Nope
Support

Need a hand with Nope?

Nope puts a calm pause page in front of the sites you block in Safari or Chrome. Leaving is instant; opening a site costs a short wait and comes out of a daily allowance.

Turn Nope on

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions → Nope and turn on Allow Extension.
  2. Turn on Allow in Private Browsing, so private tabs are covered too.
  3. In Safari, tap the page menu to the left of the address bar, then Nope, to block the site you are on.
  4. When Safari asks for access, choose Always Allow.

Mac

  1. Open the Nope app and click Open Safari Extension Settings, then tick Nope.
  2. Select Nope and turn on Allow in Private Browsing.
  3. In Safari, click Nope's toolbar button to block the site you are on.
  4. When Safari asks for access, choose Always Allow.

Chrome on a computer

  1. Open Nope on the Chrome Web Store and click Add to Chrome.
  2. Open the Extensions menu (the puzzle piece next to the address bar) and pin Nope.
  3. On a site you want to block, click Nope's toolbar button. Nope's home page opens with the site filled in; click Block.
  4. When Chrome asks whether Nope may read and change your data on the site, choose Allow.
  5. To cover Incognito windows too, open chrome://extensions, click Details under Nope, and turn on Allow in Incognito.

Questions

Why does my browser say Nope could see my browsing history or change my data?

That message is the browser's standard wording for any extension that asks for access to a website. Safari says the extension could see your browsing history on the site; Chrome says it could read and change your data there. Nope uses the access only to send the site to its pause page. Everything it keeps stays on your device, and it never sends anything anywhere. See the privacy policy.

In Safari, should I choose Allow for One Day or Always Allow?

Always Allow. With Allow for One Day, Safari takes the access back after 24 hours and the site opens normally again. If that happens, Nope's home page shows the site as “No access, so not blocked” with an Allow access button.

A blocked site still opens. What's wrong?

Check that Nope is turned on in your browser's extension settings and that the site shows as Blocked on Nope's home page. In Safari, if it says “No access”, tap Allow access and choose Always Allow. In Chrome, if it says “Permission missing”, click Grant. Private windows need Nope allowed there too: Allow in Private Browsing in Safari, Allow in Incognito in Chrome.

How do I unblock a site?

On Nope's home page, choose Request removal. Loosening anything waits out a cooldown, 24 hours by default, so a weak moment can't undo a decision you made with a clear head. You can cancel the removal before then. Tightening, like adding a site, applies at once.

How do bypasses work?

On a pause page, wait out the short countdown, choose how many minutes you need, and open the site. The minutes come out of a daily allowance that resets at midnight. When the time is up, the site goes back to the pause page.

What is Countdown on sites?

An optional switch on Nope's home page. When it is on, a site you are bypassing shows the time left in its corner, with End now to stop early. Turning it on asks for one more permission, so that Nope can draw the countdown on the page.

What are streaks?

For each blocked site, the number of days since you last opened it or landed on its pause page. Streaks reach new tiers at 30, 60, 120 and 240 days.

Does Nope block apps or other browsers?

No. Nope works only in the browser you add it to: Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac, or Chrome on a computer. To keep another browser from becoming the way around it, add Nope there too, remove that browser, or limit it with Screen Time.

Can I just turn Nope off?

Yes, in your browser's extension settings. Nope is a speed bump for habits, not a parental control.

How do I delete my data?

In Safari, delete the Nope app. In Chrome, remove the extension on chrome://extensions. Either way, that removes everything Nope stored on your device. Nothing is kept anywhere else.

Still stuck?

Email support@edsa.tech. Tell us your device, your browser and system versions, and what you expected to happen.