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Freedom Quick Start Guide
Freedom Quick Start Guide

A quick start guide on how to start using Freedom to block apps and websites

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Written by Freedom
Updated over 4 months ago

Welcome to Freedom! If you’re here because you are using Freedom for the first time, here are some things that you need to know to get started.

Your First Steps

Here are some important first steps for using Freedom for the first time:

  1. Sign up for a Freedom account and log in to your online dashboard

  2. Login to the Freedom app on your devices with your email and password

Video Overview

We've made a handy "Guide to Getting Started" video to show you everything you need to know to get started:

Sign up for account

In order to use Freedom you'll need to sign up for an account. You can get started for free by signing up here: Sign up for Freedom

Explore your Freedom Dashboard

Your Freedom Dashboard is your go-to place to see everything important for your account, including:

Download and Install Freedom

Did you know that you can use Freedom on all of your personal devices? If you haven't already, you'll need to download the Freedom app on your devices. You can find Freedom for Mac and Windows on our downloads page. You can also find Freedom in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.

If you need help installing, please follow our installation guides below:

Build a Blocklist

Sick of endless scrolling on TikTok? Ready to stop checking Slack when you're not working? Now here comes the fun part of choosing which distractions you want to block! Your next step is to build or customize your Freedom blocklist. You can do this on your Freedom Dashboard, or you can build blocklists on iOS or Android on the Blocklists tab.

Building a blocklist is easy to do, but you can also follow our guides below:

Blocking Apps

ℹ️ When blocking desktop apps on Mac/Windows or mobile apps on iOS or Android, you'll need to select your apps to block using the corresponding Freedom app.

Follow our guides below to block apps on desktop or mobile:

Start a Session

Productivity awaits! You're now ready to start a session! Starting a block session is as simple as:

  1. Choose your session length

  2. Pick your blocklists

  3. Pick your devices to block on

  4. Start your session

We have a guide that shows you everything you need to know about starting a session here: Starting a Block Session

ℹ️ You can start and manage your block sessions by using the Freedom app on any device, or use your Freedom Dashboard.


Having trouble?

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

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