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Dev tools · January 17, 2026

Zeno

Block distractions based on your task, not time.

Zeno launched on January 17, 2026 with 3 votes, #5,632 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

What it does

Most distraction blockers depend on timers and blocklists that are easy to bypass. This Chrome extension works differently. You tell it what you are working on, and it blocks anything unrelated for as long as that task is active. No schedules, no resets. YouTube is made task-safe instead of fully blocked by hiding Shorts, recommendations, comments, autoplay, and thumbnails, while keeping useful search results and videos. Everything runs locally with a simple setup and clear blocking logic.

A extension to kill all your distractions. Contribute to Saurish-0x/Zeno development by creating an account on GitHub.

Zeno is a Chrome extension that helps you stay focused on your task by automatically blocking irrelevant websites and filtering YouTube distractions. git clone https://github.com/saurish-0x/zeno.git cd zeno/Code/Beta \ V.10 3. Setup for Chrome (or Edge, Brave) Switch Manifest: ./setup.sh chrome Load the Extension: Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/ . Toggle Developer mode in the top-right corner. Click Load unpacked and select this folder. 4. Setup for Firefox Switch Manifest: ./setup.sh firefox Load the Extension: Open Firefox and navigate to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox . Click Load Temporary Add-on... . Select the manifest.json file from this folder.…from github.com

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