Focus Guard — Website Blocker & Focus Timer

Tracking since May 21, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 9, 2026
  description

  Focus Guard helps you stay focused by blocking distracting websites and managing your time with structured focus sessions.
  
  🎯 WHAT IT DOES
  
  • Block distracting sites permanently or during focus sessions
  • Start timed focus sessions (15 min to 4 hours) with one click
  • Choose intensity levels: Light (blocklist only), Hard (block all except whitelist), or Lockdown (block everything)
  • Schedule automatic focus blocks throughout your day
  • Track daily tasks and assign them to focus sessions
  • Get health reminders (eye strain, posture, hydration, stand up)
  • View focus statistics with charts and streaks
  
  🌱 PROGRESSIVE LEVEL SYSTEM
  
  Start as a Seedling (Level 1) with basic blocking. As you grow, unlock:
  • Level 2 — Whitelist, sounds, statistics, Quick Notes
  • Level 3 — Schedule, tasks, messages, automatic mode
  • Level 4 — Bypass settings, appearance, health reminders
  • Level 5 — Advanced settings, full customization
  
  🔒 PRIVACY FIRST
  
  • All data stays on your device — nothing is sent to any server
  • No analytics, no tracking, no accounts required
  • No ads, no premium upsells — completely free
  • Open source friendly
  
  ⚡ KEY FEATURES
  
  • Website Blocker — Permanent blocklist with categories (Social, Entertainment, News, Shopping, Gaming)
  • Focus Timer — Static mode (manual) or Automatic mode (daily schedule)
  • Emergency Bypass — Two-layer friction system prevents impulsive unblocking
  • Task Planner — Daily tasks with pool, calendar view, and reminders
  • Health Protections — Eye strain, posture, hydration, and stand-up reminders
  • Quick Notes — Floating notebook available during focus sessions
  • Dark Mode — Full theme support with system preference detection
  
  🛡️ PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
  
  • "Read and change all your data on all websites" — Required to block sites via declarativeNetRequest. We never read your page content.
  • Storage — Save your settings and blocklist locally
  • Alarms — Schedule focus sessions and health reminders
  • Notifications — Alert you when sessions start/end and health reminders fire
  
  📧 SUPPORT
  
  For bugs, features, or questions: [email protected]

  Focus Guard helps you stay focused by blocking distracting websites and managing your time with structured focus sessions.
  
  🔒 YOUR DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR DEVICE — EVER
  
  This is not a policy. It is how the extension is built.
  
  Focus Guard has no servers, no backend, no cloud sync, and no internet connection of any kind. Your blocklist, sessions, tasks, stats, and settings live exclusively in Chrome's built-in storage on your machine. Not a single byte is transmitted anywhere — not to us, not to anyone.
  
  No account. No email. No login. Install and use immediately.
  No analytics SDK. No crash reporting. No telemetry. Nothing phoning home.
  No premium tier. No upsells. Completely free, forever.
  
  If you uninstall Focus Guard, Chrome deletes everything automatically. There is nothing left behind because there was never anything anywhere else.
  
  In a world where every productivity app wants your data, Focus Guard is the one that genuinely cannot have it.
  
  🎯 WHAT IT DOES
  
  • Block distracting sites permanently or during focus sessions
  • Start timed focus sessions (15 min to 4 hours) with one click
  • Choose intensity levels: Light (blocklist only), Hard (block all except whitelist), or Lockdown (block everything)
  • Schedule automatic focus blocks throughout your day
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer with configurable work intervals and breaks
  • Track daily tasks and assign them to focus sessions
  • Get health reminders (eye strain, posture, hydration, stand up)
  • View weekly and monthly focus recaps with charts and streaks
  • Works in incognito windows — blocking stays active everywhere
  
  🌱 PROGRESSIVE LEVEL SYSTEM
  
  Start as a Seedling (Level 1) with basic blocking. As you grow, unlock:
  • Level 2 — Whitelist, sounds, statistics, Quick Notes
  • Level 3 — Schedule, tasks, messages, automatic mode
  • Level 4 — Break Glass config, appearance, health reminders
  • Level 5 — Advanced settings, full customisation
  
  ⚡ KEY FEATURES
  
  • Website Blocker — Permanent blocklist with categories (Social, Entertainment, News, Shopping, Gaming)
  • Focus Timer — Static, Automatic (daily schedule), or Pomodoro mode
  • Break Glass — Emergency bypass with two-layer friction to prevent impulsive unblocking
  • Session Lock — Set a passphrase to prevent accidentally stopping a session mid-focus
  • Task Planner — Daily tasks with pool, calendar view, and reminders
  • Recaps — Weekly and monthly summaries of your focus patterns
  • Health Protections — Eye strain, posture, hydration, and stand-up reminders
  • Incognito Support — Blocking rules stay active in private windows
  • Quick Notes — Floating notebook available during focus sessions
  • Dark Mode — Full theme support with system preference detection
  
  🛡️ PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
  
  • "Read and change all your data on all websites" — Required to block sites via declarativeNetRequest. We never read your page content.
  • Storage — Save your settings and blocklist locally on your device
  • Alarms — Schedule focus sessions and health reminders
  • Notifications — Alert you when sessions start/end and health reminders fire
  
  📧 SUPPORT
  
  For bugs, features, or questions: [email protected]

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