Freedom

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

How to get started with Freedom

John Pjontek

Learn more about set up + installation, how to use Freedom, and blocking websites and apps

Set Up

This article explains how to sign up for Freedom.

How to sign up for Freedom

This article provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to add devices to your Freedom account.

How to add devices to Freedom

This article provides instructions on how to create a blocklist, and add or remove sites from your blocklists via our online dashboard.

How to Create or Edit a blocklist

This article describes how to add a custom list of websites to your blocklists from your dashboard and the mobile app.

Adding custom websites to a blocklist

This article describes how to start a block session on Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS devices.

How to start a block session

Here are some ways to end your Freedom block session

Ending a block session

This article describes two ways to schedule a block session in advance.

Start Later and Recurring Sessions

This article provides instructions on how to edit sessions, as well as information on what and what cannot be edited with block sessions.

How to Edit a Block Session

This article explains how to set up a 24/7 recurring schedule. We call these “always active” schedules.

How to set up an always active schedule

This guide helps parents and caregivers set up Freedom to regulate screen time and help with digital wellness.

Freedom for Families

The Basics - Getting Started with Freedom

This article provides an overview of how to use Freedom to block email across all platforms

How to block email

This article provides a step-by-step walkthrough of how to block all websites with Freedom.

How to block all websites with Freedom

This article describes Locked Mode and how to use it

Locked Mode

How to edit your devices

This article outlines the different ways to prevent deleting or uninstalling the Freedom app on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices.

How to prevent uninstallation of the Freedom app

Information about your Freedom session history.

Freedom Session History

This article describes how to set up Freedom for use with the Pomodoro technique.

Freedom and the Pomodoro Technique

Using Freedom

This article describes how to set Freedom up on Android

How to install Freedom for Android

This article explains how to set up a block session on Android.

Android Blocklist and Session Set Up

This article provides a detailed explanation of the options in our Android app.

Freedom for Android app options explained

This article provides instructions for enabling app-blocking and adding apps to your blocklists

How to Block Apps on Android

These are the browsers compatible with Freedom for Android. If there's a browser you would like to see on this list, just let us know!

Freedom for Android Supported Browsers

Android Set Up

Follow this guide to install and configure the Freedom app on your iPhone or iPad, including how to enable blocking tools and permissions.

How to Install Freedom for iPhone or iPad

This article describes how to connect your iOS App Store purchase to your Freedom account.

How to restore your Premium subscription purchase on iOS

This article provides a detailed explanation of the options in our iOS app.

Freedom for iOS app options explained

In this article you'll learn how to adjust Screen Time settings to exclude certain apps from being blocked

How to set app exceptions on iOS

This article provides instructions on how to uninstall the Freedom app from your iPhone or iPad.

How to uninstall Freedom for iOS

This article provides instructions on how to block apps on iOS with Freedom.

How to Block Apps on iOS

This article describes why certain apps are difficult to block, and suggests a potential solution.

App Blocking for iOS 15 and older- Airplane Mode Fix

This article provides answers to commonly asked questions about the Freedom app on iOS

Freedom for iOS FAQ

How to turn your iPhone into a dumb phone

This article explains the Freedom Profile (VPN) and how it will affect your block sessions

The Freedom Profile (VPN) Explained

In this article, you’ll learn how Freedom blocks apps and websites on iOS using two different methods.

How Freedom Blocks Apps and Websites on iOS

iOS Set Up

This guide walks you through how to install, launch, and run Freedom on your Mac.

How to install Freedom on your Mac

This article provides a detailed explanation of the menu items for the Freedom Mac desktop app.

Freedom for Mac Desktop Menu Options Explained

This article provides instructions for blocking desktop apps on Mac

How to block apps on Mac

This article explains how to use our Website Exceptions feature on your Mac

Mac Website Exceptions

This article provides tips for making sure that Freedom and your Local Software Development Environment work together.

Freedom and Local Software Development Environments on Mac

Here is how to completely remove the Freedom app from your Mac Computer.

How to Uninstall Freedom from your Mac

Mac Set Up

This guide explains how to install, launch, and run Freedom on a Windows PC.

How to install Freedom on your Windows computer

This articles provides a detailed explanation of the menu items for our Windows desktop app.

Freedom for Windows Desktop Menu Options Explained

This article provides an in-depth walkthrough for blocking desktop apps on the Freedom Windows app.

How to block apps on Windows

This article explains how to add website exceptions with Freedom Website Exceptions

Windows Website Exceptions

Freedom and Local Software Development Environments on Windows

This article provides detailed instructions of how to manually set up proxy exceptions on Windows.

Windows Manual Proxy Exceptions

This article provides detailed instructions on how to uninstall Freedom from your Windows computer.

How to uninstall Freedom for Windows

Windows Set Up

How to use the Pause extension to keep you free from distracting websites, even outside of block sessions.

How to use Pause

How to use Freedom's Insight browser extension to track your browsing and see where you're spending your time online.

How to use Insight

How to use Freedom's Limit extension to create time limits for your most distracting sites.

How to use Limit

This article gives a brief explanation of the main Freedom extension and provides installation instructions.

Freedom Browser Extension

This article explains how to use Freedom's Chrome extension to block websites on ChromeOS and Linux.

Using Freedom on ChromeOS and Linux

Freedom Browser Extensions

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