Cold Turkey
Block distracting websites and apps to focus on what actually matters.
Cold Turkey Blocker is a website and app blocker for Windows and macOS that restricts distracting sites, applications, games, YouTube channels, keyword searches, or the entire internet. Blocks can be scheduled, locked in place with strict unlock conditions, and limited through breaks, allowances, and rewards. Settings and usage statistics are stored locally on the device.
Features include block lists for domains, specific URLs, wildcards, YouTube channels, and adult sites; application, folder, Microsoft Store app, and window title blocking; device blocks that lock, log off, or shut down the computer; scheduled blocks; and locking mechanisms such as timers, time ranges, typed text, delays, schedules, restarts, and passwords. Break options include Pomodoro intervals, allowances, rewards, sessions, and typed-text or delay requirements. Additional capabilities cover usage statistics, autostart blocks, custom user selection, a settings password, block strictness options, and a command line interface for automation. Browser extensions are installed alongside the desktop app.
Cold Turkey Blocker is available as a free edition covering website blocking, exceptions, timed blocks, and statistics, with a seven-day trial of pro features. The Pro edition is a one-time purchase covering all computers the buyer personally uses, including application blocking, scheduled blocks, an application password, locking features, custom user selection, and breaks and allowances, with lifetime updates and email support. It supports Windows and macOS only.
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