Your focus,
your excuses —
locked out.
Distraction Blocker runs Pomodoro focus sessions that block the websites and apps you choose. And here's the twist: while a focus session is running, the blocker cannot be turned off — the only way out is restarting your PC.
Once focus starts, there is no off switch.
Every other blocker has a back door — a pause button, a settings page, an uninstall. Distraction Blocker doesn't. While a focus session is running, it can't be stopped, closed, or bypassed. The only escape hatch is restarting your entire PC — and if you're willing to do that just to scroll, that's a conversation to have with yourself.
Stopping is allowed only during breaks — when it's supposed to be.
Four steps between you and deep work
Built on the Pomodoro technique: focused sprints, short breaks, repeat. You set the rhythm once — the app enforces it.
Set your rhythm
Choose focus length, break length, and how many cycles to run. Set cycles to 0 for an infinite session — if you dare.
Pick your poison
Add the websites and desktop apps that steal your time — YouTube, Instagram, Slack, games, anything.
Hit Start
The timer begins and everything on your list goes dark. Blocked sites won't load, blocked apps won't open. No exceptions, no pause button.
Get notified, take a break
When a focus session ends, a notification tells you break time has started — apps and sites unlock so you can breathe. Then the next cycle begins.
Simple on the surface. Ruthless underneath.
No dashboards, no streaks, no gamification. One window, one job: keep you working until the timer says otherwise.
Pomodoro cycles
Classic focus-and-break loops with custom durations. Run a set number of cycles or go infinite with 0.
Blocks websites and apps
One list for distracting sites, one for desktop apps. Both are enforced the moment focus begins.
No escape during focus
The blocker can't be stopped mid-session. Quitting requires a full PC restart — friction that keeps you honest.
Session notifications
A notification pops up the moment a session ends, so you know exactly when the break starts and everything is usable again.
Real breaks
During breaks everything unlocks — check messages, grab coffee, watch that video. When focus resumes, the walls go back up.
Light and private
A small native Windows app. No account, no sign-in, no data leaving your machine.
Questions, answered
What if I really need to stop a focus session?
Is it really free?
Is it safe? Why does Windows warn me?
How do I know when a session ends?
Which versions of Windows are supported?
Does it track what I do?
Your next deep-work session starts now
Download, add your distractions to the list, and press Start. The rest takes care of itself.