Prompt Pause

Adds a moment of friction to AI chats: Enter won't send, and Send unlocks a few seconds after you stop typing.

Prompt Pause gives you a moment to think before you hit send. Think critically. Use AI as a tool. AI chat tools are built to be fast. You type, press Enter, and an answer appears. That speed is useful, but it also makes it easy to fire off half-formed questions, hand over thinking you meant to do yourself, or send something you'd have rephrased with a second look. Prompt Pause adds a small, deliberate bit of friction at exactly that moment. HOW IT WORKS • Enter no longer sends your message. It adds a new line instead, so you can keep shaping your thoughts. • The Send button stays locked while you type, then unlocks a few seconds after you stop (3 seconds by default, adjustable from 0 to 30). • Sending takes a real click of the mouse. No accidental sends. • A small reminder bubble lets you know when Send will be ready. WHY IT MATTERS Prompt Pause is a tool for critical thinking. Those few seconds are a chance to ask yourself: Is this what I actually want to know? Have I given enough context? Is this something I should work through myself first? Small pauses like this help you stay the author of your own thinking, rather than outsourcing it by reflex. It's built around your interests, not engagement. Most apps are designed to keep you clicking faster and longer. Prompt Pause does the opposite: it slows things down on purpose, so that AI works the way you intend it to. You set the pace. It's a small, practical step toward human-AI alignment. Making AI good for people isn't only about how models are built. It's also about how people use them. Prompt Pause helps keep the human in the loop, thoughtful and in charge, every time you talk to an AI. WORKS ON Works on popular AI chat sites out of the box, and you can switch it on for any other site with one click from the toolbar. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Prompt Pause never reads, stores, or sends your messages anywhere. It has no servers, no analytics, and no tracking. Your settings (on/off and the pause length) are saved in your own browser. Take a breath. Think. Then prompt.