MathPause – Mindful Website Blocker per Em0j

MathPause is a website blocker designed to help you reduce overuse of YouTube, social media, video sites, forums, and other distracting websites.

Instead of giving you instant access, MathPause adds a pause between the impulse to open a site and actually using it. Depending on your settings, you can solve a problem, step away for a set period of time, follow a Daily Limit, or use stronger scheduled blocking.

Rather than simply blocking websites, MathPause helps you create distance from impulsive browsing, reconsider whether you really want to continue, and build more intentional browsing habits.



Organize restricted websites into Site Groups and apply different rules to each group. You can group sites by purpose, such as social media, video sites, news sites, or other distracting services.


MathPause can add a small barrier before a restricted site becomes available.

You can choose to:

• solve automatically generated math problems
• use your own custom questions
• wait for a set period with Stay Away
• require either a problem or Stay Away
• require both before unlocking

This lets you choose how much friction you want before accessing distracting websites.


Set how much unlocked time you want to allow each day.

Daily Limits can be the same every day or configured by weekday. If you reach your limit but genuinely need more time, you can extend it from the restriction screen.

This helps you stay aware of how much time you are giving to distracting websites without requiring a complete block.


Control when each Site Group is restricted.

You can use:

• Normal restriction, where access is available after completing your selected unlock requirement
• Hard Mode, where access is completely blocked
• Open access, where the site can be used normally

Schedules can be the same every day or configured separately by weekday.

This is useful for study hours, work sessions, nighttime browsing, or other parts of your daily routine.


Cooldown prevents another unlock immediately after an unlock session ends.

This adds a clearer break between browsing sessions and can help reduce the habit of repeatedly returning to social media, video sites, or other distracting websites.


Stay Away lets you intentionally step away from websites for a set period of time.

You can apply it only to restricted sites or across browser pages. A completed Stay Away period can also be used as part of the requirement for unlocking a Site Group.

This is useful when simply solving a problem is not enough and you want actual time away from browsing.


Hard Mode completely blocks access during selected periods when you want stronger protection from distractions.

You can also use a Plan memo to write down why you are opening a site. When the unlock ends, MathPause shows the memo again so you can compare what you intended to do with how you actually used the site.


The popup gives you a quick overview of your current MathPause status.

You can check:

• today's usage time
• Daily Limit progress
• unlock count
• current unlock status
• recent Usage history
• Unlock history
• Stay Away history

You can also add the current website to a Site Group directly from the popup.


MathPause may be useful if you:

• open YouTube or social media without thinking
• want to reduce time spent on distracting websites
• want something more flexible than complete blocking
• want a pause before deciding whether to continue browsing
• want stronger restrictions during study, work, or before sleep
• want to become more aware of your browsing habits
• find yourself repeatedly overriding simple website blockers

MathPause does not collect or transmit personal data.

Your settings, restricted sites, usage history, Daily Limit, streaks, and Stay Away records are stored locally in your browser.