FocusTube: Distraction Blocker

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

FocusTube is a distraction blocker that helps you stay focused by reducing short-form content and social media distractions across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Instead of blocking entire websites, FocusTube targets the distracting parts: YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok feeds, Facebook Reels, LinkedIn Feed, Stories, Reels buttons, and other attention-grabbing sections. Key features: • Block YouTube Shorts • Block Instagram Reels and Explore • Block TikTok distractions • Block Facebook Reels • Hide LinkedIn Feed distractions • Hide distracting buttons, feeds, stories, and visual clutter • Use Strict Mode for immediate blocking • Use Warn Mode to show a conscious “Watch Anyway” warning • Use Passive Mode when you want no intervention • Use the built-in focus timer to stay locked in during study or work sessions • Customize blocking and visual hiding settings per platform FocusTube is useful for students, remote workers, developers, researchers, and anyone who wants to reduce doomscrolling, avoid short-form video distractions, and stay productive online without losing access to useful parts of each website. Supported platforms: • YouTube • Instagram • TikTok • Facebook • LinkedIn Privacy: FocusTube is local-first. Settings and stats are stored in your browser’s local storage. The extension does not include analytics, telemetry, or a project-controlled backend for sending your browsing data to the developer. Open source: FocusTube is free and open source: https://github.com/malekwael229/FocusTube Note: Websites like YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn update often, so some blocking or hiding behavior may occasionally need updates. If something breaks, please report it on GitHub.