Distracting website blockers
Browser extensions and device tools that block or add friction to distracting sites, feeds, and short-form video so people can stay focused and stop doomscrolling, with some ad and content filters mixed in.
Built for: Distracted workers and students
Projects since May 04
163
Different builders
153
Last 4 weeks vs 8 before
+8%
AI is the core
2.5%
Projects per week
Mostly browser extension (81%), mobile app (7.4%), desktop app (7.4%) · from r/chrome_extensions, r/SideProject, r/IMadeThis, r/vibecoding
Latest
- Blocks or hides the YouTube and LinkedIn feeds in the browser to reduce distraction.“I built a browser extension to stop getting pulled into YouTube and LinkedIn. Looking for honest feedback from people who've tried to quit the feed.”
- Pawse — Blocks distracting websites in Chrome, with options such as a timed wait before a site loads.“I made a cute chrome extension that lets you block websites for better focus. What do you think?”
- NilMode — Hides selected feeds, reels, shorts, comments and recommendations on Facebook and YouTube, with optional blacklisting and playlist progress tracking.“Releasing NilMode v2.3.1 : Distraction blocker for Facebook & YouTube”
- Interrupts the habit of opening distracting websites by blocking or prompting before the user loads them.“I built something to interrupt the automatic habit of opening distracting websites."”
- Nohub — Blocks adult content on iPhone and Mac with one tap and tracks a clean-streak counter.“I built a free porn blocker for iPhone and Mac (Use Nohub not Pornhub)”
- Ad Blocker (Block Facebook) — Blocks ads on websites such as Facebook, with per-site controls.“Looking for a free uBlock Origin alternative for Chrome?”
- Color Scroll — Lets users endlessly scroll through slowly changing colors as a substitute for doomscrolling social feeds.“I made a "nicotine patch" for doomscrolling”
- Refuse to Share — Automatically rejects non-essential cookies on websites that show consent pop-ups.“I built a Chrome extension to automatically reject non-essential cookies”
- Disables autoplay of videos on websites.“I made a mistake with my previous post”
- FireFocus AI — Blocks distracting websites during study sessions in Chrome, with an AI-assisted focus mode.“Smart Website Blocker & Focus Extension | FireFocus AI”
- FocusedEffort — Blocks listed websites and applications during timed focus sessions, with exceptions for allowed sites, and charts session history.“FocusedEffort - A Windows application/website blocker”
- Escape — Blocks adult content on iPhone across Safari and other browsers, with a strict mode that prevents the blocker from being turned off.“I spent years trying to quit porn in private. So I built the blocker I actually needed.”
- Blocks off-task content within websites by checking whether the current page matches the task set on a Pomodoro timer.“Any advice on my first ever chrome (focus app) extension?”
- Hardcore Website Blocker — Blocks listed distracting websites for a set timer with no way to pause or disable the block until it expires.“I built a website blocker for people who keep turning their blockers off”
- Timebox — Blocks or limits access to distracting websites in Firefox according to user-set permissions.“I finally published a project”
- sifted — Filters web pages down to the blocks relevant to a user's stated interests, scoring each block for relevance.“sifted: let Jev sift the slop out of the websites you read”
- FocusLens — Classifies webpage and video content in the browser as educational or distracting and scores how well it matches a chosen study topic.“I built a privacy-first Chrome extension that automatically blocks distractions and matches pages to your specific study goals.”
- nocookiestoday — Automatically finds and clicks the reject option on cookie consent banners.“I made this browser extension that declines cookie pop-ups for you.”
- Blocks distracting websites in the browser to help the user stay focused.“lock in ?”
- Hides user-selected distracting elements on websites and remembers those choices for future visits.“Built a Chrome extension inspired by Safari’s “Hide Distracting Items””
Most discussed
- Ad Blocker (Chrome extension) — Blocks ads and trackers in the Chrome browser using declarativeNetRequest rules.“update on the adblocker i vibe coded last week. it uh, did numbers”
- Detects TV commercials from the audio signal and mutes the output sound while ads play.“I made a device that automatically mutes TV ads. Would love some feedback.”
- Blocks distracting websites in the browser to help users stay focused, storing everything locally with no account.“Built my first SaaS as a developer, now stuck at the part nobody teaches: getting users”
- Future Self — Blocks social media sites during focus hours and shows a roast-style prompt that makes the user pause before continuing.“Folk's, got my first sale🥳”
- Escape — Blocks adult content on iPhone across Safari and other browsers, with a strict mode that prevents the blocker from being turned off.“I spent years trying to quit porn in private. So I built the blocker I actually needed.”
- Not This Cookie — Automatically rejects website cookie consent prompts and shows which sites ask, without sending data off the user's machine.“I got tired of rejecting the cookies so I built Not This Cookie”
- LockyFeed — Blocks social media and YouTube videos and recommendations while allowing the Music category to play in the background.“I got Rickrolled by Claude.”
- SNS Detox — Blocks social media feeds like YouTube and Reddit in the browser during work hours.“I created a social media detox extension”
- Edits the Windows hosts file with automatic backups, filters sites through Cloudflare family DNS, and disables selected Windows telemetry settings.“Spent months building a hosts file editor + parental control tool for Windows, just to solve my own problem”
- Jivily — Uses an AI model to judge whether each website a user visits is productive and blocks distracting ones in real time.“Selling my SaaS for $50,000 (+5% commission for a person who'd find a buyer)”