Pause Tab

Tracking since Apr 14, 2026.

Changelog

• May 11, 2026
  description

  Want to focus or take a break, but keep going to that Reddit or LinkedIn tab just for a peek that turns into 1h of doomscrolling?
  
  Then the Pause Tab extension was made just for you 😊
  
  Press the extension icon on the top right of your Chrome or via right click anywhere inside the tab, to open an overlay that prevents you from seeing the page content. Then you have to hold the resume button for 5 seconds in order to "unpause" the tab.
  
  Every 15m, you also get a nice "toast" centered on your tab informing you of how much you used the current active site today (resets daily).
  
  If you enjoy this extension, consider supporting its development by buying me an oat milk latte at
  https://buymeacoffee.com/menosketiago
  
  Recently added features:
  
  - Time tracking toast (every 15m).
  - Ability to stop tracking a site (domain) and then resume tracking.
  
  Planned features:
  
  - Better brand and user experience refinements.
  - Pause the tab with a keyboard shortcut.
  - Hold resume via keyboard shortcut.
  - Customize the hold timing.
  - Change from hold to click, double click, or keyboard shortcut.
  - More (let me know what you are missing).

  Want to focus or take a break, but keep going to that Reddit or LinkedIn tab just for a peek that turns into 1h of doomscrolling?
  
  Then the Pause Tab extension was made just for you 😊
  
  Press the extension icon on the top right of your Chrome or via right click anywhere inside the tab, to open an overlay that prevents you from seeing the page content. Then you have to hold the resume button for 5 seconds in order to "unpause" the tab.
  
  Every 15m, you also get a nice "toast" centered on your tab informing you of how much you used the current active site today (resets daily).
  
  If you enjoy this extension, consider supporting its development by buying me an oat milk latte at
  https://buymeacoffee.com/menosketiago
  
  Recently added features:
  
  - Showing the time on the current site (domain) on the plugin popup.
  - Ability to stop tracking a site (domain) and then resume tracking.
  - Time tracking toast (every 15m).
  
  Planned features:
  
  - Better brand and user experience refinements.
  - Pause the tab with a keyboard shortcut.
  - Hold resume via keyboard shortcut.
  - Customize the hold timing.
  - Change from hold to click, double click, or keyboard shortcut.
  - More (let me know what you are missing).

• May 6, 2026
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• May 6, 2026
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• May 6, 2026
  description

  Want to focus or take a break, but keep going to that Reddit or LinkedIn tab just for a peek that turns into 1h of doomscrolling?
  
  Then the Pause Tab extension was made just for you 😊
  
  Press the extension icon on the top right of your Chrome or via right click anywhere inside the tab, to open an overlay that prevents you from seeing the page content. Then you have to hold the resume button for 5 seconds in order to "unpause" the tab.
  
  By introducing some friction, you can't just mindlessly dismiss the overlay, making you think if you really want to go back to scrolling while holding.
  
  Planned features:
  
  - Better brand and design refinements.
  - Pause the tab with a keyboard shortcut.
  - Hold resume via keyboard shortcut.
  - Set a daily timer for a specific tab/website.
  - Customize the hold timing.
  - Change from hold to click, double click, or keyboard shortcut.
  - More (let me know what you are missing).

  Want to focus or take a break, but keep going to that Reddit or LinkedIn tab just for a peek that turns into 1h of doomscrolling?
  
  Then the Pause Tab extension was made just for you 😊
  
  Press the extension icon on the top right of your Chrome or via right click anywhere inside the tab, to open an overlay that prevents you from seeing the page content. Then you have to hold the resume button for 5 seconds in order to "unpause" the tab.
  
  Every 15m, you also get a nice "toast" centered on your tab informing you of how much you used the current active site today (resets daily).
  
  If you enjoy this extension, consider supporting its development by buying me an oat milk latte at
  https://buymeacoffee.com/menosketiago
  
  Recently added features:
  
  - Time tracking toast (every 15m).
  - Ability to stop tracking a site (domain) and then resume tracking.
  
  Planned features:
  
  - Better brand and user experience refinements.
  - Pause the tab with a keyboard shortcut.
  - Hold resume via keyboard shortcut.
  - Customize the hold timing.
  - Change from hold to click, double click, or keyboard shortcut.
  - More (let me know what you are missing).

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