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Cold Turkey

This tutorial will show you how to install Cold Turkey Blocker on macOS.

Download Cold Turkey Blocker

Go to getcoldturkey.com/download/mac.

Download Cold Turkey Blocker

The download should have started or prompted you where to download.

Install Cold Turkey Blocker

Double click Cold_Turkey_Mac_Installer.pkg in your Downloads folder to open the installer.
Click install and enter administrator password if prompted to install Rosetta.
The Cold Turkey Blocker installer should automatically reopen when Rosetta installation is complete.

Installer Step 1

Click Continue

Installer Step 2

Read the License and click Continue

Installer Step 3

Click Agree

Enter Password

Enter your administrator password and click Install Software.

Full Disk Access

Open Full Disk Access settings in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access.

Full Disk Access

Add and enable Cold Turkey Blocker.

Chrome

Open Chrome.
Go to the Cold Turkey Blocker Chrome extension page.

Chrome Extension

Click Add to Chrome.
Open the Cold Turkey Blocker extension settings by clicking the browser extension puzzle piece button > Manage Extensions > Details under Cold Turkey Blocker.
Or paste this link into your browser:
chrome://extensions/?id=pganeibhckoanndahmnfggfoeofncnii

Chrome Extension Details

Enable Allow in Incognito.

Safari

Open Safari.

Safari

In the menu bar, click Safari.

Safari Menu

Click Settings.

Safari Settings

Open the Extensions tab.
Enable Cold Turkey.
Enable Allow in Private Browsing.
Click Always Allow on Every Website.

Verification

Quit and reopen Cold Turkey Blocker.
You should not have any error messages.

Next Steps

Until more tutorials are available, refer to the User Guide on how to use Cold Turkey Blocker.
Open Cold Turkey Blocker User Guide.