Focus Enhancers, Anti-Distractors, Productivity Boosters - Good Tools #4
40+ zero-cost tools to stay focused, avoid distractions and be more productive.

Hello, and welcome to issue n.4 of Good Tools.
In this issue you will find tools, apps and browser extensions that are uniquely useful to indie entrepreneurs, bootstrapped startups, authors and small publishers alike.
For this specific edition, I have gone after “Focus Enhancers”, tools and apps that help you stay focused, avoid distractions and be more productive, such as:
Sounds Generators
Habit Trackers
Minimalistic Writing Editors
Timers
Ad Blockers
Website Blockers
Inbox Cleaners
Article Cleaners
Video Cleaners
Browser Tabs Organizers
The filtering criteria I use for the tools I select are:
100% free (or have very generous free plan)
Not popular, not well-known
Useful for communication, marketing, collaboration, monetization
Tested and verified by me (Robin Good)
If you find tools that are truly useful for you inside this issue, please consider supporting this work with a paid subscription.
That’s the best way to reward and encourage my work and to make sure I keep on doing it.
Robin Good
Focus Enhancer Tools
1) Focus and Concentrate To Nature & Ambient Sounds
Noisli
100% free - Chrome extension
Nature sounds mixer
more infoChill ‘n Sounds
100% free - Web app
Nature soundsVirtocean
100% free - Web app
Ocean soundsRainyscope
100% free - Web app
Rain soundsListen to the Clouds
100% free - Web app
Control towers and airplanes sounds and audio exchangesA Soft Murmur
Free version - Web app
23 mixable nature and ambient soundsDefonic
Free version - Web app
15 mixable nature and ambient soundsHipster Sound Ambience
Free version - Web app
Cool and customizable cafè sound atmospheresRainbow Hunt
Free version - Web appRain sounds simulator
Spaces
Free version - Web app
immersive HQ and binaural sounds
2) Monitor and Track New Habits You Want To Adopt
Habtrack by Robin Good
100% free - Web app - visual habit trackerHabit
100% free - Web app
auto-reminder for new habits to adoptEveryday
Free for up to 3 habits to track - Web app
3) Write With Zero Distractions
ZenPen
100% free - the bestNotedown
100% free - most featuresNute
100% free - most minimalKvak
100% free - with password protection
4) Eliminate Clutter From Your Articles. Instantly
Postlight Reader
100% free - Chrome extension
Customizable typeface and font size - print - send to Kindle
More info - 1M+ usersJust Read
100% free - Chrome extension
Customizable to suit your reader needs
Video demoReader Mode
Free version - Chrome extension
Customizable + Text-to-speech - Print and Save
More info - Video demo
5) Clear Ads and Clutter From Your Videos. Instantly
NicerTube
100% free - Web app
No registration requiredSafeShare
Free version - up to 20 cleaned videos /mo
Web app - eliminate ads from YT and Vimeo clipsTotal Ad Block
100% free - Chrome extension
Eliminate ads and pop-ups from YT, FB, news sites and more
More infoViewpure
100% free - Web app
Removes all distracting comments and side-bar related videos
6) Eliminate Ads and Pop-Ups From Your Computer Screen
AdBlock
100% free - Chrome extension
Block ads and pop-ups on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and on most websites.
60M+ usersStands
100% free - multi-browser extensionuBlock Origin
100% free - Block anything you want - not just ads - More infoAdBlock Plus
Free version - multi-browser extension
7) Block Specific Websites
Blocksite
100% free - Chrome extension - Customizable.
1M+ users - More infoWasteNoTime
100% free - Chrome extension - More infoStayFocusd
100% free - Chrome extension - Fully customizable.Website Blocker
100% free - Chrome extension - Block permanently or by schedule
Video tutorial
8) Track Time - Take Pauses
Ambient Noise
100% free - Chrome extension
Integrates ambient sounds and timer - More infoFocusBooster
Free version - PC/Mac software - up to 20 Pomodoro sessions / moTomato Clock
100% free - Chrome extension - More info
9) Clean Your Inbox - Eliminate Useless Subs
Unroll.me
100% free - Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL
video introCleanfox
100% free - Web, iOS, Android
video introJitbit
100% free - Web app
cleans up your mail list from invalid emails
10) Manage All of Your Open Browser Tabs
OneTab
100% free - Cross-browser extension
video demo 1 - video demo 2Tablerone
100% free - Chrome extension
video demoTabcloud
100% free - Chrome extension + Android app
Save and restore window sessions over time and across multiple computers
video demo
Toby
100% free for personal use - Chrome extensionOrganize and save your browser tabs into collections
video demo
Poll
Personal Note
Thank you for being a reader looking for alternative free tools.
I enjoy helping indie entrepreneurs looking for side-roads.
My name is Robin Good and I have been searching, testing and sharing great rare-to-find tools for indie entrepreneurs since March 2000.
I do this because I enjoy finding useful but hard-to-find resources and I feel it is my mission not to keep these just for me but to share them with anyone who may need them.
I am part of a growing number of people who help others find what they need by organizing the info and resources that are already available online, but are impossible to find via Google search.
If you feel that what I do is useful for you and for others please do support this newsletter with a paid subscription so that I, and others, can continue to fulfill our mission of sharing the best of what we find with you.
from sunny Holbox island,
Robin Good