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Desktop App

Freedom

Block distracting sites and apps across all your devices.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Paid but Affordable

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, iOS

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What is Freedom?

Freedom runs scheduled or on-demand blocking sessions across desktop and mobile at once, closing the loophole of switching devices when a site is blocked.

Pros: what Freedom does well

  • Blocks across every device at once
  • Scheduled sessions

Cons: where it falls short

  • Determined users can still work around it

Freedom alternatives

Not sold on Freedom? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Distraction Blocking resources

SelfControl

Focus: website blocker, mac and open source. Shares focus with Freedom. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.5 (Freedom: 4.3).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

Unhook

Focus: youtube, distraction blocker and recommendations. Shares focus with Freedom. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Rated 4.7 (Freedom: 4.3).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.7Visit

Cal Newport's Study Hacks BlogEditor's pick, verified

Focus: essays and attention. Shares focus with Freedom. A blog, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Freedom: 4.3).

BlogFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Deep Questions Podcast

Focus: podcast and career. Shares focus with Freedom. A podcast, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Freedom: 4.3).

PodcastFreeWeb, iOS
4.5Visit

LeechBlock NG

Focus: website blocker, browser extension and time limits. Shares focus with Freedom. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Freedom: 4.3).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to Freedom

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

uBlock Origin

Focus: ad blocker, content blocker and privacy. Also in Distraction Blocking and Focus, like Freedom. A browser extension, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Rated 4.8 (Freedom: 4.3).

Browser ExtensionFreeFirefox, Chrome
4.8Visit

AdGuard Home

Focus: ad blocker, dns and privacy. Also in Digital Minimalism and Distraction Blocking, like Freedom. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Freedom: 4.3).

OtherFreeLinux, macOS
4.7Visit

Pi-hole

Focus: ad blocker, dns and privacy. Also in Distraction Blocking and Digital Minimalism, like Freedom. A web app, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Linux and Web. Rated 4.7 (Freedom: 4.3).

Web AppFreeLinux, Web
4.7Visit

A Soft Murmur

Focus: ambient sounds, white noise and focus music. Also in Focus and Deep Work, like Freedom. A website, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Freedom: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.5Visit

How to Focus, Solved

Focus: attention, self-improvement and video. Shares focus with Freedom. A YouTube Video, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Freedom: 4.3).

YouTube VideoFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Rainy Mood

Focus: rain sounds, ambient sound and sleep. Shares focus with Freedom. A website, not a desktop app. Free (Freedom: Paid but Affordable). Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Freedom: 4.3).

WebsiteFreeWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
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