Doomscroll Preventer

by Aditya Shankar Datta · Tools

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 19 Oct 2026

Delays Instagram access with a prompt.

Users

0 in 30 days

Rating

5.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#247K

#207K among extensions

Version

1.0

updated 15 May 2025

Users

monthly, 17 months

Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 5 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 17 months

Latest, 19 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Doomscroll Preventer

Ever opened Instagram just to "check one thing" and suddenly it's 3 AM, your eyes are dry, and your soul feels empty? Yeah, same. Doomscroll Preventer is here to slap some sense into you. Every time you try to open Instagram, this extension blackens your screen like your GPA after finals and asks: 🛑 Do you really wanna doomscroll again?? You get two options: ✅ "Yes" – Proceed to doomscroll at your own risk. 🚫 "No" – Close Instagram and reclaim your sanity. Download Doomscroll Preventer today to get rid of your scrolling addiction and get ahead of your peers who are busy scrolling Note: This extension only works when you open instagram.com on your browser