How do I block Amazon on Chrome for free?

Install a free website blocker extension from the Chrome Web Store, add amazon.com to the blocklist, and start a block or schedule. Focuh is a free extension with no account and no site cap, so you can block amazon.com plus your regional domain in one list. This stops Amazon in Chrome. If you also open Amazon in Safari or another browser, you'll need a system-level blocker instead.

Can a Chrome extension actually stop me buying things on Amazon?

For most people, yes. A blocker interrupts the reflex of typing 'amazon' into the address bar, and that pause is often enough to break the impulse. What it can't do is stop a determined user — any Chrome extension can be switched off from chrome://extensions in two clicks. If impulse spending is a serious problem, pair the extension with a system-level block you can't talk yourself out of mid-checkout.

Does blocking amazon.com also block Prime Video and Amazon Music?

No. Prime Video runs on primevideo.com and Amazon Music has its own domain and desktop app, so a block on amazon.com won't catch them. If binge-watching or background music also derails you, add primevideo.com and music.amazon.com to your blocklist explicitly. For the standalone apps, a browser extension can't help — you'd need an app blocker on your Mac or PC.

Will a Chrome extension block Amazon in other browsers?

No. A Chrome extension only works inside Chrome. Open Amazon in Safari, Firefox, Arc, or Edge and it loads normally. This is the single biggest weakness of browser-only blocking for shopping: the workaround is one browser away. To block Amazon everywhere on a Mac at once, use a system-level tool like Focuh for Mac, SelfControl, or Cold Turkey that blocks at the OS level.

How do I block Amazon during work hours only?

Some Chrome blockers let you set a schedule — block amazon.com from 9am to 5pm on weekdays, then leave it open in the evening. Check whether your extension supports scheduling before relying on it; many free ones only do manual on/off. The Focuh desktop app ties blocking to focus sessions instead, so Amazon is blocked while you work and available the moment your session ends.

Is it better to block Amazon with an extension or in Chrome settings?

Chrome has no built-in setting to block a specific website for adults — site blocking through Chrome itself only exists via Family Link supervised accounts for children. For a normal account, an extension is the simplest free route. For a block that survives switching browsers and can't be toggled off as easily, skip the browser entirely and block amazon.com at the system level.

Can I block Amazon on Chrome without installing anything?

Not reliably on a standard adult account. Chrome doesn't include a built-in site blocker, so 'no install' usually means editing your computer's hosts file in Terminal, which is a system-level change rather than a Chrome one. If you want a Chrome-only solution, a free extension is the realistic option. If you're open to a system change, the hosts file blocks Amazon in every browser for free.

What's the strongest way to block Amazon if I keep buying things?

Move past the browser. A system-level blocker covers every browser at once and is harder to disable on impulse. SelfControl is free and genuinely irreversible once a block starts — you can't end it until the timer runs out. Focuh for Mac is free too and ties blocking to focus sessions across all browsers and native apps, so Amazon and Prime Video are gone while you work.

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How to Block Amazon on Chrome (Free)

June 14, 20269 min readFocuh

Amazon isn't a scrolling problem like social media — it's a buying problem. You open it for one thing, the site turns that into a cart of seven, and an hour later you've spent money you didn't plan to. This guide covers how to block Amazon on Chrome for free, the fastest route being a website blocker extension, plus the honest limits of blocking inside a single browser.

Because Amazon shopping happens in the browser, blocking the site in Chrome covers your main route to it on a normal day. The catch is that "in Chrome" is doing a lot of work in that sentence — open Amazon in Safari and the block is gone. Here's how to do it, and when a browser extension isn't enough.

How to block Amazon on Chrome for free with an extension

The simplest free method is a Chrome extension. The steps are the same across most blockers:

Open the Chrome Web Store and install a free website blocker.
Add amazon.com to the blocklist.
Add www.amazon.com and your regional domain — amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, amazon.ca, whatever you actually shop on.
Start the block, or set a schedule if the extension supports one.

That's it. Now typing "amazon" into the address bar lands you on a block page instead of the storefront.

One thing to check before you commit to an extension: the site cap. Several popular blockers limit the free tier to three sites. Amazon, your regional Amazon, Prime Video, and Amazon Music already eat four slots, so a three-site cap runs out fast. Focuh is a free Chrome extension with no account and no cap, so you can list every Amazon domain plus whatever else distracts you. For a full breakdown of which free blockers cap you and which don't, see our guide to the best free website blocker for Chrome.

Why a Chrome extension only goes so far

Be honest with yourself about how you shop. A Chrome extension blocks Chrome and nothing else. If every Amazon purchase you've ever made started with a Chrome tab, an extension is genuinely enough. If you've ever switched to Safari to "just check" something, you already know the weakness.

Three limits worth naming:

It only covers Chrome. Safari, Firefox, Arc, and Edge load Amazon normally. The workaround is one browser away.
It can be switched off. Any extension disables from chrome://extensions in two clicks. The block is a speed bump, not a wall.
It can't touch apps. Prime Video, Amazon Music, and Kindle have desktop apps an extension can't see.

None of this makes a Chrome extension useless. A speed bump that adds a five-second pause before a purchase stops a lot of impulse buys. But if Amazon is a real money sink rather than a mild distraction, you want something stronger. Our explainer on system-level vs browser website blocking walks through exactly where each one holds and where it leaks.

Does Chrome have a built-in way to block Amazon?

Not for a normal account. Chrome has no setting that blocks a specific website for an adult user. The only built-in blocking Chrome offers is through Family Link — a supervised child account where a parent approves or blocks sites remotely. If you're trying to block Amazon for yourself, Family Link isn't the tool.

So "block Amazon on Chrome without an extension" really means one of two things: a supervised account (for kids), or a system-level change like editing your computer's hosts file. The hosts file blocks amazon.com in every browser at once and costs nothing, but it's a Terminal edit, not a Chrome feature. We cover that route in detail in how to block Amazon on Mac.

Blocking Amazon across every browser (the stronger fix)

If the one-browser limit is the dealbreaker — and for shopping, it usually is — block Amazon at the operating-system level instead. A system-level blocker covers Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and every other browser in one move, and it's harder to disable on impulse because there's no extension toggle to flip.

Three free or low-cost options on a Mac:

SelfControl — free and open-source. Once you start a block, you can't end it until the timer runs out, even by restarting. The irreversibility is the entire point for impulse shopping. It blocks websites only, not apps.
Focuh for Mac — free. Blocks websites and native apps at the system level across every browser, and ties the block to a focus session so Amazon is gone while you work and back when you're done. You can add Prime Video and Amazon Music to the same list.
Cold Turkey — paid, with the most aggressive locking if you keep beating free tools.

The Focuh desktop app and the Focuh Chrome extension are both free and made to run together: the extension handles Chrome, the Mac app handles everything else. Download Focuh for Mac if blocking only Chrome hasn't stuck.

Don't forget the rest of Amazon

Blocking the storefront doesn't block the rest of the ecosystem. Prime Video lives on primevideo.com, Amazon Music has music.amazon.com and a desktop app, and Kindle and Audible run on their own. If your real time sink is three episodes deep in a Prime series rather than the shopping cart, a block on amazon.com won't touch it.

In a Chrome extension, the fix is easy: add those domains to the same blocklist. For the standalone desktop apps, you're back to needing a system-level app blocker — another reason the Mac app earns its place alongside the extension if Amazon is more than just shopping for you.

Which method should you use?

Just shop in Chrome and want it gone now — a free Chrome extension with no site cap. Block amazon.com and your regional domain and you're done in a minute.

Switch browsers when you're blocked — go system-level. The hosts file is free and covers everything; Focuh for Mac adds a timer and app blocking on top.

Keep talking yourself into "just one thing" — SelfControl. The irreversible block is the only thing that reliably stops a determined impulse mid-session.

Binge Prime Video too — block primevideo.com and music.amazon.com in the extension, and use an app blocker for the desktop apps.

No blocker fixes the underlying pull on its own. What it does is move Amazon from one click away to genuinely out of reach for a while — long enough for the impulse to pass and your actual work to be the easiest thing on the screen.

Install the free Focuh Chrome extension to block Amazon in Chrome with no account and no site cap. Or get the free Focuh Mac app if you need the block to hold across every browser and app, not just Chrome.