Set tasks and manage your study session!
Track your daily sessions
InFlow automatically blocks/warns you regarding any unrelated pages!

🧠 Inflow

Inflow is the AI-powered Chrome extension that keeps your mind exactly where it needs to be.

Focus isn't a discipline problem. It's an environment problem. Inflow helps your browser become part of the solution.

💡 Why Inflow?

Ever start researching something important, only to end up reading about Viking metal or the history of bubble tea? Same.

Traditional website blockers are too rigid. Everything’s either blocked or open, no in-between. But what if your browser actually understood what you’re working on and nudged you gently when you started to drift?

🚀 What Does It Do?

Inflow isn’t just a blocker, it’s your cognitive wingman.

Set your focus topic (e.g., "machine learning" or "resume writing")
Inflow uses AI to evaluate every page based on semantic similarity
Irrelevant tabs get blocked with a helpful nudge and allowlist suggestions
Stay mindful with a real-time focus heatmap and session history

Distractions get filtered. Your attention stays intact. You stay in flow.

🛠️ Tech Stack

React + Vite for the extension popup and dashboard
@xenova/transformers to run semantic AI models in-browser via WebAssembly
Chrome Extension APIs for tab tracking, messaging, storage, and content blocking
Offscreen documents handle heavy WebAssembly tasks silently in the background
No backend. No tracking. 100% private and local.

🧱 Challenges Faced

Running AI models inside Chrome’s strict security sandbox (thanks, CSP 😅)
Offloading WebAssembly to offscreen contexts without lag
Making page evaluation fast and performant, even on lower-end devices
Designing an intuitive UX that encourages focus without feeling restrictive

🏆 Accomplishments We're Proud Of

AI-powered, privacy-first distraction blocking, all local
Real-time semantic content filtering that actually works
Clean, actionable dashboard with visual insights
No servers, no accounts just install and focus

📚 What was Learned

The architecture of Chrome extensions (messaging, permissions, background/offscreen scripts)
How to optimize AI models for browser performance
Semantic scoring tradeoffs between speed and accuracy
How to design UX that supports habit change instead of enforcing rules