NoProcrast

Limit time on distracting websites.

A browser extension that limits time spent on distracting websites, modelled on Hacker News's `noprocrast` feature. Each tracked site gets a configurable visit window (`maxvisit` minutes of wall-clock time from first visit). Once that window closes, the tab redirects to a block page and stays blocked for a cooldown period (`minaway` minutes). A manual override is available — it grants one fresh `maxvisit` window but does not disable the system; once that window closes, the site blocks again normally. How it works: Time is measured using a wall-clock session window, not accumulated active-tab time: - The first navigation to a tracked domain starts a session window and immediately checks whether access is allowed (same rules as any other navigation). - Every navigation to that domain checks how much wall-clock time has elapsed since the window started. - If less than `maxvisit` minutes have elapsed, access is allowed with no state change. - If `maxvisit` minutes have elapsed but the `minaway` cooldown has not yet passed, the tab is redirected to the block page. - Once the full `maxvisit + minaway` period has elapsed since the session started, the next visit automatically starts a fresh window. Setting `maxvisit` to `0` with any positive `minaway` effectively blocks the site indefinitely: the session window expires immediately on the first visit, and access is never granted until the cooldown elapses — which itself starts a new zero-length window, blocking again right away. The block page shows how many minutes remain in the cooldown. If you return to an open blocked tab after the cooldown has expired, the page detects this and redirects you back to the site automatically. Override flow — a manual override requires two deliberate steps: 1. Justify — click "Override" to reveal a text field: "Why do you need this right now?" You must type something before proceeding. The text is discarded immediately; its only purpose is to engage conscious thought before the countdown begins. 2. Wait — a countdown starts (default 60 seconds, configurable in Settings). It only advances while the block page is the active, focused tab. Switching away or alt-tabbing pauses it. Once the full countdown elapses, the override is granted, and you are redirected automatically. All timing is checked at navigation boundaries — no background polling, no content scripts. Configuration ------------- Global defaults (configurable in Settings): `maxvisit = 20 minutes` `minaway = 180 minutes` `bypassTimeout = 60 seconds` Per-site overrides for `maxvisit`, `minaway`, and/or `bypassTimeout` can be set from the Settings page. Setting `bypassTimeout` to `0` (globally or for a specific site) disables the override entirely — the Override button is unavailable, with no countdown to wait out. Subdomain matching is hierarchical: adding `youtube.com` covers `www.youtube.com`, `music.youtube.com`, and any other subdomain, with a shared time budget. Adding `www.youtube.com` specifically tracks only that subdomain and leaves others unaffected.