Is StayFocusd – Website Blocker & Focus Timer & Shorts Blocker safe to install?
StayFocusd – Website Blocker & Focus Timer & Shorts Blocker asks for 6 browser permissions and declares no blanket site access. We do not audit code and we do not judge intent; what we can show is what the listing declares and whether that has changed while we have been watching.
Chrome extension by ST Pulse · Productivity · Workflow
What the developer says, and 5 screenshots
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At a glance
Facts, not a score: an ad blocker needs every page and a theme needs nothing, so one number would be wrong about both. Each fact links to its detail.
- Site access
- No site access
- Data collection
- 3 kinds of data declared
- Upkeep
- Updated 2 days ago
- Audience
- 700k users · 4.4/5
What data it declares
The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:
- Web history the list of pages you visit
- User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring
- Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open
The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.
The listing links to a privacy policy.
This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
What Chrome asks you to allow
When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:
- Read your browsing history
- Display notifications
Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.
What it can reach
No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.
Reaches your browsing data or every site
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See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Worth knowing
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Sign you in with a Google account
identity -
See when you navigate between pages
webNavigation
Routine for an extension
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Schedule work to run later
alarms -
Show you notifications
notifications -
Store data in your browser
storage
Who uses it and how it is kept up
700k users
- 2026-08-31700k
- 2026-09-03700kreleased 4.6.12
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- 2026-09-09700kreleased 4.6.13
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- 2026-10-03700kreleased 4.6.15
- Last updated in the store 2 days ago, on 2026-10-02.
- We have seen 4 new versions in the last 90 days.
What the store shows
- Featured The store's badge for extensions that follow its recommended practices for Chrome extensions.
- Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.
- Trader The publisher has declared itself a trader under EU rules.
Has it asked for more over time?
This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.
The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
Versions we have seen
- Version 4.6.15
- Version 4.6.14
- Version 4.6.13
- Version 4.6.12
Who publishes it
ST Pulse, who publishes 3 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2010-01-19 and was last updated on 2026-10-02.
How to check or remove it in Chrome
- Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
- Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
- To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.
Questions people ask
- What can StayFocusd – Website Blocker & Focus Timer & Shorts Blocker access?
- No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own. It declares 6 browser permissions.
- What data does StayFocusd – Website Blocker & Focus Timer & Shorts Blocker collect?
- The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: Web history, User activity, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.
- Has StayFocusd – Website Blocker & Focus Timer & Shorts Blocker asked for more permissions over time?
- The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.
- Does StayFocusd – Website Blocker & Focus Timer & Shorts Blocker publish a privacy policy?
- Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.
We read the public store listing once a day and keep what it declared. We do not install the extension, do not audit its code, do not judge its intent and publish no contact details for its developer. Last read on 2026-10-03.
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