Sample
Today
- Apps 2h 10m
- Sites 48m
- Focus 25m
Android
Coming soonMobile app
Daily caps and blocks for the apps on your phone, and rings for the time spent today.
Local-first screen time
The scroll can wait.
Daily limits and blocking for apps and sites. Focus sessions, sleep schedules, and stats — kept on your device.
Android, desktop, and the browser extension are coming soon. Nothing to download on this page.
Sample day
3h 23m
on the device today
- Apps and sites · 3h 23m
- Sleep window · 8h
- Away from the screen · the rest
The three apps
The same limits, on every screen.
Each one is coming soon. This page has no download and no mailing list.
Focus sessions4
Limits reached2
Desktop
Coming soonLinux, Windows, and macOS
Limits for desktop apps, focus sessions, and a week of charts stored on the machine.
Blocked
video.example
Daily limit reached for this site
Available again tomorrow
Browser extension
Coming soonChrome, Edge, and Firefox
Site limits in the browser you already use. When the time is up, the page is replaced by a block screen.
What it does
Limits you can keep.
Five controls. No feed of tips, and no streak to keep.
Daily limits and blocking
Set a cap for an app or a site. When the time is gone, Unscroll blocks it until the next day, or until a schedule says it may open.
Focus mode
Start a session with a short allow-list. Everything else stays closed until the session ends.
Sleep mode and schedules
Choose a nightly window. The apps and sites you name stay closed inside it. Weekdays and weekends can use different hours.
Detailed stats
Time by app, site, and day. Rings for today, bars for the week. The history stays on the device.
Reminders
A nudge before a limit, before sleep, or when a session runs long. Reminders are scheduled on the device. They are not messages from a server.
Privacy
Your usage stays on the device.
Local-first means the copy that matters is the one on this device. No account required.
No trackers
No analytics SDK, no crash-report vendor, and no third-party pixels. This page is static files, with no beacons.
No ads
No ad network and no sponsored slot in the stats. The screen is for your numbers.
No private data leaves the device
Usage, limits, and schedules are stored locally. Unscroll does not ask you to sign in.
Optional end-to-end encrypted sync
To keep the same limits on another device, sync encrypts the data on the device and sends it only to a server you run. Unscroll does not hold the keys and does not operate that server.
Editions
Read the code, or install a build.
The same privacy rules in both editions. Neither one is offered as a download on this page.
Open source
Self-hosted · AGPL
You build and host the apps and, if you want sync, the server. The license is the AGPL.
- Core features
- Included
- Trackers and ads
- None
- Account
- Not required
- Sync
- Optional, end-to-end encrypted, your server
- License
- AGPL
- Price
- No charge
- How you get it
- You build and host it
Pro
Packaged builds
Installers for the same local-first apps, when they ship. Price and license terms are announced with the release.
- Core features
- Included
- Trackers and ads
- None
- Account
- Not required
- Sync
- Optional, end-to-end encrypted, your server
- License
- Published with the release
- Price
- Announced with the release
- How you get it
- Packaged builds, coming soon
Questions
Before you look for a download.
Does Unscroll need an account?
No. Limits and history live on the device. You can use Unscroll without signing in anywhere.
What leaves the device?
Nothing, unless you turn sync on. Sync encrypts data on the device and sends it only to a server you run. Unscroll does not keep a copy.
Which platforms will it run on?
An Android app, a desktop app for Linux, Windows, and macOS, and a browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
Can it block both apps and websites?
Yes. The phone and desktop apps block apps. The extension blocks sites. Focus and sleep can include both.
What does the AGPL cover?
The self-hosted edition is under the GNU AGPL. If you run a modified version as a service for other people, you share that version’s source under the same license. Pro is a separate edition.
Where is the download?
There is no download yet. Android, desktop, and the extension are marked Coming soon. This page does not ask for your email.