Chrome extension, free to startBlock distracting sites. Land on your goals.
Redirect sends YouTube, Reddit, Instagram and any site you pick straight to your goals. Need a break? You can have one, it just takes a little effort.
Redirecting.
Blockers show you a wall, and you find a way around it. Redirect quietly sends you somewhere better: the goals you wrote down.
Type a site in the browser to see what happens.
How Redirect works, in three steps.
Pick the sites
Add YouTube, Reddit, anything. Whole sites, paths like youtube.com/shorts, or patterns.
Choose the effort
Decide what a pause costs: type a paragraph, write a reason, solve math, breathe or wait.
Land on your goals
Every visit opens your Focus page instead, with your goals and how you are doing.
Every distraction, sent to your goals.
Any site you choose, on any path, the moment you open it.
Pick the sites that pull you in.
One click from the recommended list, or add your own. Block a whole site, just YouTube Shorts, or any pattern you like.
- youtube.comBlocking
Need a break? Earn it.
Each rule decides what a pause costs. Type a passage exactly, explain why, solve a few sums, breathe slowly or wait a minute. Most of the time, you will not bother.
Playing through each one. Click any card, or start typing, to try it yourself.
Pause over? It catches you mid scroll.
A small timer floats on the page while you are paused. When it hits zero you are redirected, even inside YouTube, without a reload.
youtube.comyoutube.com is blocked right now- Finish my assignment
- Go for a 30 minute walk
- Read 20 pages
0:12Schedules and exceptions.
Only block during work hours or on weekdays. Keep the one channel you actually learn from.
youtube.comYour rules, backed up.
Export everything to a file. Import it on another computer and choose to add, update or replace.
  "rules": [ youtube.com, reddit.com, ... ],
  "paragraphs": [ ... ]
}
Small things that keep you honest.
Hard to switch off
Turning everything off takes a long typed paragraph.
Daily pause limits
Cap how many pauses a site gets per day.
Six kinds of pause
Type, reflect, solve, breathe, wait or skip.
Floating timer
Drag it, resize it, hide it. It returns next pause.
Stats that help
Redirects and time used per site, over 14 days.
Keyboard shortcut
Alt+Shift+F opens your dashboard.
Light and dark
Calm on the eyes, day or night.
Recommended sites
The usual suspects, one click away.
Where you land instead.
Your Focus page: up to three goals, plus an honest look at how often you reached for a distraction.
These are yours to change. Click a goal and write your own.
| Site | Redirects | Time used |
|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | 53 | 2h 10m |
| instagram.com | 32 | 49m |
| reddit.com | 20 | 25m |
Start free. Go unlimited when you need it.
Block your biggest distraction for free. Upgrade to block every site that pulls you in.
Free
Tame the one site that gets you most.
- Block 1 site of your choice
- All 6 kinds of pause
- Focus page with your goals
- Stats and floating timer
Pro
For when it is not just one site.
- Block as many sites as you like
- Everything in Free
- Schedules and exceptions per site
- Cancel any time
Lifetime
Pay once, stay focused for good.
- Block as many sites as you like
- Everything in Pro
- All future updates
- No subscription
Install free, then upgrade from inside the extension. Prices in USD.
Your focus stays on your device.
Redirect has no servers to send your data to. What you block, why you paused and what you are working on never leaves Chrome.
Site icons load from Google's favicon service, which sees the domains in your rules.
Questions, answered.
How much does Redirect cost?
Redirect is free for one site of your choice, with every feature included. To block as many sites as you like, upgrade to Pro for $8 a month or pay $29 once for Lifetime. No account is needed for the free plan.
How is Redirect different from a normal site blocker?
Most blockers show you a wall and leave you staring at it. Redirect sends you somewhere useful instead: your Focus dashboard with your goals and stats, or any page you choose, like your to-do list or a course.
Does it work on YouTube Shorts, Reddit and other single page apps?
Yes. Sites like YouTube and Reddit change pages without reloading, which lets many blockers miss them. Redirect checks every in-app navigation, so opening Shorts from the YouTube home page is caught too. You can block a whole site or just a path, like youtube.com/shorts.
Can I still use a blocked site sometimes?
Yes, with a pause. Each rule has its own pause lengths and its own task you must finish first: type a passage exactly, write down a reason, solve a few math problems, follow a breathing exercise, wait 60 seconds, or no task at all. You can also cap how many pauses a rule allows per day.
What happens when a pause ends?
Any open tab on that site is redirected right away, even if you are halfway down a feed. A small floating timer shows how much of your pause is left while you are on the site.
Can I block sites only during work hours?
Yes. Each rule can run on a schedule, for example weekdays from 09:00 to 18:00. You can also add exceptions, like one YouTube channel you study with, that always stay open.
Can I just switch it off when I get tempted?
You can, but it takes effort on purpose. Turning off all redirects requires typing a long paragraph exactly, and turning off, deleting or loosening an active rule requires that rule’s task. Turning protection back on is instant.
Is my data private?
Your rules, goals, stats and pause reasons are stored only in your browser. There is no account, no analytics and nothing is sent to our servers. Site icons in the extension load from Google’s public favicon service, which sees the domains of your rules.
Can I back up my rules or move them to another computer?
Yes. Export all rules, passages and settings to a JSON file, then import it anywhere. When importing you choose to add only new rules, add and update matching ones, or replace everything.
Close the tab. Open your goals.
Install Redirect in ten seconds. Your future self already said thanks.