ultrafocus

A dead simple CLI tool to block distracting websites and boost productivity. Customize your blacklist, focus on tasks, and reclaim your time.

Installation

Download the latest binary from the releases page or use go install:

go install github.com/plutov/ultrafocus@latest

Usage

ultrafocus needs sudo to modify /etc/hosts file. It won't affect your existing configuration, the changes made by ultrafocus are separated by #ultrafocus:start/end comments.

sudo ultrafocus

ultrafocus also runs a server on 127.0.0.1:80 where all the requests are redirected to. This page shows a random motivational message.

Supported platforms

• macOS
• Linux
• Windows

Default blacklist

Social Media

• facebook.com
• instagram.com
• twitter.com
• tiktok.com
• snapchat.com
• pinterest.com
• linkedin.com
• reddit.com
• imgur.com
• youtube.com
• whatsapp.com
• telegram.org
• discord.com

News

• bbc.com
• cnn.com
• aljazeera.com
• theguardian.com
• nytimes.com
• google.com/news
• apple.news

Games

• steampowered.com
• origin.com
• epicgames.com
• battle.net
• playstation.com
• xbox.com
• miniclip.com
• armorgames.com
• kongregate.com

Run tests

go test -v -race ./...