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Charles vs Self Control for Study

A side-by-side look at Charles and Self Control for Study. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Charles

Charles

Development

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).

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Self Control for Study

Self Control for Study

Education & Reference

Self Control for Study is a free application that helps students focus on their work by temporarily blocking access to distracting websites and apps. It allows setting timed sessions free of interruptions.

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