Essay: The Fallacy of Digital Detox

A little friend for your big mind

Otto is a focus timer with an built-in blocker that helps you be focused, mindful and accountable while you work.

  • Unlimited Focus Sessions

  • Block websites during sessions

  • Create 3 Task timers

  • Fully local and Private

  • and more...



Okay that's cool but how does this work?

Focus

Distracted

Finish

Death

When you want to focus, start the focus timer and Otto will block all the websites in your blocklist.


So...it's a game? Well yeah, but you can also do so much more

Focus Sessions

Split your time into manageable chunks. For example, work for 45 minutes and take a 5-minute break. The timer recurs until you stop it.

Website Blocking

Websites in the blocklist will be blocked when you start a focus session. You can add any number of websites to your blocklist without restriction.

Task Sessions

Task sessions let you name your tasks, they are a way to remind you what your working on. Task timers are just your regular todo lists + a focus timer.

Privacy you can trust

Otto doesn't snoop, steal, store or sell your data. Your data always remains in your browser. You're privacy is intact.


Feeling lazy? Here's a command bar you can open anywhere.

Run commands from anywhere. Use the command bar to start a Focus timer, create tasks, or set up custom sessions. Very handy for productivity without any distruptions.

Otto's command bar opened on pinterest

Start Focus Timers

Use the Start Pomodoro option from the menu to quickly start a timer with existing configurations.

Create Custom Timers

Use the @start command to quickly create custom Pomodoro sessions.

Add tasks

Use the @create command to quickly create tasks and add them to your list.


Overwhelmed and feeling stuck? Need a little nudge to get started?

Nudges help you get over that block. Nudges are quick reminders that trigger a short 5 minute focus session. You can set them for any time you want.

nudge notification
nudge try again popup

Auto Block

Setup autoblock to automatically block websites after you spend a certain amount of time on them. Particularly useful when you browse mindlessly.

One-off Sessions

Not a fan of recurring focus sessions? No worries, just toggle one-off mode in the session and the focus timer will run only once.

Break mode unblock

By default, Otto blocks websites even during break-mode. To bypass that, you can enable break mode to let you browse during a break session.

Customize Sounds

Don't like the default ding sound at the end of sessions? You can pick a different sound to suit your needs.

Auto Start

Use the Auto-start workflow when you feel lazy to start a focus session but you know you should. Set up the rule to trigger a focus session on a website you visit often.


What people say

"This extension is AmAzInG. I'm one of those people who always get distracted every 5 minutes and goes wandering off to a random site. However, with this wonderful creation my focus is next level. Otto blocks sites, lets you customize the sound, and works along with you. I love this extension and will use actively."
Amy
"Absolutely love the extension; such a life savior! Besides having all the functionalities for a pomodoro timer (like letting you set how much time you allot for working and resting), it just has the best animation! I LOVE that Otto is working out alongside me. And the page blocker is great. "
Thais
"Best focus timer extension I've ever used"
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All features on Otto Pro

Not ready to upgrade yet? You can still use most of these features on the Free version with generous access.


Unlimited Task Timers

Unlimited Nugdes

Usage analytics

Unlimited Autoblocks

Lifetime updates

More coming soon+


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