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LeechBlock NG

by James Anderson · Workflow & Planning
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

LeechBlock is a simple productivity tool for blocking time-wasting sites.

Users
100K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.9 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1,598
+40 in 30 days
Store rank
#1,539
#1,355 among extensions
Version
1.8
updated 12 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
10K55K100KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 100,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
2008991,598Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,598 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 LeechBlock NG

LeechBlock NG (Next Generation) is a simple free productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. (You know: the ones that rhyme with 'Blue Cube', 'Space Hook', 'Sticky Media', 'Quitter', and the like.) All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them. You can specify up to 30 sets of sites to block, with different times and days for each set. You can block sites within fixed time periods (e.g., between 9am and 5pm), after a time limit (e.g., allow up to 10 minutes in every hour), or with a combination of time periods and time limit (e.g., allow up to 10 minutes in every hour between 9am and 5pm). Additional features include: • Lockdown: Block sites immediately for a specified duration. • Access control: Set a password or random access code for the options page, to slow you down in moments of weakness! • Delaying: Set a countdown to delay access to sites instead of completely blocking them. • Password: Require a password to allow access to blocked sites. • Wildcards: Block a range of sites (e.g., *.somesite.com). • Exceptions: Whitelist sites you don't want to be blocked (e.g., +allowedsite.com). • Keywords: Block or allow pages based on keywords (e.g., ~badword). Version history: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/version-history/ Documentation: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/documentation/ Usage examples: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/examples/ Permissions explained: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/faq/permissions/ Frequently asked questions: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/faq/ Support: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/support/ GitHub repo: https://github.com/proginosko/LeechBlockNG-chrome

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%+20.00
30 days0+0.0%+400.00
6 months0+0.0%+2500.00
1 year0+0.0%+4500.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where LeechBlock NG appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
block#44+12
version#82new

Version history

42 versions recorded
1.812 Oct 2026
1.7.35 Aug 2026
1.7.220 Jan 2026
1.7.118 Nov 2025
1.77 Jun 2025
1.6.98 Apr 2025
1.6.8.24 Feb 2025
1.6.814 Jan 2025

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
18 Apr 2020
Size
441 KB
Languages
de, en, vi, es, it, pt-BR, sv, iw
Pricing
Free
Support
proginosko.com
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
alarmscontextMenusoffscreenstoragetabsunlimitedStoragewebNavigation
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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