The Pluckeye system feature, when enabled, causes Pluckeye to integrate more deeply with your device, meaning it will control the Internet access of the device rather than just an Internet browser. It is disabled when Pluckeye is first installed, but it is expected that most serious users of Pluckeye will turn it on. When system is disabled, it is easy to bypass Pluckeye by using a different browser that does not have the Pluckeye browser extension installed.

How to enable it

  1. Click the Pluckeye button in the top right corner of your browser.
  2. Click “config” in the menu at the top.
  3. Click the button that says “system: off” or “system: on”.
  4. Read the description.
  5. Check or uncheck the “enable” box.
  6. Click “Apply”.

It can also be enabled or disabled using a console:

pluck + system

pluck - system

Why is system disabled by default?

The system feature is initially turned off mainly as a safety measure. By requiring the user to turn it on it manually, the user is then educated on how to do the reverse as well. And some users find Pluckeye to be sufficient help for them, even with system turned off.

Windows

With system is enabled on Windows, only Chrome, Firefox, and browsers based on them (e.g. Brave) may be used for browsing the Internet; Internet Explorer, and all other browsers other than Firefox and Chrome will not work at all.

macOS

When system is enabled on macOS, Safari will be completely blocked by default.

Linux

When system is enabled on Linux, browsers other than Chromium and Firefox will be slower, overblock the user, and generally be much less useful than Firefox and Chromium. But they will still work in general. Well, with one big exception: Chrome may not work at all, but Chromium should with Pluckeye 0.50.0 or greater. But see also the important notes on linux.

Levels

The system feature replaced the idea of levels in older versions of Pluckeye (v0.99.11 and older). Having Pluckeye installed as a program on your device (not just a browser extension) with system off is equivalent to level 1, and having system on is equivalent to level 2.

Last updated: 2022-06-29