SelfControlApp/selfcontrol
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:skull: Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart – you must wait for the timer to run out.
14 mentions on Hacker News by 14 people: 1 story, 13 comments · first 2014-12-15 · latest 2025-07-16
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for MacOs https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol
comment by roflchoppa · 2025-07-16 · in 'Gentle parenting' my smartphone addiction -
It’s open source too: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/
comment by __ryan__ · 2022-05-31 · in SelfControl – Free Mac app to help avoid distracting websites -
…nicely done, free open source program that does the same thing. https://selfcontrolapp.com/ . Code: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/
comment by BMorearty · 2021-12-18 · in Internet addiction and the habit of book reading -
…back and forth for a while. --- The whole FAQ is worth reading, but that one just cracked me up. https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/wiki/FAQ “Until that timer expires, you will be unable to access those sites—even if you restart…
comment by tambourine_man · 2020-07-25 · in Noprocrast (2010) -
…my smartwatch i use pomodoro timer to keep me productive. I'ts hard and i fail a lot but it helps. https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol
comment by disiplus · 2020-02-17 · in Launch HN: Motion (YC W20) – defense against online distractions and addictions -
Thank you! This is exactly what I'm looking for. Versions for Windows and Linux https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/wiki/FAQ
comment by pplonski86 · 2020-02-04 · in Ask HN: Is it technically possible to create Log Me Out for 3rd party services? -
…but which took recurring payments in order to support an engineer making continual improvements. https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/issues?q=is%3A... ------- By the way, there exists some similar fintech for substance…
comment by afarrell · 2019-08-09 · in America’s social-media addiction is getting worse -
I have a similar strategy and highly recommend Self Control App: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/ Once I started blocking sites from myself I realized I was reflexively jumping over to distraction sites, particularly when I…
comment by csharpminor · 2017-11-21 · in Modern Media Is a DoS Attack on Free Will -
I use this app to block websites when I'm trying to work: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol It's amazing how reflexive opening a tab and going to your favorite distraction is. I also make sure to put my phone silenced and out…
comment by smokeyj · 2017-07-07 · in Why I deleted my Facebook account -
What's clicked for me is: https://selfcontrolapp.com/ It's an open source project either: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/ What I do is, essentially, the following: every day at around 0-1 am (before I go to sleep) I set a…
comment by mesmerizingsnow · 2016-09-21 · in I Used to Be a Human Being -
There's also a Linux version https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/wiki/FAQ
comment by givan · 2015-04-13 · in Distraction is a kind of obesity of the mind -
…the same API. Fortunately I'd only set the timer for a short while so I just had to wait it out. † https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/wiki/FAQ#q-oth...
comment by dyadic · 2014-12-15 · in Focus – Steal back your productivity -
Here's an open source alternative: https://github.com/SelfControlApp/selfcontrol/
comment by jefftchan · 2014-12-15 · in Focus – Steal back your productivity