YouTube Time Guard

🛡️ YouTube Time Guard — Take Back Your Time Do you open YouTube "just for one video" and lose an hour without realizing it? YouTube Time Guard is a lightweight Chrome extension that warns you the moment you open YouTube and automatically closes the tab after your chosen active time limit — so you stay in control of your focus. ────────────────────────────────────── ⚡ HOW IT WORKS ────────────────────────────────────── 1. You open a YouTube tab 2. An instant warning notification appears — reminding you of your time limit 3. A live countdown banner shows inside the YouTube page 4. At 2 minutes remaining, the banner turns red and pulses as a final warning 5. When your limit is reached, the tab closes automatically That's it. No complicated setup. No distractions. ────────────────────────────────────── ⏸️ SMART ACTIVE-TAB TRACKING ────────────────────────────────────── Unlike other screen-time tools, YouTube Time Guard only counts time when YouTube is your ACTIVE, focused tab. The timer automatically pauses when you: • Switch to another tab • Minimize or switch apps (Alt+Tab) • Move focus to a different browser window This means your 10 minutes are truly 10 minutes of YouTube — not background time while you were working in another window. ────────────────────────────────────── ⚙️ FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE SETTINGS ────────────────────────────────────── YouTube Time Guard adapts to your schedule and habits. From the Settings page you can customize: • ⏱ Time Limit — Set your own limit (e.g. 5, 10, 20, or 30 minutes) • ⚠️ Warning Time — Choose how early you want the red warning to appear • 🔔 Notifications — Enable or disable Chrome notifications • 🔄 Reset Behavior — Choose whether the timer resets when you navigate away from YouTube or carries over across visits Your settings are saved automatically and applied every session. ────────────────────────────────────── 📊 LIVE STATUS POPUP ────────────────────────────────────── Click the extension icon in your toolbar at any time to see: • Whether the timer is currently running • Exactly how much time you have remaining • A color-coded progress bar (green → red as time runs out) ────────────────────────────────────── ✅ WHY USERS INSTALL IT ────────────────────────────────────── 🎓 Students — Block YouTube distractions during study sessions 💼 Professionals — Stay productive during work hours 👨‍👩‍👧 Parents — Control how long children spend watching YouTube 🧠 Anyone — Who wants a healthier relationship with online video YouTube is designed to keep you watching. YouTube Time Guard gives you a simple, automatic way to set your own rules. ────────────────────────────────────── 🔒 PRIVACY FIRST ────────────────────────────────────── • No account required • No data collected or sent anywhere • No tracking of what you watch • Works entirely on your device YouTube Time Guard only monitors whether a YouTube tab is active — nothing else. ────────────────────────────────────── 🛠️ TECHNICAL DETAILS ────────────────────────────────────── • Built with Manifest V3 (Chrome's latest extension standard) • Minimal permissions: only tabs, notifications, alarms, and local storage • Lightweight — zero impact on browser performance • Compatible with Chrome 102 and above ────────────────────────────────────── 📥 GET STARTED IN SECONDS ────────────────────────────────────── 1. Install the extension 2. Open YouTube — your timer starts automatically 3. Adjust your preferred time limit in Settings 4. Stay focused! Take back your time. Install YouTube Time Guard today.