Digital Habits: Focus

iOS Universel / Productivité

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*NOTE: WORKS WITHIN SAFARI, NOT THE APPS*: This app lets you control how YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. appears in the Safari browser. It does NOT change the apps, as this is not possible. 

To make using e.g. Instagram in the browser as convenient as the app, create an icon on your home screen to take you directly to the site in the browser. You can find instructions for how to do so when you open the app.

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ReDD Focus (formerly known as 'Viking Focus' and 'MindShield') is a browser extension for Safari we built to help ourselves be less distracted online.

It lets you hide distracting elements on any website, with ready-made options for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Google Search, and WhatsApp Web. For example, on YouTube you might want to hide recommended videos, on Facebook you might hide the newsfeed and ads in the sidebar, and on Google Search you might want to hide or highligt ads.

You have full control over what is hidden. Simply click the extension icon in the browser toolbar to select elements to hide, and save your preferred settings. To help hold yourself accountable, you can also add a delay time to change the settings.

Everywhere you go on the internet, something tries to grab your attention. This extension gives you back control. Enjoy!

- Ulrik, Konrad, Tiago, and the Centre for Digital Habits Team (see what we're up to at digitalhabits.org)

NOTE: the extension is open source and collects zero user data. See the source code, flag bugs, or submit suggestions for improvement at https://github.com/ulyngs/reddfocus-open-source

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

Hi folks,

This update comes with some exciting new features and helpful improvements!

Delay opening distracting websites:
- "Delay before a site opens": Take a breath and consider your intention online by choosing to delay opening certain websites. Toggle it per site from the Custom section.
- "Configurable delay length": Choose a delay between 5 and 600 seconds (default 10).
- "Shared unlock / delay message": The Settings “Unlock / delay message” appears on both the unlock countdown and the delay screen (default: “What's your intention?”).

Redirects to another page / website
- "Redirects when you open a website": Redirect yourself to either another page on the website via a relative link (e.g. /feed/subscriptions) or to another website (e.g. wikipedia.org). Toggle and add a redirect for the current website from the Custom section.
- "Redirects at a glance": See active redirects to your current page. Edit or delete them as you wish.
- "Infinite redirect protection": Redirects from site A to site B will not be allowed if there is already a redirect from site B to site A.

Other improvements:
- "Accessibility improvements": Extension-wide improvements for keyboard-only users.
- "Collapsible Custom section": Custom collapses by default on sites that already have pre-configured hide options, and expands by default on other sites; the open/closed state is remembered per site.
- "Custom section chrome": Eyebrow and chevron alignment cleaned up for the collapsible Custom header.
- "Theme (was Appearance)": Settings rename Appearance → Theme, with a chevron control and a tighter hit target on the selector.
- "UK greyscale spelling": Greyscale uses the UK spelling consistently.
- "Secondary text spacing": Line spacing and size for helper copy (e.g. YouTube preview tips) are easier to read when text wraps.
- "Numeric keyboard for number fields": Delay and similar numeric inputs use the numeric keyboard where appropriate.
- "Sheet no longer jumps to full height": Typing in popup inputs no longer forces the iOS sheet to expand to its maximum height.

Please keep suggesting improvements to the app - you can do so at https://github.com/ulyngs/reddfocus-open-source

We hope you're enjoying ReDD Focus!

- Ulrik, Tiago, & the Centre for Digital Habits Team
(digitalhabits.org)