A Christian Browser Extension That Shows a Bible Verse Instead of Blocking a Site
Interlude is a free Chrome and Firefox extension that pauses the sites you choose with a Bible verse matched to that site's category, then gives you a real choice instead of a hard block. It's built for the browser, not just the phone, which makes it different from almost every other "scripture instead of scrolling" app on the market.
Most Christian apps built around this idea live on your phone: a lock screen widget, a daily verse before Instagram opens, a prayer you have to finish before TikTok unlocks. That covers the phone. It doesn't cover the hours most people spend in a browser tab on a laptop or desktop, where a lot of the actual doomscrolling, online shopping, and news-anxiety spirals happen. Interlude is built specifically for that gap.
How it actually works
There's no setup beyond adding the sites you want to be mindful of:
- Add a site. Interlude recognizes common ones automatically and assigns a category, or you set your own.
- Get interrupted, gently. Next time you visit, a full-screen pause appears before the page loads, with a verse chosen for that category.
- Choose what's next. Continue after a short retype step, write a private one-line reflection, or redeem the time with an encouraging message instead.
Why the verse changes depending on the site
This is the part that separates Interlude from a generic "verse of the day" gate. The scripture you see is chosen for the category of site that triggered it, because the reason you're pulled toward Instagram at 11pm usually isn't the same reason you're pulled toward a news site during a stressful week:
| Site category | What the verse addresses |
|---|---|
| Social media | Comparison and identity: see our piece on Bible verses about comparison |
| News | Anxiety and trust: see what the Bible says about anxiety from the news |
| Shopping | Materialism and contentment: see Bible verses about materialism |
| Dating apps | Purity and patience: see what the Bible says about dating apps |
| Video | Stewarding your time well |
Every verse is drawn from the World English Bible (WEB), a modern translation dedicated to the public domain, so nothing is paraphrased or invented for the app.
“Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16, WEB, read more in what "redeeming the time" means
What makes it different from a plain website blocker
A blocker like Freedom or Cold Turkey removes the choice entirely: the site is unreachable until a timer runs out. That works for some people, but it treats every distraction as a willpower problem to be engineered around, not a moment to actually notice. Interlude takes the opposite approach on purpose. It never locks a site away completely. It asks you to slow down, sit with a verse for a few seconds, and then decide, honestly, what you actually want to do next. Sometimes that's continuing to the site. Sometimes it's closing the tab. Either way, it was a choice, not a wall.
What it never does
Interlude has no accounts, no cloud sync, and no backend server. Every site you add, every reflection you write, and every verse you've seen stays in your own browser's local storage. There's no analytics or tracking inside the extension itself, no ads, and nothing to sign up for. Uninstalling it deletes everything instantly.
Frequently asked questions
Is Interlude a website blocker?
Not in the traditional sense. Interlude never removes your ability to reach a site. It interrupts you with a full-screen pause showing a Bible verse, then gives you a real choice: retype the reference to continue, write a private reflection, or redeem the time with an encouraging message instead.
Which browsers does the extension work on?
Chrome and Firefox today, with more browsers planned. It's free on both.
Does Interlude read what's on my screen?
No. Interlude only runs on the exact domains you choose to add. It never reads page content, keystrokes, or browsing history outside those sites.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free, with no premium tier, subscription, or ads.
Try it in your own browser
Free forever, no account needed. Add the sites that pull you in and see what a gentler interruption looks like.