Regain Extension

Year

2023

Tech & Technique

Chromium Extension APIs, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Description

A Chromium browser extension enabling users to effectively manage their daily time spent on specific websites through configurable limits and persistent settings.

Key Features:

⏱️ Per-Site Daily Limits: Users define maximum daily browsing time for individual websites.
⚙️ Session Duration Control: Set desired usage duration (e.g., 2-15 mins) for each browsing session on a site.
🔔 Usage Alerts: Notifies users when their pre-set daily time allocation for a website is consumed.
💾 Persistent Configuration: User-defined limits and preferences are saved locally for each website.
🚫 Whitelisting Capability: Allows users to exempt specific essential websites from time tracking.

Technical Highlights:

🛠️ Core Logic: Implemented in JavaScript utilizing Chromium Extension APIs for browser interaction and control.
💾 Settings Persistence: Leverages browser local storage to save and retrieve user-defined website configurations.
🎨 User Interface: Simple and intuitive popups built with HTML/CSS for easy setting adjustments.

My Role

Extension Developer
Responsibilities:

Designed and implemented the UI for configuring site-specific time limits.
Developed the core JavaScript engine for tracking browsing time and enforcing user-defined limits.
Integrated with browser APIs for persistent storage of settings and delivering notifications.
Ensured the extension functions reliably across Chromium-based browsers.