FocusFeed - Block YouTube Recommendations & Shorts

FocusFeed is a comprehensive digital well-being extension that puts you back in control of your attention. It surgically removes the algorithmic rabbit holes, infinite scroll feeds, and engagement traps built into the world's most addictive platforms — without breaking the content you actually came to see. 🎯 Why FocusFeed? Every major platform is engineered to steal your time. Autoplay starts the next video before you decide. The homepage feed surfaces content you never asked for. Shorts, Reels, and Stories are designed for endless scrolling. FocusFeed removes all of it, leaving you with a clean, intentional browsing experience. 📺 YouTube — Deep Control FocusFeed gives you granular control over every distracting element on YouTube. Toggle each feature independently or choose from built-in presets: Home & Feed Hide the homepage recommendation feed entirely Block the Trending / Explore page Optionally redirect the YouTube logo to your Subscriptions feed instead of the noisy homepage Hide the Subscriptions feed if needed Watch Page Remove the sidebar "Up Next" recommendations Disable Autoplay — and keep it off even when YouTube tries to re-enable it Hide end-screen cards and overlay cards Remove Comments section Hide the Live Chat panel on streams Hide Playlists from the watch page Block Merchandise shelf and "Support the creator" donate prompts Hide AI-generated video summaries Turn off video Annotations (via the player's settings menu — works on desktop and mobile) Navigation & Discovery Hide the Search bar (for truly distraction-free browsing) Hide Shorts from the sidebar, homepage, and search results Hide the "More from YouTube" section in the sidebar Hide Stories and Community posts on channel pages Remove notification count badges from the browser tab title (e.g., strips "(3) YouTube" → "YouTube") Hide the notification bell in the header One-Click Presets Switch between three tuned configurations instantly: Strict — Everything off. Pure focus mode. Watch — Hides all recommendations and distractions, keeps comments visible. Casual — Light-touch mode: keeps the feed and search, removes only the most intrusive elements. 📱 Social Media — Four Platforms Covered FocusFeed extends its protection to your other most-visited platforms, each with their own independent on/off toggle and per-feature controls: Facebook Hide the main News Feed Remove the Reels row Hide Stories bar Block "People you may know" and "Suggested for you" (right-rail suggestions) Optionally hide Events and Groups sidebars Instagram Hide the Explore tab content Block Reels Remove "Suggested for you" sections Optionally hide Stories Twitter / X Remove the "What's happening" Trending section Hide "Who to follow" suggestions Toggle off the "For You" algorithmic feed Hide Topics suggestions Twitch Block recommended channels and "You might also like" suggestions Disable channel autoplay Remove Prime subscription offer banners All social site features activate only when you explicitly turn the site on — there's no passive interference. ⏱ Daily Time Limits Set a daily time budget for YouTube and take back your evenings: Daily limit — Choose between 5 and 480 minutes per day Grayscale mode — When your limit is hit, the page turns grayscale as a gentle but unmistakable signal Limit banner — A dismissable banner appears at the top of the page reminding you to take a break Session warning — Get notified mid-session when you're approaching your limit Daily usage tracking — Background timer tracks time spent across all supported sites, per day Reset today's usage — Wipe today's timer and start fresh at any point 📅 Focus Schedule Block access automatically during your most productive hours: Enable the schedule with a single toggle Choose which days of the week the schedule applies (e.g., Monday–Friday only) Set a custom time window (e.g., 09:00–18:00) Outside the scheduled window, all sites work normally — no manual toggling required 🔍 Keyword & Channel Filter Filter out specific content from your YouTube feed without hiding everything: Block by keyword — Any video whose title contains a blocked keyword is automatically hidden from recommendations, search results, and the homepage Block by channel — Videos from specific channels are removed from all listing views Case-sensitive option — Toggle exact-case matching for precise filtering Works with YouTube's SPA navigation — filters apply as you browse between pages without refreshing 🎨 Popup Interface A clean, tabbed popup makes managing all settings easy: YouTube tab — All YouTube toggles in one place Sites tab — Per-platform on/off plus individual feature toggles for each social site Time tab — Daily limit slider, grayscale toggle, session warning threshold, and usage dashboard Schedule tab — Day-of-week picker and time range inputs Filter tab — Keyword and channel blocklists with add/remove controls Dark mode — The popup itself supports dark mode for night-time use Preset buttons — Apply Strict / Watch / Casual presets directly from the popup header