--- title: Pause before visiting addictive websites | daily.dev description: TOCus is a free, open-source browser tool that adds a brief pause before you access websites you've flagged as addictive, giving you a moment to reconsider.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ydelyzchx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Pause before visiting addictive websites | daily.dev og:description: TOCus is a free, open-source browser tool that adds a brief pause before you access websites you've flagged as addictive, giving you a moment to reconsider.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ydelyzchx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ydElYzcHx.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Pause before visiting addictive websites **[Agustin Barrientos](https://daily.dev/sources/wqyyve5tbj0nj7c7qpoa8)** · [@agustinbarrientos](https://daily.dev/agustinbarrientos) · 10 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary TOCus is a free, open-source browser tool that adds a brief pause before you access websites you've flagged as addictive, giving you a moment to reconsider. Users can schedule which sites and hours it applies to, videos on those sites pause automatically during the delay, and stats track time saved and visits reconsidered. All data stays local in the browser, requiring no account and working offline, with source code available on GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@pwitham** · 1 upvotes > A very interesting idea for those of us that have the brain that says "hey rabbit hole, here I come!" :) **@hardik15** · 0 upvotes > Landing page looks great, however how this is unique or difference from other similar tools. There are tons of extension or apps which provides this. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling](https://daily.dev/posts/android-adds-a-feature-to-stop-you-from-doomscrolling-rytvkpvzo) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [The best distraction blockers to jumpstart your focus in the new year](https://daily.dev/posts/the-best-distraction-blockers-to-jumpstart-your-focus-in-the-new-year-nkva5m8ml) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [tweeks](https://daily.dev/posts/tweeks-i9mztppf5) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [How I browse the web in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-browse-the-web-in-2026-opnpotymx) · Lobsters · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [My browser setup starts with 5 open-source extensions that solve the problems I hit every single day](https://daily.dev/posts/my-browser-setup-starts-with-5-open-source-extensions-that-solve-the-problems-i-hit-every-single-day-jl78vejch) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ydelyzchx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/ydelyzchx","headline":"Pause before visiting addictive websites","text":"Shared: Pause before visiting addictive websites","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ydelyzchx","datePublished":"2026-09-29T18:04:15.248Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T13:18:34.714Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Agustin Barrientos","url":"https://daily.dev/agustinbarrientos","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--5ayxQnqn--/f_auto/v1788281802/avatars/avatar_wQYYVe5Tbj0NJ7C7qPoa8?_a=BAMAMicg0","description":"Sr UI/UX Designer & Frontend Engineer","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncanny Owl","logo":"https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=uncannyowl.com&sz=128"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":26210}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--foaA6JGU--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2004","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":10},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/FZAYyCpI1"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"A very interesting idea for those of us that have the brain that says “hey rabbit hole, here I come!” :)","datePublished":"2026-09-30T14:46:47.724Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ydElYzcHx#c-X2YReMhWY","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Peter Witham","url":"https://daily.dev/pwitham","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--PV27VbEH--/f_auto/v1767215591/avatars/avatar_zSPHgbmgf?_a=BAMAK+ZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Landing page looks great, however how this is unique or difference from other similar tools. 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