Simple extension that hides the 'Explore' and 'Reels' buttons on the Instagram webpage.
Users
65
+1 in 30 days
Rating
4.5 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#98K
#82K among extensions
Version
0.2.0
updated 9 Jun 2025
Users
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:65 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 years
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Hider
Install this extension if the Explore and/or Reels pages are wasting your time.
Changelog:
v0.2.0
- Rename the extension due to intellectual property issues.
v0.1.2
- Extension was no longer hiding the 'Explore' page, changed the regex so that all <a> tags with an 'href' that contains '/explore/' are hidden.
v0.1.1
- Fixed a bug where pages were not hidden on non-English versions of instagram.com.
v0.1.0
- Initial release.
