Focus Lock — Website Time Box

Put distracting websites in a time box. Lock YouTube, Reddit & more for a set timer — like a phone safe, but for Chrome.

As of June 2026, Focus Lock — Website Time Box has users in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3

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  • Jun 16, 2026
    description
    Focus Lock puts distracting websites in a time box — like one of those phone safes
      with a timer on the lid, but for your browser.
    
      You commit a list of sites and a timer up front. While the timer runs, those sites
      are blocked behind a calm screen with a live countdown, so the impulse to
      doomscroll becomes expensive and the productive choice wins by default.
    
      HOW IT WORKS
      • Lock sites in seconds — open the popup, add sites (or a saved group), pick a
      duration, done.
      • Hit a locked site and you get a calm block screen with a countdown instead.
      • Domain-wide — locking youtube.com also covers channels, m.youtube.com and every
      /watch link.
      • Recurring schedules — auto-lock sites on the days and hours you choose (overnight
      windows supported).
    
      AN ESCAPE — BUT A COSTLY ONE
      If you really need in, you can — but only after clearing a gauntlet of deliberately
      tedious challenges (a distorted captcha, a math problem, typing out a sentence, or
      a forced wait), with a motivating message that changes after every one you solve.
      Then one final "are you sure?". Bail and you go straight back to your countdown.
    
      MAKE IT STRICTER (OPTIONAL)
      Turn on Hardened mode and ending a lock early or breaking through requires typing a
      commitment phrase first.
    
      ALSO INCLUDED
      • Block-list groups — save bundles like "Social" and lock them in one tap.
      • Focus stats & streaks — see your committed focus time, blocks enforced, and how
      often you resisted.
      • Dark mode — automatic (follows your system) or forced light/dark.
    
      PRIVATE BY DESIGN
      No account. No tracking. No analytics. No remote server. Everything is stored
      locally in your browser and never leaves your device. Open source.
    
      Focus Lock is free. If it helps you, there's an optional Ko-fi link inside — no
      pressure.
    
      Single-purpose statement (required for review)
      Focus Lock blocks websites that the user chooses, for a time the user sets, to help
      them avoid distraction.
    Focus Lock puts distracting websites in a time box — like one of those phone safes
      with a timer on the lid, but for your browser.
    
      You commit a list of sites and a timer up front. While the timer runs, those sites
      are blocked behind a calm screen with a live countdown, so the impulse to
      doomscroll becomes expensive and the productive choice wins by default.
    
      HOW IT WORKS
      • Lock sites in seconds — open the popup, add sites (or a saved group), pick a
      duration, done.
      • Hit a locked site and you get a calm block screen with a countdown instead.
      • Domain-wide — locking youtube.com also covers channels, m.youtube.com and every
      /watch link.
      • Recurring schedules — auto-lock sites on the days and hours you choose (overnight
      windows supported).
    
      AN ESCAPE — BUT A COSTLY ONE
      If you really need in, you can — but only after clearing a gauntlet of deliberately
      tedious challenges (a distorted captcha, a math problem, typing out a sentence, or
      a forced wait), with a motivating message that changes after every one you solve.
      Then one final "are you sure?". Bail and you go straight back to your countdown.
    
      MAKE IT STRICTER (OPTIONAL)
      Turn on Hardened mode and ending a lock early or breaking through requires typing a
      commitment phrase first.
    
      ALSO INCLUDED
      • Block-list groups — save bundles like "Social" and lock them in one tap.
      • Focus stats & streaks — see your committed focus time, blocks enforced, and how
      often you resisted.
      • Dark mode — automatic (follows your system) or forced light/dark.
    
      PRIVATE BY DESIGN
      No account. No tracking. No analytics. No remote server. Everything is stored
      locally in your browser and never leaves your device. Open source.
    
      Focus Lock is free. If it helps you, there's an optional Ko-fi link inside — no
      pressure.

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About

Focus Lock puts distracting websites in a time box — like one of those phone safes
  with a timer on the lid, but for your browser.

  You commit a list of sites and a timer up front. While the timer runs, those sites
  are blocked behind a calm screen with a live countdown, so the impulse to
  doomscroll becomes expensive and the productive choice wins by default.

  HOW IT WORKS
  • Lock sites in seconds — open the popup, add sites (or a saved group), pick a
  duration, done.
  • Hit a locked site and you get a calm block screen with a countdown instead.
  • Domain-wide — locking youtube.com also covers channels, m.youtube.com and every
  /watch link.
  • Recurring schedules — auto-lock sites on the days and hours you choose (overnight
  windows supported).

  AN ESCAPE — BUT A COSTLY ONE
  If you really need in, you can — but only after clearing a gauntlet of deliberately
  tedious challenges (a distorted captcha, a math problem, typing out a sentence, or
  a forced wait), with a motivating message that changes after every one you solve.
  Then one final "are you sure?". Bail and you go straight back to your countdown.

  MAKE IT STRICTER (OPTIONAL)
  Turn on Hardened mode and ending a lock early or breaking through requires typing a
  commitment phrase first.

  ALSO INCLUDED
  • Block-list groups — save bundles like "Social" and lock them in one tap.
  • Focus stats & streaks — see your committed focus time, blocks enforced, and how
  often you resisted.
  • Dark mode — automatic (follows your system) or forced light/dark.

  PRIVATE BY DESIGN
  No account. No tracking. No analytics. No remote server. Everything is stored
  locally in your browser and never leaves your device. Open source.

  Focus Lock is free. If it helps you, there's an optional Ko-fi link inside — no
  pressure.

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
28.76KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u0d9193bbd6d685c1e04a2314fe32994b
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jun 5, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 6, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 16, 2026
Website
Support URL

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 16, 2026.