Adding custom websites to a blocklist

This article describes how to add a custom list of websites to a blocklist

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Contents:

Mac + Windows

1. Go to Freedom.to and log in.

2. Either click on one of your blocklists to edit it, or create a new blocklist by selecting Add a blocklist.

3. Enter a website URL in the empty field above the filters and click Add Site.

4. Repeat step 3 with all other websites that you’d like to block. For help adding mobile and desktop apps to a blocklist, click here.


5. If you created a new blocklist, select Save.

6. You are now ready to create a block session! For help with this, please see Starting a block session.

iOS:

1. Launch the Freedom app on your device and log in.

2. Once in the app, select the Blocklists tab at the bottom

3. Either click on the three dots to the right of an existing blocklist's name > Edit Blocklist to edit the list, or create a new blocklist by selecting Add New Blocklist.

4. If you are creating a new blocklist, name your blocklist. 

5. Add any additional sites you want to block by tapping 'Add a Website to Block.' For help adding mobile and desktop apps to a blocklist, click here

6. Click Create to create your new blocklist (or Save to save changes to an existing blocklist).

Android:

1. Launch the Freedom app on your device and log in.

2. Once in the app, select the Blocklists tab at the bottom

3. Tap the name of an existing blocklist to add to it, or tap the green plus sign on the bottom right to create a new blocklist.

4. Type in the URL you want to block under Custom Domains and then tap Add Block, or toggle on Freedom's curated filters for commonly blocked websites and groups of websites.

5. When you're finished adding domains, tap Save.

Once you've created your blocklist, you're ready to start a session!

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