NoRush
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ADHD task manager for Chrome

The ADHD task manager that shows you one thing at a time

NoRush turns every new tab, and a small bubble on every website, into a calm task manager. One task in view. Time you can see. Small steps. Kind words.

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  • No sign-up
  • No card
  • Every feature included

Built by someone with ADHD, on published research. No ads and no tracking.

  • Free for 7 daysIt starts by itself. No sign-up and no card.
  • Your tasks stay on your computerSign in only if you want them on your other computers.
  • Calm by designNo red, no "overdue", nothing that flashes or bounces.

The problem

Most task managers were not built for an ADHD brain

An estimated 15.5 million adults in the US have a current ADHD diagnosis, and about half of them were diagnosed as adults.1 Most productivity tools still assume that seeing a list is enough to act on it.

1

Out of sight, out of mind

Your list lives in another tab or another app. ADHD is a problem of doing what you know, at the moment it counts, so help has to be where you are working.2

2

A long list is a wall

More options make people less likely to choose any.3 Thirty tasks on one screen is thirty decisions before you can start.

3

Time is invisible

Differences in sensing time are among the most consistent findings in ADHD research.4 "Soon" and "later" mean nothing you can act on.

How a day works

One thing. Always in view. Small steps.

NoRush has six parts, and each one answers a specific difficulty. You can use all of them or only the first.

1

Plan in two minutes

Say how your energy is and pick a few things. NoRush shows when you would finish, and tells you kindly if it is more than your day can hold.

How the plan works
2

See one task, with time you can see

Every new tab shows one task and its next small step. Press Start and a disc shrinks as time passes, with the exact time you will be done.

About the visual timer
3

Stay with it on every website

A small bubble keeps your task and timer on every page. When the timer ends, it opens by itself and asks "Did you finish?". That is the moment people usually drift.

About the floating bubble
4

Stuck? Make it smaller

Choose how much help you want: a little, more, or tiny steps. NoRush writes the steps using the AI built into Chrome, on your own computer, and shows only the next one.

About task breakdown
5

Finish, and get something for it

Every finished task becomes a collectible card the moment you finish. There are levels to climb, and nothing you earn is ever taken away.

About cards and levels
6

End the day on purpose

A heads-up ten minutes before your day ends. Then your task list rests, and the new tab becomes a slow sunset with today in a few numbers.

About closing the day

Features

Everything is there for a reason

If something does not help with the task in front of you, it is not on the screen.

Floating bubbleYour current task and timer, on every website you open. Visual focus timerA disc that shrinks as time passes, with the exact time you will finish. Task breakdownSplit a big task into 3 chunks, a few steps, or tiny steps for hard days. ShuffleCannot decide? See one task at a time until one feels doable. Plan and close the dayA 2-minute plan in the morning and a clear, gentle end in the evening. Focus soundsRain, lofi and brown, pink or white noise that you can layer and tune. Meeting ModeHides your tasks during calls and screen shares, and stays quiet. Command barPress Alt+K on any page, type the thought, press Enter. Saved. Cards and levelsEvery finished task becomes a collectible card, the moment you finish. Distraction pauseOpen a distracting site mid-focus and get a calm way back, not a wall.

The research

Designed from what is known about ADHD

Every design decision in NoRush traces back to published research or to tools that people with ADHD already rely on. These are four of the twelve principles.

Put help where the work happens

Russell Barkley calls this the point of performance. Reminders work when they are present at the place and moment of the task.2 5

In NoRush: the new tab and the floating bubble.

Make time something you see

Reviews describe time perception as a consistent difficulty in ADHD, and people underestimate task times in general.4 6

In NoRush: the shrinking disc, clock times and pace learning.

Reward now, not later

A meta-analysis found that people with ADHD choose smaller, sooner rewards more often than people without ADHD.7

In NoRush: a card the second you finish.

Never use shame

Low self-compassion is linked to worse mental health in adults with ADHD.8 Guilt is how apps get abandoned.

In NoRush: no red, no "overdue", nothing lost.

Read all twelve principles and their sourcesNot sure if it is ADHD? Take the free self-check

Who it is for

For people who work in a browser and lose the thread

NoRush is a task manager for ADHD that fits best if you spend most of your working day in Chrome or Edge on a computer. See how it fits your kind of work.

Pricing

Free for 7 days. Then one simple price.

Every plan includes every feature. The free week needs no account and no card, so there is nothing to cancel if it is not for you.

Monthly

$5a month

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  • Sync across your computers
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Yearly

$49a year

About $4.08 a month

  • Every feature
  • Sync across your computers
  • Two months cheaper than paying monthly
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Lifetime

$99once

Pay once, yours forever

  • Every feature
  • Sync across your computers
  • No renewals, nothing to cancel
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I have ADHD, and I built NoRush for myself first. The rule I kept coming back to was simple: if something does not help with the task in front of you, it should not be on the screen.
Yasoob, founder of NoRush. Read why NoRush exists

Questions before you install

What is NoRush?

NoRush is an ADHD task manager that lives in your browser. It turns your new tab, your toolbar and a small floating bubble into a calm place for your tasks. It shows one thing at a time, makes time visible, breaks tasks into small steps and uses kind wording throughout.

Is NoRush free?

NoRush is free for 7 days with every feature included. The trial starts by itself, with no sign-up and no card. After that it is $5 a month, $49 a year, or $99 once for lifetime access. See pricing.

Which browsers does it work in?

NoRush is a Chrome extension. It works in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebooks. It is not a phone app.

Do I need an account?

No. The free trial needs no account. You only sign in to buy a plan, or to sync your tasks between computers.

Where are my tasks stored?

In your browser, on your computer. If you sign in, a copy is kept with your account so your tasks follow you to your other computers, and you can turn that off. The extension uses no ads, analytics or tracking. See the privacy policy.

Why does Chrome say it can read data on all websites?

That permission is what lets the floating bubble and the command bar appear on every page. NoRush does not read, collect or store the content of the sites you visit.

Does NoRush treat ADHD?

No. NoRush is a productivity tool built around research on ADHD. It is not a medical device, it has not been tested in a clinical trial, and it does not replace care from a professional.

What happens to my tasks if I stop paying?

They stay saved on your computer, and "Download my tasks" always works. The bubble, reminders and sounds pause until you choose a plan again.

Sources

  1. Staley BS, Robinson LR, Claussen AH, et al. (2024). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis, Treatment, and Telehealth Use in Adults: National Center for Health Statistics Rapid Surveys System, United States, October to November 2023. CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73(40).
  2. Barkley RA. The important role of executive functioning and self-regulation in ADHD (fact sheet). russellbarkley.org.
  3. Iyengar SS, Lepper MR (2000). When choice is demotivating: can one desire too much of a good thing?. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79(6).
  4. Ptacek R, Weissenberger S, Braaten E, et al. (2019). Clinical implications of the perception of time in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a review. Medical Science Monitor, 25.
  5. CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) (2013). Interventions at the point of performance. Attention magazine.
  6. Buehler R, Griffin D, Ross M (1994). Exploring the "planning fallacy": why people underestimate their task completion times. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(3).
  7. Marx I, Hacker T, Yu X, Cortese S, Sonuga-Barke E (2021). ADHD and the choice of small immediate over larger delayed rewards: a comparative meta-analysis of performance on simple choice-delay and temporal discounting paradigms. Journal of Attention Disorders, 25(2).
  8. Beaton DM, Sirois F, Milne E (2022). The role of self-compassion in the mental health of adults with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78(12).

Start with one thing

Add NoRush to Chrome, open a new tab, and type the first task that comes to mind. That is the whole setup.

Add to Chrome, free for 7 days See pricing
  • No sign-up
  • No card
  • Every feature included

Works in Chrome and Edge on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebooks.