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CLUSTER BROWSER-EXTENSION-DISTRACTING · 25 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-08-13

Browser focus extensions

This cluster comprises browser extensions that reduce distractions by filtering or blocking content on social and media sites, as well as blocking entire websites to aid focus. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from—only four dated entries predate the index, so the cluster predates the index or its members are undated. Traction leaders by activity signal are youtube-shorts-blacklist (6 stars), jev-yt-time-saver (5 stars), and freestudocu (1 star).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUN 2025: 1OCT 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1JUL 2026: 1AUG 2026: 9SEP 2026: 9OCT 2026: 2
JUN 2025OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 16 unlabelled

Operator · 16 hobby · 1 indie · 3 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01jev-yt-time-saver5★22 days—hobbyBrowser extension for YouTube that hides distracting videos behind a cover until the viewer chooses to reveal them.
  2. 02freestudocu1★22 days—hobbyBrowser extension that removes premium blurs, blocks ads, and downloads full documents from Studocu as PDFs.
  3. 03youtube-shorts-blacklist6★1 mo—hobbyBrowser extension that automatically pauses short-form videos from blacklisted channels and shows a notice overlay to reduce distraction.
  4. 04refocus0★21 days—ai-builthobbyBrowser extension that hides selected distracting sections on popular websites with per-site and per-section toggles.
  5. 05focus-jev0★21 days—hobbyBrowser extension that blocks distracting webpages during focus sessions by asking an AI decision model whether each page matches the user's stated goal.
  6. 06focus-gate0★21 days—hobbyBrowser extension that blocks distracting websites behind deterrent questions and uses real usage stats to discourage mindless browsing.
  7. 07tiktok_unhook0★23 dayslivehobbyBrowser extension that hides TikTok feeds, comments, and engagement metrics to enable distraction-free browsing and intentional use.
  8. 08feed-blocker0★10 days—hand-codedhobbyBrowser extension that hides distracting feeds, Shorts, stories, and comments on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook to help users focus.
  9. 09defog-glassdoor-unblock3★1 mo—hobbyBrowser extension that removes intrusive overlays, blurs, and dark-pattern modals blocking content on an employer-review website.
  10. 10attentify0★23 days—Attention-protection browser extension and desktop app that filters distracting feed content and short videos from websites based on the user's intended tasks.
  11. 11idle-out_alive-in0★24 days—hobbyBrowser extension that prevents idle timeouts by faking an always-visible active tab and blocking focus-detection events on user-selected sites.
  12. 12shutter0★21 days—hobbyFocus tool that watches open browser tabs and closes distracting sites such as social feeds, video, and adult content.
  13. 13focuslock-chrome-extension3★1 mo—hobbyBrowser extension that blocks distracting websites, video feeds, and social media scrolling, with optional password protection to enforce focus.
  14. 14fb-video-block0★12 days—hobbyBrowser extension that hides Facebook video posts, blocks autoplay, and blocks Reels and Watch pages to reduce video distractions.
  15. 15Website-Blocker0★1 mo—Browser extension that blocks selected websites to help users stay focused and avoid distractions.
  16. 16ReelWall0★1 mo—Browser extension that blocks access to Instagram Reels to reduce distracting short-form video consumption.
  17. 17focus-filter-chrome0★2 mo—hobbyBrowser extension that filters and reduces distracting content on supported media and social websites to help users stay focused.
  18. 18shuchu0★2 mo—ai-builthobbyChrome extension that hides YouTube distractions, sets focus timers, and silences background tabs to support distraction-free work.
  19. 19Reels-Lock1★7 mostale—ai-builthobbyBrowser extension that hides and password-locks the Reels feature on YouTube and Instagram to help users avoid distraction.
  20. 20FocusShield0★4 moliveindieProductivity suite with a Chrome extension that blocks distracting sites, filters YouTube content, and warns against excessive scrolling.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.