Block distracting websites, preserve access to what's worthwhile
Traditional blockers make you choose between access and focus. Need to watch a lecture, find a recipe, or text a friend? Happy Squid understands the difference between distractions and what you came for.
Intelligent Exceptions
Write your own exceptions for a blocked website. Happy Squid makes sure the content you see matches that exception.
Work on a Task
Explain what you want to work on. Happy Squid then checks all websites only allowing the ones aligned with your project.
Happy Squid is an intelligent blocker. Say you've blocked Instagram but need to text a friend. You can explain this to Happy Squid and it will unblock Instagram for you. While you're on Instagram, it only lets you text your friend and prevents you from scrolling through your feed, reels, or stories. This way, you can block addictive websites while being able to access them when you have to.
Happy Squid Tasks lets you describe what you're working on, and blocks everything unrelated. Say you tell Happy Squid that you want to study for an upcoming exam. Happy Squid stops you from scrolling through social media, but allows you to watch a lecture, look up a formula, or find exercises on the topic of your exam. This way, you don't have to think about every website that could distract you. Learn more about Happy Squid's features here.
Yes. You can lock a single blocked website or activate global lock to lock everything. While your lock runs, you can make your setup stricter but not looser. This means that you can add more websites, but you can't add more exceptions or switch the block off. If you have the desktop app, it stops you from uninstalling the app while a lock runs.
Yes. Sometimes it's hard to predict every single website that's going to distract you. Even Wikipedia and LinkedIn become interesting when YouTube and Instagram are blocked. With Happy Squid Tasks, you can explain to Happy Squid what you want to work on and it will block every page that is unrelated. This way, you can't distract yourself with pages you didn't see coming.
Happy Squid is free to use with limited features. This is a great way to get started. When you are ready to unlock more powerful features, Happy Squid Pro starts at $2.99 per month with yearly billing and gives you unlimited blocks, unlimited task sessions, and allows you to block website categories and groups. Learn more about Happy Squid's plans here.
Yes. Happy Squid Pro comes with a 7-day free trial. Just make a subscription and your free trial starts automatically. This gives you time to explore all the features before committing to a paid plan. Learn more about Happy Squid's plans here.
Yes. Happy Squid is built to work across all your devices. This way, websites you already blocked won't tempt you elsewhere. Just log in with your Happy Squid account on each device and you're set. Your blocks, settings, and everything else sync automatically.
Setting up Happy Squid is quick and easy. Download the extension for your preferred browser, activate it in your browser settings, and log in with Google, Apple, or email. From there you can follow the instructions in the extension to block your first website. You can download Happy Squid here.
