Show HN: TimeGuardian – A Chrome Extension to Track and Control Your Time Online

2 edwinfj_ 0 5/6/2025, 5:46:49 AM timeguardian.cc ↗

Hey HN,

I built TimeGuardian, a Chrome extension to help people gain insights to their online habbits and get gentle nudges when they go off track.

Features:

- Tracks daily/weekly/monthly/yearly website usage time.

- Show the trend of daily/weekly/monthly/yearly website usage time.

- Display continuous usage of current website correctly (not reset at 00:00).

- Set usage quota for each website, and display notificaitons that guide the user to close the website when quota limit is hit.

Why I built it:

I kept getting pulled into endless social media loops and news rabbit holes, and timers and force-close alone weren’t helping - I often found myself re-open the webistes. So, I made something that combines awareness + guiding + blocking.

Website: https://timeguardian.cc

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/time-guardian/oknao...

Would love to hear your thoughts, feature ideas, or feedback!

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Show HN: TimeGuardian – A Chrome Extension to Track and Control Your Time Online

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