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24 alternatives to Break 5

Unblock blocked websites for 5 minutes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Break 5 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Focus▲221

   A Mac app to block distracting websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cold Turkey▲85

   Temporarily block unproductive sites while working

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   UBlock▲79

   Fastest Ads Blocker

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4PA
   Pesky Adblock – Blocks site access to visitors without an adblocker▲119

   2018 · gitgud.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Nomoresurf▲87

   Block distracting websites & make it harder to unblock them

   2022 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   UBlock▲129

   Fastest Ads Blocker

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7F
   FuckFuckAdblock▲353

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   1Blocker for Mac▲162

   The best Safari content blocker for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Self Control (Mac)▲154

   Avoid distracting websites

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Radio Silence▲259

    Monitor & block apps that make unwanted network connections.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11MW
    Min – web browser with better search and built-in ad blocking▲151

    2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12NC
    No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners▲254

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wajam VPN▲55

    Unblock US content on iOS and integrate social search

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quiet▲90

    Block annoying parts of the web

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Armor▲98

    Block adult content & ads in Safari.

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16AB
    A blocklist to remove spam and bad websites from search results▲225

    Hi HN! I've been fed up with search results so much that I decided to make a giant blocklist to remove garbage links by using uBlacklist. I browsed other blocklists and wasn't very satisfied from what exists now; the goal of this one is to be super organized and transparent, explaining why each site was blocked via issues. Contributions welcome! Even though around 100 domains are blocked so far, I already noticed a big improvement in casual searches. You'd be surprised how some AI generated websites can dominate the #1 page on DuckDuckGo.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    1Blocker for Mac 3.0▲123

    Block unwanted content in Safari

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18LS
    Let's encourage ad blocking▲92

    2016 · blockads.fivefilters.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    1Blocker for Mac▲11

    Block ads, tracking scripts, anything. Now for Mac.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SaferVPN for Chrome▲115

    Unblock sites and browse anonymously for free

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blockstack▲128

    A new internet for decentralized apps

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BlockBlock▲84

    Block persistently installed apps and services.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hide & Seek▲75

    A Safari content blocker extension to improve your privacy

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Crumble▲75

    Prevent sites from tracking you across the web

    2015 · its alternatives →

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