Vacation Mode: Taking a break for a while

Vacation mode lets you take a short or long break from the app. When on vacation, Otto unblocks all websites and lets you access them for the duration of the vacation. It also disables any other rules you've setup.

How to turn on vacation mode

turning on vacation mode for otto

  1. Open the Otto popup
  2. Click on the Palm tree icon
  3. Pick a duration
  4. Click on the "start Vacation" button

Note: On the free version, you can take a vacation for upto 4 days. For longer days, you must upgrade to Pro

turning on vacation mode for otto

Here's what happens when vacation mode is active

  • All your blocked rules will be inactive
  • You should be able to start the pomodoro timer if you want, but the websites will not be blocked during the session
  • Otto's bond with you will pause, and will not decay. You will also not gain any points during this period.

Turning off Vacation mode

turning off vacatoin mode for Otto

Click on the "End your vacation" button manually to end it early. But after the duration, the vacation mode should end automatically.

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