OneTab
Status: KEEPCollapses 60 shame tabs into one list, instantly; RAM and dignity restored.
The catch: The list becomes its own graveyard; schedule a monthly purge.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
Browser extensions and web tools
Free changes to the browser you already live in.
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Tabs · 2 cards
Momentum
Status: WORTH A LOOKNew tab shows one focus for the day instead of a feed; ambient redirection.
The catch: Decorative if you never open new tabs mindlessly; you do, though.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
Feeds and focus · 4 cards
News Feed Eradicator
Status: KEEPReplaces the infinite feed with a quote; the site still works, the trap doesn't.
The catch: Covers major feeds only; the phone app remains the phone app.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
Unhook for YouTube
Status: KEEPStrips YouTube recommendations, shorts, and autoplay; search still works, the spiral doesn't.
The catch: You will feel the pull for a week; that is the extension working.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
StayFocusd
Status: WORTH A LOOKDaily time budgets per site with a nuclear option for deadline days.
Price bandfree
Tagsblockers, focus
ConfidenceTested briefly
The catch: Browser-level only; a motivated you bypasses it. Pattern-interrupt, not a wall.
App-level blockers are software; carded here one line only.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
Marinara: Pomodoro Assistant
Status: WORTH A LOOKA no-nonsense Pomodoro timer living in the toolbar.
Price bandfree
Tagspomodoro, focus
ConfidenceCommunity-sourced (n=7)
The catch: Toolbar-only; it disappears the moment the browser does.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
Reading and sensory · 2 cards
Dark Reader
Status: KEEPDark mode everywhere; sensory relief for light-sensitive late sessions.
The catch: Occasionally mangles a site; the per-site toggle is one click.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
Helperbird
Status: WORTH A LOOKReading and accessibility toolkit in one extension: fonts, spacing, overlays, TTS.
The catch: Feature sprawl; enable three things, ignore the rest.
Added 2026-08 · Checked 2026-08
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Questions
- Do blockers actually work?
- They work as pattern interrupts, not walls. A motivated you disables any of them in twenty seconds. The value is the pause, which is often enough.
- How often are these re-checked?
- Quarterly, against current browser versions. A dead extension listing flips the card to RETURNED with the reason published.
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