selfcontrol
:skull: Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart – you must wait for the timer to run out. (by SelfControlApp)
selfrestraint
Are certain websites a distraction? SelfRestraint is a cross platform application which blocks access to websites for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart – you must wait for the timer to run out. (by ParkerK)
| selfcontrol | selfrestraint | |
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| 119 | 2 | |
| 3,955 | 170 | |
| 1.3% | - | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| over 2 years ago | almost 10 years ago | |
| Objective-C | Python | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | - |
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selfcontrol
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- Ask HN: Good tools to block websites/apps to focus?
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My 30-Year Quitting Addiction
There is a free and open source app called SelfControl for macOS. It allows one to block access to any site one adds to the list in the app for the amount of time the user chooses. Attempt to use multiple browsers, restarting one's machine, deleting the app, etc. won't get around the block either. It's been super helpful for me, so I thought I'd just throw it out there.
https://selfcontrolapp.com
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App to prevent distractions at work
It is SelfControl. it is open-source and free. You select the website you want to block and the time. the moment you click the button no matter what you do, you can forget about accessing those websites until the time is over; there is no cancel button. restarted mac won't work, you can delete the app no luck.
- Free application for Apple Mac Computer : Block distracting Applications and websites.
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Finals season
- https://selfcontrolapp.com/ this is free app. block off all social media and time wasters .. only for mac. if there is nothing to be distracted... IMO I eventually be bored and I was able to get into the zone... not right away... but I told my self... today I study... and I stay in the study room
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Looking for the right app
Apps I have tried and are not enough: - https://heyfocus.com/ - https://freedom.to/ - https://selfcontrolapp.com/ - https://www.forestapp.cc/ - https://www.rescuetime.com/
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[Hammer Control] Hammerspoon + SelfControl = Scheduling SelfControl
I'm a huge fan of SelfControl, but the app doesn't let you schedule blocked sessions. auto-selfcontrol seems to not work that great on the newest SelfControl version, since the user needs to type in the password every time SelfControl starts. You can easily click cancel to skip the scheduled SelfControl session.
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Is there a way to completely lock some websites for the whole day?
for mac - SelfControl app (you can set your websites blacklist/whitelist + time). In case you are not on mac, there will be definitely similar apps for other OSs. Just search for some of the keywords from their website /e.g. "apps limiting access to distracting websites" for windows etc./
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[Question] any website blocker that won't unblock sites until I spend enough time on a particular app?
Not exactly but try https://selfcontrolapp.com/ it is a killer and will not allow you to access it till the block time passes.
- mac app locker on a schedule
selfrestraint
Posts with mentions or reviews of selfrestraint.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-05-27.
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Self Restraint Blocker isn't possible to disable.
I've used the SelfRestraint Blocker on Windows 10 https://github.com/ParkerK/selfrestraint to block a site and set 30 Minutes, but the block didn't go away after 30 Minutes, so I uninstalled the program. I've searched for a solution to unblock the site and found ttp://pyselfrestrainthelp.blogspot.com and removed the block section from the hosts file and restarted google. But it still isn't unblocked, even after restarting the computer.
- For all you tired and frustrated Crawlers out there…
What are some alternatives?
When comparing selfcontrol and selfrestraint you can also consider the following projects:
activitywatch - The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused.
yad - Yet Another Dialog
hammerspoon - Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua
ShiftIt - Managing windows size and position in OSX
auto-selfcontrol - Small utility to schedule start and stop times of SelfControl
delay - A Safari extension that delays the loading of time-wasting websites.
Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements
obsidian-releases - Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.
nextdns - NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)
ohmyzsh - 🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,300+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.
SlowQuitApps - Add a global delay to Command-Q to stop accidental app quits.