Put distracting websites in a time box. Lock YouTube, Reddit & more for a set timer — like a phone safe, but for Chrome.
Users
8
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#215K
#180K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 6 Jun 2026
Users
monthly, 4 months
Latest, 17 Oct 2026:8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
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Latest, 17 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Focus Lock — Website Time Box
Focus Lock puts distracting websites in a time box — like one of those phone safes
with a timer on the lid, but for your browser.
You commit a list of sites and a timer up front. While the timer runs, those sites
are blocked behind a calm screen with a live countdown, so the impulse to
doomscroll becomes expensive and the productive choice wins by default.
HOW IT WORKS
• Lock sites in seconds — open the popup, add sites (or a saved group), pick a
duration, done.
• Hit a locked site and you get a calm block screen with a countdown instead.
• Domain-wide — locking youtube.com also covers channels, m.youtube.com and every
/watch link.
• Recurring schedules — auto-lock sites on the days and hours you choose (overnight
windows supported).
AN ESCAPE — BUT A COSTLY ONE
If you really need in, you can — but only after clearing a gauntlet of deliberately
tedious challenges (a distorted captcha, a math problem, typing out a sentence, or
a forced wait), with a motivating message that changes after every one you solve.
Then one final "are you sure?". Bail and you go straight back to your countdown.
MAKE IT STRICTER (OPTIONAL)
Turn on Hardened mode and ending a lock early or breaking through requires typing a
commitment phrase first.
ALSO INCLUDED
• Block-list groups — save bundles like "Social" and lock them in one tap.
• Focus stats & streaks — see your committed focus time, blocks enforced, and how
often you resisted.
• Dark mode — automatic (follows your system) or forced light/dark.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account. No tracking. No analytics. No remote server. Everything is stored
locally in your browser and never leaves your device. Open source.
Focus Lock is free. If it helps you, there's an optional Ko-fi link inside — no
pressure.