Reviews for LeechBlock NG
LeechBlock NG by James Anderson
1,652 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14783103, 6 years agoLeechBlock is a great, simple, flexible app. I've started to become very concioius of what information (news, social media, video, etc) I'm consuming and so many "time wasting" websites become habits that are hard to break. LeechBlock really helps me recover my time an effective way.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Krats Ynot, 6 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Timothy Aditya Sutantyo, 6 years agoHello, it's been 20:08 GMT + 7, and I set all my blocked site to be unblocked at 19:00, but none of them have been unblocked. May I know what timezone this app use, so I can adapt to it. Thanks.
Developer response
posted 6 years agoLB should honor the local time zone. Please post this as an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/proginosko/LeechBlockNG/issues - Rated 5 out of 5by Bill Peschel, 6 years agoThis is saving my writing career. Easy to set to block the sites I know I want to visit, while leaving the sites (like Google Books) that I need for research. Easy to disable (sometimes) if I want to spend my precious life energy on wasteful activities. But when it works, and I try to visit my verboten site, it shows the blocked access screen and I breath easy and refocus on work. Highly recommended.
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 14768295, 6 years agousually great but randomly stopped working 3 days ago
Developer response
posted 6 years agoThanks for the review! Please use support forums for troubleshooting issues. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12916690, 6 years agoI used to have a good experience with this addon and its older pre-FF57 incarnation, but these days it paralyses Firefox as soon as I install or enable it. Does it conflict with other addons or features e.g Firefox Containers? Firefox Sync?
running on KDE Neon (=Ubuntu)
Answering the developer: yes, I have hundreds of tabs open (most are suspended). That's probably the issue then, thanks for the advice. I'll move my rating from 2 to 4 stars as the addon itself is great.Developer response
posted 6 years agoNo known conflicts. Do you have many tabs open? Try selecting "Process only active tabs" under General options.
Update: v0.9.11 includes performance improvements which should make for a better experience. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14578792, 6 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14572796, 6 years agoI don't know how to temporaily override blocking set.
Developer response
posted 6 years agoSelect "Allow temporary override for these sites" for the relevant block set. Specify length of override period under General tab. Then, to activate override, select Override from toolbar menu. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14743366, 6 years agoHonestly, I created an account just to review this add-on. I know LeechBlock is very simple, yet it has greatly improved my work. I'm doing a PhD and should manage my time by my-self. Thus, I am free to procrastinate, which lead to very bad habits. I was introduced to LeechBlock by my girlfriend and it is doing an amazing job for me! I stopped thinking about procrastinating, am a more effective person in general and my work is beginning to lift off. Thanks!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Daniel Castilla, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14734657, 6 years agoI put this on for Reddit, Twitter and Youtube with 5 minute allowances every 4 hours. Works like a charm and has helped me really cut down on time spent
- Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 14730754, 6 years agoI'm productive now! though i wish you could set a 16 character random password for override, because i feel 32 is a bit too long
- Rated 4 out of 5by 11, 6 years agoIn firefox 66.0.2 I cannot update settings with the option " save & close " ... For some reason once has been closed up I can still joining blocked sites ... Can you actually check if this is happening ? I would appreciate if can be fixed up... Great add-on by the way. I would appreciate if you can answer me, thanks!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14118840, 6 years ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Tocoo, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14625831, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14670372, 6 years ago[EDIT]
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Thanks for your VERY reactive answer <3
Meanwhile, I found a trick that is even better in my case ; I set it up on 2 minutes every 15 minutes, and does not turn off the page (so if I stay with my work group and do not change conversation, I can still work.
Omg, I REALLY DO love your add-on !! Wish I could give more stars !!
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Does the job but a bit too perfectly as I set it up. I needed to stop Facebook. Well, it's done, and I'm glad with that.
But I need facebook/messages (Messenger) to keep working with some student groups ; is there a way to add some exceptions?
Thanks!
(I'd contribute if my bank account would allow me to.)Developer response
posted 6 years agoYes, you can add exceptions: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/faq/exceptions/ - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14663601, 6 years agoMuch needed! Should be an inbuilt feature in the browsers :D. I love the "Block Set" feature, thereby I can categorize my distraction websites and set different block times for each set.