A Chrome extension that makes you type a line before YouTube, Reddit, or X will load. You can still get in, but only on purpose.
Bad internet habits run on zero friction. The tab is open before you've decided anything.
Type the phrase to continue
The pause turns a reflex into a decision.
Install to break autopilotClick Reddit, X, YouTube, or any site on your list. ResistGate stops the page before it loads.
Copy the challenge text exactly, no pasting. Easy is a short random string, Moderate is a sentence or two, and Hard is five paragraphs with no typos allowed.
Pass the challenge and the site opens for 15 minutes, or whatever length you set. When the timer runs out, the block comes back on its own.
ResistGate helps most in three moments: when you catch yourself reaching for a tab, when you're protecting a focus session, and when you're about to talk yourself into "just five minutes."
Deep work
You open X or Reddit in the middle of a demanding task. You did not intend to disappear for twenty minutes; there was just no pause between impulse and tab.
Outcome
Typing the challenge gives you a few seconds to catch yourself, and usually you go back to work.
Study
During a study session, some sites are occasionally useful. A total ban breaks the flow when you truly need them.
Outcome
ResistGate still lets you through, but it makes you earn it. You keep the site when you need it, without falling back into autopilot.
Discipline
You install a blocker, feel better for two days, and then have no idea whether you are improving or just postponing the problem.
Outcome
Daily counts and the weekly Focus Score show whether you're walking away more often than last week.
ResistGate doesn't lock you out for good. It just adds a step, so every visit is a choice you make on purpose. Pick Easy, Moderate, or Hard to match how much resistance you want.
Add any site to your block list. Set schedules for work hours and ResistGate enforces them automatically.
Easy is a short random string, Moderate is one or two sentences, and Hard is five paragraphs typed with 100% accuracy. Change the level whenever you like.
Pass the challenge and get a set time to browse. When the timer ends, the block returns automatically.
See how many times you walked away from each blocked site today. The toolbar badge keeps the count in front of you.
Review 7 days of data: how many times you were blocked, how often you overrode it, and your weekly Focus Score.
Strict Mode stops you from loosening your blocks on impulse. Turning it off starts a cooldown, so you can't switch it off in the middle of an urge.
Blocking and access
Challenges
Tracking
Stronger locks
You open Reddit, X, YouTube, or Hacker News "while tests run" and lose 20 minutes. ResistGate adds enough friction that you remember what you were doing.
You sit down to study and check Reddit or YouTube "just for a second." ResistGate keeps a flexible barrier up so your study block stays protected without a total lockout.
You ship solo and your focus is the product. ResistGate adds the pause between impulse and context switch so your build sessions stay intact.
At home, nobody notices when you drift for an hour. ResistGate makes drifting take more effort than staying on task.
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Blocks distracting sites
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Complete lockout mode available
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Graduated challenge before access
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Temporary access windows
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Schedule-based blocking rules
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Analytics per blocked site
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Weekly discipline scoring
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Cooldown period to disable blocking
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Pre-built challenge difficulty settings
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Commitment mode for 1 to 24 hours
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Works without creating an account
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Every feature free
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Open source
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Since version 2.0, ResistGate is free and open source. Strict Mode, Commitment Mode, and the Weekly Review are included. There is no account, no checkout, and no better version behind a payment.
The code is on GitHub. Read it, build it yourself, or send a fix.
The extension makes no requests. No analytics, no crash reports, no telemetry.
What used to be Pro is part of the extension. There is nothing left to unlock.
ResistGate is now free and open source. Every feature that used to be Pro works for everyone, the code is public, and the extension no longer sends usage analytics or crash reports.
Your blocklist, counts, and reports stay in your browser.
Direct answers for people deciding whether ResistGate fits.
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A Chrome extension for developers and students who open distracting sites on reflex. It blocks sites, then asks you to earn access through Easy, Moderate, or Hard typing challenges.
Most blockers lock you out completely or let you disable them in two clicks. ResistGate keeps sites accessible but adds a deliberate cost to every visit: graduated typing challenges that break the autopilot habit.
Everything. Unlimited site blocking, graduated typing challenges, temporary access timers, schedules, resistance tracking, a focus timer, Strict Mode, Commitment Mode, and the weekly Focus Score. There is no paid version.
Yes, every feature. Strict Mode, Commitment Mode, the analytics dashboard, the weekly Focus Score, and accountability presets used to be Pro. Since version 2.0 they are free for everyone, with no plan, no checkout, and no account.
Yes. The full source code is on GitHub under the MIT license. You can read exactly what the extension does, build it yourself, or contribute a fix.
No. Everything stays local in your browser. No accounts, no servers, no analytics, no crash reporting. Your data never leaves your device, and the open source code lets you check.
If you want every visit to a distracting site to cost you a little effort, install it and add your worst site first.
MIT license. Built and maintained by Orlando Ascanio
