ReclaimFocus

Tracking since Apr 17, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 10, 2026
  description

  ReclaimFocus is a powerful Chrome extension that helps you break free from digital distractions by providing intelligent website blocking, keyword filtering, time-limited access controls, scheduled task reminders, and a zen meditation mode.
  
  KEY FEATURES
  
  1. Task Scheduling (NEW!)
     • Schedule URLs to open automatically at specific times
     • Perfect for meeting reminders, study sessions, and work schedules
     • Live countdown timers showing time remaining
     • Optional notifications when tasks execute
     • Edit and delete scheduled tasks anytime
     • Tasks persist across browser restarts
     • Use cases: Zoom meetings, daily standups, study sessions, break reminders
  
  2. Website Blocking
     • Block distracting websites like social media and entertainment sites
     • Automatic redirect to productive alternatives (Khan Academy, Duolingo, etc.)
     • Customizable blocked sites list with custom redirect URLs
     • Pre-configured defaults for common distractions
  
  3. Keyword Blocking
     • Block search keywords across all search engines (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.)
     • Prevent time-wasting searches before they happen
     • Custom redirects for specific keywords
     • Word-boundary matching (blocks "game" but not "gameplay" or "gamer")
  
  4. Time-Limited Access
     • Grant yourself controlled access to distracting sites
     • Set time limits (e.g., 15 minutes of YouTube per session)
     • Automatic cooldown periods between sessions
     • Real-time countdown timer in extension popup
     • Color-coded status indicators (Active → Warning → Critical)
     • Timers pause when tabs are inactive (fair usage)
     • Domain-based system prevents multi-tab exploitation
     • Timers persist across browser restarts
  
  5. Zen Mode
     • Full-screen meditation environment with starry night sky
     • Hundreds of twinkling stars with realistic glow effects
     • Shooting stars for added tranquility
     • Multi-layered ambient soundscape
     • Rotating inspirational quotes promoting discipline and mindfulness
     • Volume controls and keyboard shortcuts (ESC to exit, F11 for fullscreen)
     • Perfect for meditation breaks and stress relief
  
  6. Activity Logging
     • Track all blocked attempts with timestamps
     • View detailed logs by type (website, keyword, time limit)
     • Export logs for analysis
     • Today's stats and total attempts counter
  
  7. Dark Mode
     • Full dark mode support
     • Easy toggle in settings
     • Eye-friendly for late-night productivity
  
  8. Import/Export
     • Backup your configuration as JSON
     • Share settings across devices
     • Easy migration and restore
  
  RECENT UPDATES (v1.2.0)
  
  New Features:
  • Drag-to-scroll tabs: Click and drag any tab to scroll horizontally through tab options
  • Task Scheduling: Schedule URLs to open at specific times with notifications
  • Live countdown timers for upcoming tasks
  • Task management with edit and delete functionality
  • Input persistence - form values saved as drafts
  • Improved tab navigation for better UI experience
  
  Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed tab overflow issue with horizontally scrollable tabs
  • Improved form persistence across popup sessions
  • Enhanced cancel button to clear both form and stored drafts
  
  WHY RECLAIMFOCUS?
  
  • Comprehensive Solution: Blocking, time management, and task scheduling in one extension
  • Mindful Approach: Not just blocking, but controlled access
  • Fair Timer System: Only counts active browsing time, not background time
  • Exploit-Proof: Domain-based timers prevent multi-tab cheating
  • No Data Collection: All data stays on your device, 100% private
  • No Ads: Clean, focused interface
  • Lightweight: Minimal resource usage, optimized performance
  
  PRIVACY FIRST
  
  • Zero data collection
  • No external servers
  • No tracking or analytics
  • All data stored locally on your device
  • Open source code available on GitHub
  
  PERFECT FOR:
  
  • Students fighting procrastination
  • Remote workers maintaining focus and meeting schedules
  • Anyone breaking social media addiction
  • Professionals managing digital distractions and time
  • Anyone seeking better work-life balance
  • Meditation practitioners needing quick mindfulness breaks
  • Teams coordinating scheduled activities
  
  HOW TO USE
  
  1. Click the extension icon to open the popup
  2. Add websites, keywords, time-limited sites, or scheduled tasks
  3. Enable blocking with the toggle switch
  4. Click the 🧘 button to enter Zen Mode
  5. View your activity logs and statistics
  
  SUPPORT & FEEDBACK
  
  Found a bug or have a feature request? Visit our GitHub repository or leave a review!
  
  GitHub: https://github.com/ajstudd/ReclaimFocus
  
  PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
  
  • Storage: Save your settings, blocked sites, and scheduled tasks locally
  • Tabs: Open scheduled URLs and manage redirections
  • Alarms: Run scheduled tasks at specific times (even after browser restart)
  • Notifications: Show optional alerts for scheduled tasks
  • Web Navigation: Monitor page navigation for blocking
  • All URLs: Required to block any website you choose

  ReclaimFocus is a focus and discipline system for your browser. It blocks what pulls you off course, caps the time you give to distractions, filters search keywords, schedules the work that matters, and respects your privacy completely. No accounts. No servers. No tracking. Everything is stored locally in your browser, and the controls are entirely in your hands.
  
    KEY FEATURES
  
    1. Website Blocking
       • Block any website and redirect to a destination of your choice
       • One-click "Block This Site" for the page you are currently on
       • A "Tabs" picker fills the domain field from any of your open tabs
       • Each blocked site can route to its own redirect destination
  
    2. Redirects
       • A dedicated tab to manage your personal list of redirect destinations
       • Add, edit, rename, and delete entries
       • The list powers a dropdown wherever a redirect URL is needed
       • Custom URLs you type are saved automatically, with an optional friendly name
       • Editing a saved redirect rewrites every place that referenced its previous URL
  
    3. Time-Limited Browsing
       • Cap your time on a site (for example, 30 minutes of browsing, then a 60-minute cooldown)
       • A one-time extra-time extension can be granted before cooldown kicks in
       • Active timer card and cooldown bar show exactly how much time you have left
       • Timer pauses when the tab is not active
       • Timer does not consume time while the extension is toggled off
       • Domain-based system prevents multi-tab exploitation
       • Timers persist across browser restarts
  
    4. Keyword Blocking with Deep Page Scan
       • Filter search queries by keyword across the search engines you use
       • Word-boundary matching (blocks "game" but not "gameplay" or "gamer")
       • Per-keyword redirect or a global fallback
       • Optional deep page scan checks the actual content of a page after it loads, so a keyword appearing inside an article triggers a redirect too
  
    5. Task Scheduling
       • Schedule URLs to open automatically at specific times
       • Live countdown timers showing time remaining
       • Daily, weekday, or weekly recurrence
       • Priority levels (Low, Medium, High) drive notification urgency and sort order
       • High-priority notifications require interaction before they dismiss
       • Optional system notifications when tasks execute
       • URL field uses the same redirect picker, so you can pick from your saved destinations or save a new one inline
       • Tasks persist across browser restarts
  
    6. Subtle In-Page Notifications
       • A small, isolated toast appears in the corner of the destination page whenever the extension blocks or redirects you
       • Color-coded by reason (blocked, cooldown, time-limit, keyword)
       • Shadow-DOM isolated so it cannot conflict with host-page styling
       • Auto-dismisses in about three seconds
  
    7. Zen Mode
       • Fullscreen meditation environment with a starry night sky
       • Twinkling stars and occasional shooting stars
       • Multi-layered ambient soundscape
       • Rotating inspirational quotes
       • Volume controls and keyboard shortcuts (ESC to exit, F11 for fullscreen)
       • Perfect for meditation breaks and stress relief
  
    8. Activity Logs
       • Clean card layout with type icons and color-coded chips
       • Relative timestamps with full date on hover
       • Today and total counters
       • Export logs as JSON
  
    9. About Page
       • Open from Settings to read the philosophy behind the extension
       • Privacy commitment, version info, and developer links
       • Lives inside the popup, no external page to load
  
    10. Dark Mode, Import / Export, Reset
        • Full dark theme with one-click toggle
        • Backup your complete configuration as JSON
        • Restore on another device or revert to defaults at any time
  
    WHY RECLAIMFOCUS
  
    • Comprehensive: blocking, time management, keyword filtering, and task scheduling in one extension
    • Mindful: controlled access, not just hard blocking
    • Fair: timers only count active browsing time
    • Exploit-proof: domain-based timers prevent multi-tab cheating
    • Private: zero data collection, everything stays on your device
    • Clean: no ads, no upsells, no telemetry
    • Lightweight: optimized for low resource usage
  
    PRIVACY FIRST
  
    • Zero data collection
    • No external servers
    • No tracking or analytics
    • All data stored locally on your device
    • Open source on GitHub
  
    PERFECT FOR
  
    • Students fighting procrastination
    • Remote workers maintaining focus and managing meeting schedules
    • Anyone working to break a social-media habit
    • Professionals juggling deep work and digital distractions
    • Meditation practitioners who need quick mindfulness breaks
    • Teams coordinating scheduled activities
  
    HOW TO USE
  
    1. Click the extension icon to open the popup
    2. Add websites, keywords, time-limited sites, redirects, or scheduled tasks in their respective tabs
    3. Enable blocking with the toggle switch in the header
    4. Click the meditation icon to enter Zen Mode
    5. Track activity and statistics in the Activity tab
    2. Add websites, keywords, time-limited sites, redirects, or scheduled tasks in their respective tabs
    3. Enable blocking with the toggle switch in the header
    5. Track activity and statistics in the Activity tab
    6. Read the About section in Settings to learn the philosophy behind the extension
  
    SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK
  
    Found a bug or have a feature request? Visit our GitHub repository or leave a review.
  
    GitHub: https://github.com/ajstudd/ReclaimFocus
    Developer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaidahmadcse/
  
    PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED
  
    • Storage: save your settings, blocked sites, redirects, and scheduled tasks locally
    • Tabs and Web Navigation: detect navigations to block or redirect them, and read open-tab domains for the tab picker
    • Scripting: inject the optional deep-keyword scanner and the in-page notification toast
    • Declarative Net Request: blocking rules
    • Alarms: run scheduled tasks at the right time, even after a browser restart
    • Notifications: optional alerts for scheduled tasks
    • All URLs host access: required so blocking works on every site you choose to block
  
  ReclaimFocus is built for focus. The web rewards attention with novelty. This extension is a quiet system that returns attention to you.

• Jun 10, 2026
  short_description

  Block distracting websites, schedule task reminders, time-limited access, keyword blocking, and zen meditation mode for better focus

  Block distracting sites, cap browsing time, filter keywords, schedule reminders, and reach focus. 100% local, no tracking.

• Jun 10, 2026
  permissions

  storage, tabs, declarativeNetRequest, declarativeNetRequestFeedback, webNavigation, alarms, notifications

  storage, tabs, declarativeNetRequest, declarativeNetRequestFeedback, webNavigation, alarms, notifications, scripting

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