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Chrome extension by purvaap17 · Productivity · Workflow

  • Established publisher

A Chrome extension in Productivity · Workflow with 152 users, barely installed.

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns.

What the developer says, and 4 screenshots

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Users
152
Rating
4.8 (5 ratings)
Users, last 17 days
-10
Rating, last 30 days
Not watched long enough to say
Version
1.2.1
Updated in the store
2026-09-17
Published
2026-04-09
Manifest
V3
Browser access
4 permissions, 2 site patterns

How it has moved

Users
-10 since 01.09
152-165 · 9 readings
2026-09-05: gained the good publisher record badge2026-09-15: released 1.2.02026-09-17: released 1.2.1
  1. 2026-09-01162
  2. 2026-09-03164
  3. 2026-09-04158
  4. 2026-09-06161
  5. 2026-09-07156
  6. 2026-09-08160
  7. 2026-09-09165
  8. 2026-09-15157released 1.2.0
  9. 2026-09-17152released 1.2.1
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 4.80 · 9 readings
2026-09-05: gained the good publisher record badge2026-09-15: released 1.2.02026-09-17: released 1.2.1
  1. 2026-09-01reviews5rating4.80
  2. 2026-09-03reviews5rating4.80
  3. 2026-09-04reviews5rating4.80
  4. 2026-09-06reviews5rating4.80
  5. 2026-09-07reviews5rating4.80
  6. 2026-09-08reviews5rating4.80
  7. 2026-09-09reviews5rating4.80
  8. 2026-09-15reviews5rating4.80released 1.2.0
  9. 2026-09-17reviews5rating4.80released 1.2.1
Users
-10 since 01.09
152-165 · 9 readings
2026-09-05: gained the good publisher record badge2026-09-15: released 1.2.02026-09-17: released 1.2.1
  1. 2026-09-01162
  2. 2026-09-03164
  3. 2026-09-04158
  4. 2026-09-06161
  5. 2026-09-07156
  6. 2026-09-08160
  7. 2026-09-09165
  8. 2026-09-15157released 1.2.0
  9. 2026-09-17152released 1.2.1
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 4.80 · 9 readings
2026-09-05: gained the good publisher record badge2026-09-15: released 1.2.02026-09-17: released 1.2.1
  1. 2026-09-01reviews5rating4.80
  2. 2026-09-03reviews5rating4.80
  3. 2026-09-04reviews5rating4.80
  4. 2026-09-06reviews5rating4.80
  5. 2026-09-07reviews5rating4.80
  6. 2026-09-08reviews5rating4.80
  7. 2026-09-09reviews5rating4.80
  8. 2026-09-15reviews5rating4.80released 1.2.0
  9. 2026-09-17reviews5rating4.80released 1.2.1

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What it can reach

Specific sites only: 2 match patterns.

  • https://www.youtube.com/*
  • https://m.youtube.com/*
  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
  • Schedule work to run later alarms
  • Show you notifications notifications
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  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

Version history

  1. Version 1.2.1
  2. Version 1.2.0 · Asked for more permissions (6, was 5)

What changed recently

  1. Package size changed
  2. Released version 1.2.1 (was 1.2.0)
  3. Package size changed
Show the remaining 3
  1. Asked for more permissions (6, was 5)
  2. Released version 1.2.0 (was 1.1.0)
  3. Store badges changed

The publisher

purvaap17.

Like this one

Listings the catalog judges closest in what they say they do.

  1. UnTubed Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 6 users
  2. Better Youtube: Reduce Distraction Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 15 users ★ 1.0
  3. ClearView for YouTube Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 103 users ★ 4.6
  4. ClearFeed - Focus & Time Tracker Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 3 users (last published figure)
  5. VoidTube - YouTube Distraction Blocker Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 7 users

The top 5 only. The full comparison, with why each one is close, is on the alternatives page; ranking a whole neighbourhood by your own criteria is in the app.

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