MindPause

About

Take a mindful pause with MindPause, the free Chrome extension designed to help you manage stress and boost focus through guided breathing exercises. Seamlessly integrate mindfulness into your daily browsing routine with quick, effective, and customizable breathing sessions.

🌿 Breathing Exercises:
✅ 16 Built-in Patterns – Box Breathing, Wim Hof Method, 4-7-8 Technique, Calming Breath, and more
✅ Custom Patterns – Create unlimited named breathing patterns with your own timing
✅ Custom Durations – Set any exercise length with exact cycle math breakdown
✅ Visual Progress – Dual progress rings show overall session and per-phase timing
✅ Audio Guidance – Inhale/exhale cues, bell transitions, and adjustable metronome

🫁 Breath Hold Test:
✅ Test Your Lung Capacity – Timed breath hold with 11 achievement tiers
✅ Named Tiers – Progress from Beginner to Wim Hof to Legendary
✅ Personal Bests – Track your records and recent test history
✅ Share Results – Challenge friends on X, Facebook, or clipboard

🔕 Focus Mode:
✅ Website Blocking – Block distracting sites with one click or right-click menu
✅ Popup Blocker – Automatically blocks popups from distracting domains
✅ Smart Detection – Auto-suggests blocking sites that open excessive popups
✅ Temporary Access – 1, 5, or 15 minute bypass when you need it
✅ Keyboard Shortcut – Alt+Shift+F to toggle Focus Mode instantly

📊 Stats & Data:
✅ Progress Tracking – Streaks, daily counts, weekly charts, and mood tracking
✅ Breath Hold History – Personal bests and tier progression over time
✅ Data Management – Export, auto-cleanup, and storage monitoring
✅ Full Data Control – Export your data as JSON with date-range filenames

⭐ Quality of Life:
✅ Customizable Reminders – Non-intrusive notifications on your schedule
✅ Dark/Light Mode – Comfortable viewing in any environment
✅ New Tab Quotes – Daily mindfulness quotes (optional)
✅ Badge Counter – See today's session count on the extension icon
✅ Mobile Friendly – Works in mobile browsers like Orion on iOS

100% free. No accounts. No payments. No data sent to external servers. MindPause respects your privacy and keeps all data stored locally in your browser.

Start your journey to a calmer, more focused browsing experience today! 🌱