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Focus for Google Docs

by Joel Grayson · joelgrayson.com · Tools
FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Focus for Google Docs helps you enter the writing flow by decluttering Google Docs and adding a pomodoro timer.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.7 / 5
+0.03 in 30 days
Ratings
11
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#26K
#21K among extensions
Version
1.9
updated 24 Jan 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
605301,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
0611Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 11 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 Focus for Google Docs

-------How to use------- Click the Focus icon in the bottom-right of the Google Doc to enter focus or start a pomodoro session. Clicking the extension icon opens a popup to modify the settings. -------Privacy Policy------- Focus for Google Docs never collects any of your data. It is completely transparent. You can view the open-source code here: https://github.com/JoelGrayson/Focus-for-Google-Docs

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+1+0.03
6 months0+0.0%+2+0.06
1 year0+0.0%+2+0.06

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Focus for Google Docs appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
focus#7+1
google docs#170

Version history

10 versions recorded
1.924 Jan 2025
1.87 Jan 2025
1.76 Jan 2025
1.63 Jan 2025
1.530 Dec 2024
1.413 May 2024
1.327 Sep 2023
1.215 Sep 2023

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
1 Jan 2023
Size
1.2 MB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
joelgrayson.com
Extension ID
djnloioaddlnmagobbcnjpppmbelfocf

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
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