What is Pluckeye

Pluckeye gives the end-user final say over filtering while also being difficult to circumvent. This combination is sometimes called self-control mode, and it is rarely an explicit feature in an Internet filter.

Behavioral economists might call Pluckeye a "hand-tying device" – something you do in the present to limit your options in the future (think of Odysseus tying himself to the mast before hearing the Sirens). It lets you make your Internet decisions in moments of strength rather than moments of weakness. You design your own settings, but your changes don't take effect until later. That means that strong impulses to view porn, waste hours on Facebook, etc. may arise, but in that moment they will be limited. And as Odysseus points out, that is a good thing, because if he could have swum to the Sirens he would have, and they would have killed him.

Here are the details:

• Pluckeye supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android (alpha). See also this frequently asked question.
• Pluckeye's target audience are those who want a self-control filter rather than parents looking to protect their kids.
• Pluckeye doesn't use password protection; rather it uses a delay system for configuration. See also this frequently asked question.
• Pluckeye can block some content but allow other content from the same web host, based on Internet media types or urls.
• Pluckeye doesn't come with a big prepackaged list of web resources that it should block or allow; most configuration is up to the user.
• Pluckeye aims not at convenience but at inconvenience!
• Pluckeye blocks all images and videos from the Internet out-of-the-box.

This video demonstrates Pluckeye in action.