Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to AskBlocker

Browser extensions that keep permission requests in check

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. AskBlocker launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Block Website Notification Requests▲124

   Chrome extension to block website notification requests

   2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Extension-blocking domains removed by threat from other blacklists▲614

   Chrome extension which blocks requests to sites which have used legal threats to remove themselves from other blacklists. - paulgb/BarbBlock

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Block Facebook▲178

   Chrome Extension that protects your privacy by blocking FB

   2018 · sarimhaq.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SiteBlocker▲112

   Block distractions & stay focused | Chrome/Firefox extension

   2025 · blockodile.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Impulse. ▲418

   Control your focus, block websites during time slots

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Overlay Blocker▲75

   Make Chrome smarter, able to detect and stop overlay popups

   2016 · overlayblock.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Caverna▲165

   Website Blocker

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cooker Blocker Safari Extension▲73

   Upgrade your privacy by blocking cookies from sites

   2021 · cookie.sufiyanyasa.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PawBlock▲69

   Browser extension that blocks distracting sites

   2017 · pawblock.dannyguo.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Extension Police▲115

    Police your chrome extensions

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Block Websites on Chrome▲20

    Block distracting websites on the Chrome browser

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Where Adblock+ injects 20K CSS rules, HTTPSB injects one▲221

    Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. - Adblock Plus memory consumption · gorhill/httpswitchboard Wiki

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TunnelBear Chrome extension▲84

    TunnelBear for Chrome to get around blocked websites

    2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14BY
    Block yourself from the Internet until you write or code each day▲118

    2012 · blockr.me · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Baitblock▲75

    Adblock for distractions

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Let's encourage ad blocking▲92

    We check for and encourage the use of an ad blocker.

    2016 · blockads.fivefilters.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FocusMe▲63

    Most powerful app and website blocker

    2018 · focusme.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HNBlocker – Chrome extension that lets you block other HN users▲38

    2013 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    UnDistracted▲134

    Selectively block features of time wasting sites in chrome

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    LockIn MCP▲116

    I was tired of how bad distraction blockers are so I built my own. LockIn lets AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.) block websites by editing the system hosts file directly via MCP tools (via a secure cloudflare bridge). Why? Because chrome extensions don't work. Blocking it natively makes it unbypassable, and having your agent gatekeep your focus is the ultimate cheat code. Since everyone is using AI agents nowadays, but most people start scrolling or Reddit while waiting for Claude Code to finish, giving them control over your focus solves that. The MCP server exposes four tools:…

    Jun 2026 · lockinmcp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Focus Dude▲88

    Block any websites so you can focus on the web

    2021 · asyrafff.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reflex Blocker▲89

    Stop your fingers from taking you to the wrong website

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23BA
    Baitblock – A free Chrome extension like Adblock but for distractions▲34

    2020 · baitblock.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Easy Blocker▲11

    Simple website blocker for chrome

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →