Blocked apps & websites

Blocked apps and blocked websites are things Plainwork leaves alone entirely. It won't record what you do in them, won't suggest automations from them, and won't run any habit step that touches them.

Block an app

1. Open Settings → Blocked apps.
2. Click + Block an app and pick it from the list of apps on your computer.
3. It shows up as a pill below. Remove it anytime with the X on the pill.

Block a website

Blocking a whole browser would stop Plainwork on every site, so block the site instead.

1. Open Settings → Blocked apps and find Blocked websites.
2. Type the address — chase.com, or paste a full link and Plainwork trims it to the domain — and click Block.
3. It shows up as a pill below. Remove it anytime with the X on the pill.

Blocking a domain also covers its subdomains, so chase.com blocks secure.chase.com too.

What blocking does

• Not recorded. Nothing you do in a blocked app — or on a blocked website in your browser — enters Plainwork, so it never becomes a suggestion or training data. This happens quietly, without any tweaking needed.
• Habits won't run it. If a habit has a step in a blocked app, or one that opens a blocked website, the whole run is refused and you're told which app or site blocked it. It never half-runs and reports success. See Managing habits.
• Teaching warns you. Demonstrate a task that touches a blocked app or site and the review tells you the habit won't run until you unblock it, preventing silent failures. See Teaching a habit.

Why block one

Blocking is the control for anything you'd rather Plainwork never see or touch, like a password manager, online banking, or a personal messaging app. A few sensitive categories (password managers, health, finance) are always ignored automatically.