FocusBrew is a Chrome extension designed to enhance productivity during work sessions. It includes a Pomodoro timer, task management, and site blocking features. You can customize work and break durations, organize tasks, block distracting websites, and use features like a sticky timer, dark mode, and sound controls.
Features
Customizable Work Sessions
Boost your focus with customizable work sessions with breaks. Set your ideal work and break durations to maximize productivity.
Task Management
Organize your to-dos efficiently within the extension. Create, prioritize, and track tasks to stay on top of your workload.
Site Blocker
Stay focused by blocking distracting websites during work sessions. Add time-wasting sites to your blacklist for distraction-free work.
Sticky Timer
Keep time awareness with a draggable mini-timer. Enable the sticky timer to always keep track of your session progress.
Dark Mode
Protect your eyes and work comfortably in any lighting condition. Toggle dark mode for a more comfortable viewing experience at night.
Sound Controls
Customize your work environment with optional sound notifications. Adjust notification sounds to suit your preferences and work style.
Focus Time
Set your ideal focus duration. Recommended starting with 25-minute sessions for optimal productivity.
Optimize Your Cycle
Repeat the focus-break cycle. After 4 rounds, reward yourself with a longer 15-30 minute break to maintain peak performance.
Deep Work
Immerse yourself in your tasks, free from distractions, using time-wasting site blockers to keep you on track.
Recharge with a Break
Take a short 5-minute break to refresh your mind. Step away from your screen and stretch for best results.
Task Categories
Revolutionize your workflow with task organization. Coming Q3 2024.
Analytics Dashboard
Gain superpowered insights into your productivity patterns. Coming Q3 2024.
UI Overhaul, Site Blocking, and Performance Boost
Update version 1.1.0 includes a new UI design, site blocking capabilities, and improved performance. Released on 2024-10-21.
The 52-17 Method
52 minutes of focused work followed by 17 minutes of rest, optimizing productivity by extending the work period for those who find 25 minutes too short.
The Flowtime Technique
Work until your focus wanes, then take a break proportional to the work time, allowing natural rhythms and flow states.
The Ultradian Rhythm Method
Involves 90-minute focused work sessions followed by 20-30 minute breaks, based on the body's natural cycles.
The Personal Pomodoro
Customize the classic 25-5 split to suit your needs, experimenting with different work-break ratios like 30-8 or 45-15.
The Pomodoro Sprints
Four back-to-back Pomodoros (100 minutes of work) followed by a 20-30 minute break, ideal for deep work sessions.
Site Blocking
Implement robust site blocking functionality to enhance focus during work sessions. Offers a user-friendly interface for managing blocked sites.
UI Enhancements
Complete overhaul of the blocked website screen for improved usability and aesthetics.
Performance Optimizations
Significantly reduce extension load time, optimize data storage and retrieval for faster operation, and improve overall responsiveness of the extension.
Timer Accuracy Improvement
Resolve issues with timer accuracy to ensure precise time tracking.
Website Compatibility
Address compatibility issues with certain websites to ensure smooth operation.