Instagram Focus Mode – Hide Reels, Stories & More

Take back control of Instagram with Instagram Focus Mode. It helps you hide the parts of Instagram that waste your time, without coding or complicated settings. Everything works through simple toggles. What you can hide Reels, including the sidebar navigation and full Reels page Stories tray on the home feed Highlights on profile pages Explore page Comments on posts, Reels, and Explore Messages and the floating chat bubble Notifications, Search, and Create buttons Post count, followers count, and following count Grayscale mode to make Instagram less visually stimulating Focus tools Session counter that shows how long you’ve been browsing and resets each time you open Instagram Daily limit warning that lets you set a time cap and shows a full-screen reminder when you reach it How it works Enable or disable any feature with one click, no page reload needed Settings sync across your Chrome profile Works on all Instagram pages including home, profiles, posts, Reels, and Explore Lightweight with no tracking, no data collection, and no external servers Privacy This extension only runs on instagram.com. It stores your preferences locally using Chrome storage. It does not read your messages, posts, or personal data It’s a simple way to reduce screen time, avoid endless scrolling, and use Instagram with fewer distractions.