Block distracting websites in Safari

Intent Guard adds a privacy-first intent wall to Safari so distracting websites do not open on autopilot.

Why Intent Guard

Choose your own targets instead of accepting a default block list.
Use domain or exact URL path rules.
Review daily and weekly usage for the websites you choose.

Best fit: people who delete addictive apps but still get pulled into web versions through Safari.

A Safari extension, not a filter

Most website blockers are either all-or-nothing content filters or network tools that route your traffic through their servers. Intent Guard is a Safari extension that only acts on the sites you add. Everything else loads normally, and your browsing isn't routed through anyone's servers.

That makes it useful for the sites you still sometimes need (YouTube for a tutorial, Reddit for an answer) but don't want to open by reflex.

How it works

Add a Site Target. Type a domain such as youtube.com or reddit.com, or narrow it to a path like youtube.com/shorts.
Choose an intent wall. Pick how much friction stands between you and the site, and how long access lasts once you choose to go in: anywhere from 1 to 60 minutes.
Turn on the Safari extension. Enable Intent Guard in Safari and allow it on your target sites. The app walks you through each switch.
See the wall once. Open the site in Safari. When the wall appears, protection is live; until then, Intent Guard won't pretend it is.

Intent walls you can choose

Gentle Pause: a short, calm pause before the page opens, enough to ask whether you meant to come here.
Math Check: solve a quick problem to continue. It breaks autopilot without needing a code.
Passcode: entry needs a code, useful when you want a firmer line or someone else keeps the code.
Focus Hours: stricter protection on a timer or a schedule. Temporary unlocks never override Focus Hours.

When you do enter, the unlock covers that whole site for the time you chose, then the wall comes back on its own. You can revoke an unlock early.

Private by design

Intent Guard works without an account and keeps your targets and activity on your own devices. You decide whether it tracks anything at all: protection works with tracking off, you can keep only an anonymous total for Private Browsing, or you can see time per site. It never needs a VPN or to route your traffic anywhere.

Questions

Does it work on Mac?: Yes. Intent Guard has iPhone and Mac apps, each with its own Safari extension.
What about Chrome or other browsers?: Intent Guard works in Safari only. If you use other browsers, Screen Time's website restrictions can cover them, or remove them so Safari is the one browser you use.
Can I block only part of a site?: Yes. Add a path rule such as youtube.com/shorts or reddit.com/r/all, and the rest of the site stays open.
What if I actually need the site?: Go through the wall. That's the point: access stays available, it just stops being automatic. The unlock lasts as long as you chose, then the wall returns.