Frequently Asked Questions

Whiiteroom is a highly customizable deep work workspace designed to eliminate digital distractions. Before starting a focus session, you whitelist the specific applications, websites, and educational YouTube channels/playlists you need. Everything outside your allowed list is blocked without ads or notifications.

No. Whiiteroom is built with a strict local-first architecture. All session parameters, allowed lists, and app blocks are processed locally on your machine. We never collect or track your browsing history.

No. Whiiteroom does not require a constant internet connection to run focus sessions. The core blocking and whitelisting engine works 100% offline. Internet access is only needed briefly to check for updates or log in.

Whiiteroom uses surgical filtering. When you whitelist an educational channel or playlist, Whiiteroom loads that specific content while stripping out the homepage feed, recommended sidebar videos, search bar temptations, and comment sections.

Yes. Whiiteroom restricts app and web access system-wide across all major desktop browsers, ensuring you cannot bypass your whitelist by simply launching another browser.

Whiiteroom provides three enforcement levels: Relax Mode (exit anytime), Friction Mode (solves a typing task to exit), and Hardcore Mode (prevents early exits until the timer completes). In an absolute emergency during Hardcore Mode, you can reboot your computer and run 'taskkill /f /im Whiiteroom.exe' from an admin terminal.

No. Whiiteroom guards itself against bypass attempts. The browser extension cannot be toggled off while a session is active, and the desktop application prevents uninstallation until your session timer finishes.