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Best alternatives to Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing (2026)

6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Pause, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Pause: reviews, users and permissionsBest Tools extensions

Pause - Stop Mindless Browsing today

≈10K users4.4★ from 124 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions

Pause alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Mindful Browsing

    Beautifully interrupts mindless browsing, and gets you back to your life.

    ≈6K users4.4★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions
    • About 1.7× fewer users than Pause
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  2. 2

    focusmode - Stay Focused, Be Present

    Pause and decide mindfully how long you want to spend on distracting sites.

    ≈10K users4.6★ from 322 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago8 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Pause
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  3. 3

    Otto: Pomodoro timer & Website Blocker. Block sites, Focus mindfully

    Otto is a mindful focus timer and website blocker. Block websites, work mindfully with the Pomodoro timer. Be mindful while working.

    ≈60K users4.7★ from 665 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago10 permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Pause
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 3)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Otto alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    AppBlock - Block sites & Stay focused

    Block distracting webs and stay focused on your work.

    ≈60K users4.6★ from 881 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago7 permissions
    • About 6.0× more users than Pause
    • Rated 0.2 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
    • Listed under Well-being
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  5. 5

    Browsing Protection

    Extension for protecting encrypted browsing with security products.

    ≈2M users3.3★ from 599 ratingsUpdated 8 days ago9 permissions
    • About 200× more users than Pause
    • Rated 1.1 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 3)
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  6. 6

    Monochromate - The Best Grayscale Extension

    Transform your web browsing with grayscale filter, site exclusions, and scheduling to reduce digital distractions doomscrolling

    ≈4K users4.8★ from 29 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Pause
    • Rated 0.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
    • Listed under Well-being
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Pause alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Pause?

By users, the most popular alternative is Browsing Protection with ≈2M users and a 3.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Mindful Browsing.

Which Pause alternative has the best rating?

Otto: Pomodoro timer & Website Blocker. Block sites, Focus mindfully has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 665 ratings.

How many alternatives to Pause are there?

We list 6 close alternatives to Pause on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.