🧠 TuringOff - AI Blocker

A local firewall for your consciousness.

TuringOff is a Chrome extension that blocks AI chatbot websites to encourage manual thinking and reduce dependency on artificial intelligence for problem-solving. Because thinking is still legal.

🎯 Features

• Smart AI Detection: Blocks major AI chatbot platforms including OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity AI, Anthropic Claude, and more
• Toggle Control: Easy on/off switch via browser popup
• Humorous Blocking Page: Custom blocked page with witty messages and Alan Turing quotes
• Persistent Settings: Remembers your blocking preferences across browser sessions
• Lightweight: Minimal resource usage with efficient background processing

🚫 Blocked Platforms

The extension currently blocks access to:

• OpenAI (ChatGPT)
• Google Gemini (including search integration)
• Perplexity AI
• Anthropic Claude
• Microsoft Copilot
• Coze
• LMSYS Chat Arena
• Character AI
• Copy AI
• Replika
• Jasper

🛠 Installation

From Chrome Web Store

1. Visit the TuringOff Chrome Web Store page
2. Click "Add to Chrome"
3. Confirm the installation

Manual Installation (Developer Mode)

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://extensions/
3. Enable "Developer mode" in the top right
4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory
5. The extension will appear in your browser toolbar

🎮 Usage

1. Toggle Blocking: Click the TuringOff icon in your browser toolbar to open the popup
2. Enable/Disable: Use the toggle switch to turn AI blocking on or off
3. Status Monitoring: The popup shows current blocking status with themed quotes
4. Blocked Page: When you try to access a blocked AI site, you'll see a custom page with:
   • Humorous messages about thinking manually
   • Alan Turing quotes for inspiration
   • A "Return to Manual Mode" button that redirects to Stack Overflow

🏗 Technical Architecture

Core Components

• background.js: Service worker that manages blocking rules using Chrome's declarativeNetRequest API
• popup.html/js: Browser action popup for controlling the extension
• blocked.html/js: Custom page shown when AI sites are blocked
• manifest.json: Extension configuration and permissions

Key Features

• Dynamic Rule Management: Rules are added/removed based on toggle state
• Regex Filtering: Special handling for Gemini searches on Google
• State Persistence: Uses Chrome storage API to remember settings
• Resource Blocking: Blocks multiple resource types (frames, scripts, requests, etc.)

🎨 Customization

Adding New AI Domains

Edit the AI_DOMAINS array in background.js:

const AI_DOMAINS = [
  "openai.com",
  "chatgpt.com",
  // Add your domain here
  "newai-site.com",
];

Custom Messages

Modify messages.json to add new sarcastic messages:

{
  "messages": [
    {
      "main": "Your custom main message",
      "subtitle": "Your witty subtitle"
    }
  ]
}

Styling

Update blocked.html CSS or popup.css to customize the appearance.

📋 Permissions

The extension requires these permissions:

• declarativeNetRequest: To block AI websites
• storage: To save your blocking preferences

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

Ideas for Contributions

• Add support for new AI platforms
• Improve the blocking detection logic
• Enhance the user interface
• Add productivity features (timers, statistics)
• Implement whitelist functionality

🐛 Troubleshooting

Extension not blocking sites?

• Check if the toggle is enabled in the popup
• Try refreshing the page after enabling
• Verify the extension has proper permissions

Popup not opening?

• Check if the extension is enabled in chrome://extensions/
• Try reloading the extension

Custom messages not showing?

• Ensure messages.json is properly formatted
• Check browser console for errors

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• Chrome Web Store Listing

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"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." — Alan Turing

TuringOff v1.0 - Proudly analog since 2025.