LeechBlockNG vs Block-Site

LeechBlockNG

LeechBlock NG (Next Generation) for Firefox is a simple productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them. (by proginosko)

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Block-Site

A browser extension to block website access using hostname matching (by ray-lothian)

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LeechBlockNG		Block-Site
	Project
36	Mentions	2
581	Stars	211
-	Growth	-
8.0	Activity	5.1
9 days ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
Mozilla Public License 2.0	License	Mozilla Public License 2.0

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LeechBlockNG

Posts with mentions or reviews of LeechBlockNG. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-24.

How to Quit Your Smartphone
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Feb 2024

> It also needs to be a default functionality of browsers. The ability to limit time on websites.
There is LeechBlock for browsers.
https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/
Leechblock gone from Android add ons?
1 project | /r/firefox | 7 Dec 2023

EDIT: Found this solution on Github: https://github.com/proginosko/LeechBlockNG/issues/337
Block 6211 NSFW Subreddit with leechblockNG
1 project | /r/NoFap | 10 Sep 2023
Ask HN: What apps do you use to focus?
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Jul 2023
A website blocker which doesn't have weird blocking screens
1 project | /r/productivity | 12 Jul 2023

Try Leechblock. It's free and you can configure it to show a blank tab.
i'm addicted to youtube but can't stop as i have to learn on it?
1 project | /r/GetStudying | 9 Jul 2023

I use an extension to block websites on my computer: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/
r/vce > actually studying. motivate me!!
1 project | /r/vce | 13 Jun 2023

https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/ thats it there :D
Open source website limiting browser extension to reduce time spent on social media?
2 projects | /r/opensource | 22 Feb 2023
App that allows to time-block certain apps online access?
1 project | /r/macapps | 23 Dec 2022

I use Focus with app specific in tandem with LeechBlock on Firefox.
Are there any website blocker extensions for productivity that don’t take away all of your privacy?
1 project | /r/privacy | 15 Nov 2022

Block-Site

Posts with mentions or reviews of Block-Site. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-22.

Open source website limiting browser extension to reduce time spent on social media?
2 projects | /r/opensource | 22 Feb 2023

I use https://github.com/ray-lothian/Block-Site, but it just blocks things, I don't know if you can limit time.
Show HN: Print a WiFi Login Card
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Jul 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing LeechBlockNG and Block-Site you can also consider the following projects:

Redirector - Browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge) to redirect urls based on regex patterns, like a client side mod_rewrite.

wifi-card - 📶 Print a QR code for connecting to your WiFi (wificard.io)

nsregextester - A simple Mac OS X application for testing native regular expressions.

libqrencode - A fast and compact QR Code encoding library

blocklists - Shared lists of problem domains people may want to block with hosts files

ZXing - ZXing ("Zebra Crossing") barcode scanning library for Java, Android

vscode-git-graph - View a Git Graph of your repository in Visual Studio Code, and easily perform Git actions from the graph.

qifi - pure JS WiFi QR Code Generator

hosts - 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

tubearchivist - Your self hosted YouTube media server

Fetcher - A chrome extension which fetches your favourite feeds, so you don't have to.

Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements