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Best alternatives to Present (2026)

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

Present: reviews, users and permissionsBest Workflow & Planning extensions

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≈5K users4.5★ from 271 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago8 permissions

Present alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    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
    • About 2.0× more users than Present
    • Updated more recently
    focusmode alternativesCompare side by side
  2. 2

    Forest: stay focused, be present

    Stay focused in a pleasant way.

    ≈900K users3.0★ from 1.4K ratingsUpdated 6 days ago10 permissions
    • About 180× more users than Present
    • Rated 1.4 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 8)
    Forest alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    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 12× more users than Present
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 8)
    • Listed under Well-being
    AppBlock alternativesCompare side by side
  4. 4

    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 12× more users than Present
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 8)
    Otto alternativesCompare side by side
  5. 5

    5-Minute Mental Reset

    A quick breathing and gratitude exercise to reset your mind. Based on research by Sam Liberty.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 9 ratingsNo special permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Present
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 8)
    • Listed under Well-being
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Present alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Present?

By users, the most popular alternative is Forest: stay focused, be present with ≈900K users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is focusmode - Stay Focused, Be Present.

Which Present 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.

Is there a Present alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

5-Minute Mental Reset asks for 0 permissions, against 8 for Present.

How many alternatives to Present are there?

We list 5 close alternatives to Present 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.