Reviews for LeechBlock NG
LeechBlock NG by James Anderson
1,656 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13492310, 7 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13489341, 7 years agoCan't I register a local page to "the page to show instead of these blocked sites"?
I entered the path of the page but it didn't work...
I entered like this "file:///G:/path/file.html" but nothing happened.
I understand! Thank you for your kindness!!Developer response
posted 7 years agoI did some research and it looks like Firefox 57 won't allow extensions to open local files. :(
https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/opening-links-to-local-files-file/16449/7 - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13489102, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Naresh, 7 years agoThis extension is a complete lifesaver! Thanks a lot for all the effort you have put into this.
However, I have temporarily reduced a star in the rating because I noticed that your latest update requires permission to 'Download files and read & modify my download history' and I wasn't completely sure why that was needed. Can you please shed some light on this?
EDIT: Thanks a lot for the quick reply! That commit explains the changed permissions.Developer response
posted 7 years agoHappy to explain. Access to the download manager was needed for the export options function (implemented in v0.4). Given the constraints of WebExtensions, the easiest way to deliver a file to the user is via downloads. You can confirm from the source code (available on GitHub) that this is the only use of the download manager. - Rated 1 out of 5by stefanf, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ikiam, 7 years agoThank you, One of my prefer addons, BUT please the feature putting a difficult challenge to enter to the options is important, otherwise it is difficult not to fall into the temptation (SOLVED)
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13000569, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Benjamin Bach, 7 years agoTHANKS! I've been a happy user of LeechBlock for about six months, and the NG version arrived just in time for Firefox 57 to come out. James Anderson, you're making me more productive and a happier person because I'm less exposed to the never-ending flow of bad news and nonsense of mass media... the guilty, non-focused 5-minute attention span of sudden twitter feed wrath... which I now block for most of the day. Hurray! Instead I can focus on reading more indepth news at appropriate times.
The NG (NextGen) version takes advantage of WebExtension features by appropriately reporting which data it needs access to and control over. This is a huge step forwards. It also installs faster and options panel seems more responsive.
I installed it and it worked first time -- I configured it, and it triggered first time I tried visiting a blocked site... without having to restart Firefox!
A few users have started reviewing a work-in-progress and complaining about features that are being developed or have arrived shortly after. You people should participate in development on Github instead. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 11483598, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by PantherMan594, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by RandomEngy, 7 years agoThanks for updating it for Quantum! I tried a couple other focus blocker extensions and they are garbage compared to this one.
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13453540, 7 years agoThe new countdown timer is obnoxious and can't seem to be turned off. I don't need a countdown to the next time my filters are going to activate. I block all websites after a certain time of night and for this use case it's just an annoyance.
Developer response
posted 7 years agoThanks for the feedback. I will add an option to hide the timer in the next release. - Rated 4 out of 5by knightontherim, 7 years agoI've been using LeechBlock for years and I'm glad James has made it v57 compatible, but I really miss the access control tab. The lack of it really limits the functionality of the add-on. Nevertheless, this is the best program of its kind that I've ever found.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13300540, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13300540, 7 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13438191, 7 years agoGreat productivity tool! Lots of customization options without being overly complex. Open source using the WebExtensions API to support the latest versions of Firefox.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Pike, 7 years agoAbsolutely the best extension of its kind. I tried a lot of alternatives while waiting for the new WebExtensions version and none of them do what I want the way this one does. Easy to use and very customizable... works great! Huge props to the dev for porting it over to the new version.
- Rated 5 out of 5by sidedishes, 7 years agoA lifesaver! Had already procrastinated my whole day on this paper. Thanks to LeechBlock I didn't also procrastinate through the night. It's great as a small little reminder to get back to work when opening up Facebook's become so instinctual. I'm glad this addon made it through the switch to WebExtensions.
Would be nice to have a quick toggle for turning on/off different block sets rather than disabling the extension or messing with the when-to-block time period/limit logic. - Rated 4 out of 5by Philipp, 7 years agoWorks well. A bit of UI work in the settings to make it less confusing to use would be nice -- but that doesn't make this addon less useful.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13423477, 7 years agoBest productivity tool! Thank you so much for updating to the new extensions API; I know it's not the easiest thing.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13422188, 7 years agoHow do I begin to say how useful Leechblock is? It is by far the best tool out there to manage my internet use. It takes a little more to customize, but it's the best!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12338007, 7 years agoWao, so nice to see it come back. Works like a charm