Follow the instructions in this document to create a one-time Start Now block session.

To learn more about scheduling a block session in advance or blocking distractions for multiple days of the week, you can create an automatically recurring session. See Start Later and Recurring Sessions for more information.

To learn about creating your own custom blocklist, or adding to an existing blocklist, see Adding custom websites to a blocklist and How to create or edit a blocklist.

1. Launch the Freedom app on your computer.

2. Open your browser and visit freedom.to/log-in to access your Freedom dashboard or select Launch Dashboard from the Freedom app menu

3. From the dashboard, create blocklists for the websites you want to block. For help making and editing blocklists, see Adding custom websites to a blocklist and How to create or edit a blocklist.

4. Under Add Session, select Start Now at the top of your dashboard and enter how many hours and minutes you want the block to last (up to 24 hours).

5. Select the blocklist you want to use under Block these distractions.

6. Select what devices you want to include in your block.

7. Select Start.

Once you have created a few blocklists and installed Freedom on your desktop computer, you can also start a Freedom session directly from the app in your menu bar (Mac) or taskbar (Windows).

1. Click the Freedom butterfly icon in your menu bar or taskbar to reveal the app menu

2. Select Devices

3. Select Blocklists

4. Select Start a Session and choose a session length.

5. Your session will begin when you select the desired length.

1. Launch the Freedom app on your device and log in.
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2. Select the Sessions tab at the bottom
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3. Select Now
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4. Select which blocklists you would like to include in your block session
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5. Select which devices you would like to include in your block session
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6. Select session duration (up to 24 hours)
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6. Select Start the Session

If you're having any difficulty, please feel free to contact us. We're happy to help!