Distraction Free
Local, open-source content blocker for macOS + Android
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Blocks porn, gambling, piracy, and VPN/proxy bypass always-on, plus social media (Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube) on a schedule — hard-blocked 8pm-9am, open the rest of the day with a manual toggle. WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger stay exempt. Runs entirely on-device: no backend, no account, no telemetry. Built it because browser extensions are too easy to click off — this blocks the whole device. The "disable" button is a deliberate 24h countdown that never finishes. Free and open source.
PH · launched Sep 19, 2026 · 2 upvotes (top 26%) · 0 views
Niche: content and website blockers · 89 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▼ -11% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
- Productivity
- Open Source
- Privacy
- GitHub
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Could you build this?
Partial Building cross-platform system-level blocking on both macOS and Android requires OS-level networking hooks (NetworkExtension, Android VpnService/Accessibility APIs) that resist circumvention.
What it would actually take: The solution requires native Swift/macOS development using System Extensions / NetworkExtension (Content Filter Provider) and an Android app utilizing local loopback VPN or Knox/Device Owner APIs to enforce hard blocks without leaks. Developers need deep systems-level knowledge of OS networking stacks, packet inspection, and bypass prevention techniques.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 560 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #179 of 561 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 321 days after the earliest competitor.
- Blocker · ph · 2026-09-07 · 3 upvotes · similarity 0.61
- Calma · ph · 2026-10-20 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- The Blocker · ph · 2026-10-25 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Pause App Blocker · ph · 2026-10-28 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- Kept · ph · 2026-10-18 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- Hard No · ph · 2026-10-29 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- I built an app that blocks social media until you read Quran daily · hn · 2026-01-25 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- I built an app that blocks social media until you read Quran daily · hn · 2026-01-09 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.52
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