LeechBlock

LeechBlock is a browser extension that prevents you from accessing websites you've deemed distracting or otherwise injurious. It has a host of configuration options, including:

• the option to blur a site or render it in grayscale instead of blocking it completely.
• the option to block sites only at certain times of day, or to limit how long you can spend on a site in a given time period.
• alternative pages to display if you visit a blocked site.

Usage Ideas

YouTubeless YouTube

You can configure LeechBlock to open youtube video links in the rivendell.neocities.org player. This has a few advantages:

• No ads
• No Google trackers or cookies
• No YouTube comments

Here's what my config looks like:

The relevant parts are:

• The list of URLs to block contains *.youtube.com/watch
• The time period is 0000-2400 (click the all day button)
• All days are selected
• The URL of the page to show instead of the blocked site is https://rivendell.neocities.org/watch#$U.