1−0.26
30 days+192+100.5%+2−0.23

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Flow: Website Blocker & Focus Timer — Screen Time Tracker appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
screen time#29+14
screentime tracker#31+1
screen time tracker#40+3
visited sites#72new

Version history

13 versions recorded
10.1.1.223 Sep 2026
10.1.1.14 Sep 2026
10.1.125 Aug 2026
10.1.020 Aug 2026
10.0.915 Aug 2026
10.0.812 Aug 2026
10.0.75 Aug 2026
10.0.62 Aug 2026

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
9 Jul 2026
Size
412 KB
Languages
de, en, es, fr, pt-BR, ru, zh-CN, zh-TW
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
vishwa-vsr.github.io
Support
github.com
Extension ID
heinimoclnopjnkpicmonhgichbjejcp

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 2
Permissions
storageunlimitedStoragealarmsidlenotificationsdeclarativeNetRequestscriptingfavicon
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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