Intender

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 5, 2026
  description

  Intender helps you browse the web with intention. Instead of blocking websites, it creates a gentle moment of pause — asking you to reflect and type your reason for visiting before you enter.
  
  **How it works:**
  
  1. Add websites you want to be more mindful about (social media, news, streaming, etc.)
  2. Set a personal intention phrase for each site — your reason for visiting
  3. When you navigate to that site, Intender shows a calm reflection page where you type your intention before continuing
  
  **Why Intender instead of a website blocker?**
  
  Traditional blockers create frustration. Intender takes a different approach inspired by mindfulness practices: it doesn't prevent you from visiting any site. Instead, it adds a brief pause that helps you check in with yourself. Many users find this gentle friction is enough to break autopilot browsing habits.
  
  **Features:**
  
  - Mindful intention pages with a clean, calming design
  - Flexible URL matching — works with domains, subdomains, and specific paths
  - Fuzzy matching for typo-tolerant intention entry
  - Quick-add from the toolbar popup — set intentions without leaving your current tab
  - Full settings page for managing all your intentions
  - Import/export your settings for backup or sharing
  - Inactivity timeout — re-prompts your intention after periods away from the tab
  - Works entirely offline — no account, no signup, no servers
  
  **Privacy first:**
  
  Intender stores everything locally on your device. No data is collected, no analytics are sent, no accounts are required. Your browsing intentions are yours alone.
  
  **Open source:**
  
  Intender is free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. View the full source code, report bugs, or contribute at: https://github.com/jonathanmoregard/intender

  Ever opened a tab, blinked, and lost twenty minutes? That's autopilot browsing. Intender helps you enter with purpose.
  
  🧭 How it works:
  
  1. Pick the sites where you tend to drift (social media, news, YouTube, etc)
  2. Set an intention phrase for each: "I'm here to catch up with friends," "I'm here to watch a tutorial," something concrete
  3. Next time you visit, Intender asks you to type your intention.
  
  🌿 Why not just use a blocker?
  
  Blockers get frustrating fast. You want to check something, the extension says no, you disable it. Intender doesn't fight you: it reminds you of your purpose. You decide if you want to follow it.
  
  🔒 Privacy first:
  
  Everything stays on your device. No data leaves, no analytics, no accounts. What you're trying to do online is your business.
  
  ✨ Features:
  
  - Clean, unhurried intention pages: designed for focus, not friction
  - Target whole sites or just the parts that hook you (e.g. youtube.com/shorts)
  - Easy typing: small typos are forgiven
  - Quick-add from the toolbar without leaving your current tab
  - Settings page for managing everything in one place
  - Import/export for backup or sharing
  - Optional re-prompting when you come back after a break, so old tabs don't become new rabbit holes
  - Fully offline — no account, no signup, no servers
  
  💛 Open source:
  
  Free and open source under AGPL-3.0. Source code, bug reports, and contributions at: https://github.com/jonathanmoregard/intender
  
  Install it, pick one site you keep drifting to, and see what happens this week.

• May 5, 2026
  short_description

  Set intentions before visiting websites to stay focused and mindful of your browsing goals.

  The mindful alternative to website blockers. Set an intention before opening Twitter, TikTok, or Reddit. Reflect before you enter.

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