Digital Habits: Focus

Plain sailing in the distracting digital world

Source code for the Safari, Chrome, and Firefox extension Digital Habits: Focus, available for Mac, iOS, and other devices.

Hide distractions on any site (e.g., YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Search, etc.). Works on any website in any browser, with pre-configured options for popular platforms.

Digital Habits: Focus is open source, developed by the Centre for Digital Habits, and backed by research.

Features

• Works on any website, with built-in options for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Search, and WhatsApp Web
• Hide any distracting element with a single click
• Cross-browser support (Safari, Chrome, Firefox)
• Lightweight and privacy-friendly

Demo

Screenshots

Installation

• Chrome Web Store
• Firefox Add-ons
• Apple App Store

iOS Usage Tip

On mobile Safari, you can create shortcuts to open distracting websites directly in the browser (bypassing their apps) and then delete the apps from your device. Example for iPhone:

1. Open the Shortcuts app.
2. Create a new shortcut (+ button).
3. Search for the Open URL action and enter, e.g., https://www.instagram.com.
4. Tap the Share icon in the top-right and select Add to Home Screen.

Development

To run this locally:

1. Install Xcode
2. Clone or download the repository
3. Open the project in Xcode
4. Click the Play button

Releasing

See changelog-style.md for how to write release notes, changelog.md for the notes themselves, and docs/app-store-ci.md for GitHub Release + App Store Connect / add-on store CI (Mac, iOS, Firefox, and optional Chrome/Edge).