Focus for Google Docs

Focus for Google Docs helps you enter the writing flow by decluttering Google Docs and adding a pomodoro timer.

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Focus for Google Docs is a productivity-enhancing Chrome extension designed to help you enter a deep writing flow. By decluttering the Google Docs interface, it removes distractions so you can concentrate fully on your text. Additionally, the extension features a built-in Pomodoro timer, allowing you to organize your writing sessions with focused intervals and breaks. Easily activate focus mode or start a Pomodoro session by clicking the Focus icon in the bottom-right corner of your Google Doc.

Privacy is paramount; Focus for Google Docs does not collect any user data and is fully transparent with its open-source code available on GitHub. Customize your settings through the extension popup to tailor your focus experience to your preferences. Whether you're drafting essays, articles, or reports, this extension is a helpful tool to maintain productivity and keep distractions at bay.

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By:: https://joelgrayson.com
Users:: 1,000+
Rating:: 4.67
(9)
Version:: 1.9 (Last updated: 2025-01-24)
Creation date:: 2023-01-01
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: background
storage
tabs
Size:: 1.25M
Email:: jo*****@joelgrayson.com
URLs:: Website
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 17 hours ago

Ranking

# 26,063 ▼ 112

Other rankings

#2060 in Tools ▼ 8 #6 in focus keyword 20 #17 in google docs keyword 47 ▲ 1 #109 in google sheets keyword 19 ▲ 5 #109 in google sheets. keyword 19 ▲ 5

User reviews

Amazing extension, super helpful! Was skeptical of the timer function at first, but am pleasantly surprised by how much I like it.

Sonia Y, 2025-02-06

Amazing extension, it's helped me so much. Even collapsing the formatting options into a tiny bar in default Docs isn't enough, I need the page to be completely clear of clutter, which this does excellently. There is a slight inconvenience, being that every time I accidentally press escape, the distracting menus and stuff return and I'm not sure how to remove them again without exciting and re-entering focus mode - which reloads the page and forces me to find my place again, re-zoom the document, etc. Is there any way to have an option to disable the escape control? Or am I missing something?

daz c, 2024-08-31

eeeeh yeah. i mean you cant exactly get the controls back afterwards. idk if this is just a glitch but ¯\_(Ｔ▽Ｔ)_/¯

Jasmine L, 2023-12-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Focus for Google Docs requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Focus for Google Docs has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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