Choose the distraction
Add Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, or any site that regularly breaks your focus.
A smarter way back to focus
Turn distraction
into direction.
FocusDetour gives distracting websites a short daily allowance—then redirects you to the productive destination you chose.
✓ No account✓ Local-first✓ Your rules
FocusDetourTurn distraction into direction.
TODAY'S ALLOWANCE10:00
Open a configured site to start its timer.
1redirect today
5enabled rules
DAILY LIMITS10 MIN EACH
F
facebook.com→ leetcode.com
I
instagram.com→ roadmap.sh
Y
youtube.com→ your course
Manage redirects
THE SMALL LOOP THAT STEALS BIG TIME
“I only opened it for a minute.”
One intentional detourcan turn that reflex into progress.
Simple by design
Three steps from impulse
to intention.
You stay in control. FocusDetour simply remembers the plan when your attention forgets.
Set a useful detour
Pair each distracting site with a destination that moves you forward—your DSA course, reading list, or project board.
Use your daily allowance
You still get 10 intentional minutes. When the allowance ends, FocusDetour redirects the next visit automatically.
New in version 1.1.0
Redirect the habit.
Simplify the video.
FocusDetour now gives you two clear ways to protect your attention. Productive Redirects manage distracting websites, while YouTube Focus keeps useful videos without the surrounding noise.
↗PRODUCTIVE REDIRECTS
A gentle limit, then a useful next step.
Choose a distracting site, set its daily allowance, and select where FocusDetour should take you when the time ends.
VISITfacebook.com→REDIRECTLearning roadmap
▶YOUTUBE FOCUS
Keep the lesson. Remove the pull.
Enable only the controls you want. The feature stays off until you choose to turn it on and allow access to YouTube pages.
✓ Clean distractions✓ Hide sidebar✓ Hide comments✓ Block Shorts✓ Lock video
Clear permission flow
How YouTube Focus works
You decide when FocusDetour can change a YouTube page. Access is limited to YouTube and can be removed from Chrome at any time.
Turn on YouTube Focus from the extension.
Allow access to YouTube pages only.
FocusDetour changes the page layout using your settings.
Your settings stay inside Chrome
No FocusDetour account. No YouTube account access. No browsing-history or page-data upload.
Built for real habits
Structure that supports you—not fights you.
FocusDetour adds a small pause between autopilot and action, without turning your browser into a punishment.
10 minutesDefault daily social allowance
Gentle, not extreme
Keep a small daily allowance instead of blocking everything immediately.
Your rules
Create different productive destinations for different distracting websites.
Fresh start daily
Usage resets each day so yesterday never becomes a permanent penalty.
Private by design
Extension rules and usage stay in Chrome. No account, ads, or data selling.
Privacy without detours
Your focus data stays yours.
Everything the extension needs—your rules, settings, daily usage, and YouTube Focus choices—stays locally in Chrome. We do not collect, sell, share, or analyze it.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
Does FocusDetour block social media completely?+
No. You choose a daily allowance—10 minutes by default. After it is used, visits follow your productive redirect rule.
Can I choose my own destination?+
Yes. Each rule can point to the exact learning page, task list, documentation, or project you want to open instead.
Does it track my browsing history?+
No. FocusDetour only checks the active tab URL to match your rules. It does not collect or transmit your browsing history.
Can FocusDetour access my YouTube account?+
No. YouTube Focus changes only what appears on YouTube pages. It runs locally in Chrome and does not access your account or upload your page data.
Help shape FocusDetour
Found an issue—or have a better idea?
Send a support request, report a bug, or suggest an improvement. Please do not include passwords, private account details, or sensitive personal information.
Separate from extension data
This form cannot see your FocusDetour rules, usage, browsing history, or YouTube activity.
Productive redirects
Your next distraction
can become your next step.
Start with productive redirects. Enable YouTube Focus only if you want it.
Add FocusDetour to Chrome