FocusTube: Distraction Blocker

Reduce distractions from YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels, and LinkedIn.

Block the distracting parts of social media without blocking the websites you still need. FocusTube removes short-form video, feeds, and other distracting sections across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Use YouTube for a tutorial without getting pulled into Shorts. Open Instagram without Reels or Explore. Keep LinkedIn useful without an endless feed. WHAT FOCUSTUBE CAN BLOCK OR HIDE • YouTube Shorts • Instagram Reels and Explore • TikTok feed and video distractions • Facebook Reels, Stories, and other distracting sections • LinkedIn Feed and “Add to your feed” • Selected distracting navigation buttons, shelves, and entry points CHOOSE HOW STRICT YOU WANT IT Strict Mode Blocks supported distractions immediately. Warn Mode Shows a “Watch Anyway” warning before opening supported distracting content. Passive Mode Hides selected distracting elements without redirects or warning screens. FOCUS TOOLS • Built-in focus and break timer • Per-platform settings • Optional timer notifications • Simple local blocked-count statistics PRIVACY FocusTube is designed to run locally in your browser. Settings, timer state, and blocked-count statistics use browser-local storage. FocusTube does not include analytics or telemetry and does not send your browsing activity, settings, or statistics to a FocusTube-controlled backend. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE FocusTube is free and open source. Useful for studying, coding, research, work, and everyday browsing when you want access to the useful parts of a website without getting pulled into endless scrolling.