FocusTube - Shorts, Reels & Feed Blocker by Malek Wael

Block the distracting parts of social media without blocking the websites you still need.

FocusTube removes short-form video, feeds, and other distracting sections across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Use YouTube for a tutorial without getting pulled into Shorts. Open Instagram without Reels or Explore. Keep LinkedIn useful without an endless feed.

WHAT FOCUSTUBE CAN BLOCK OR HIDE

• YouTube Shorts
• Instagram Reels and Explore
• TikTok feed and video distractions
• Facebook Reels, Stories, and other distracting sections
• LinkedIn Feed and “Add to your feed”
• Selected distracting navigation buttons, shelves, and entry points

CHOOSE HOW STRICT YOU WANT IT

Strict Mode
Blocks supported distractions immediately.

Warn Mode
Shows a “Watch Anyway” warning before opening supported distracting content.

Passive Mode
Hides selected distracting elements without redirects or warning screens.

FOCUS TOOLS

• Built-in focus and break timer
• Per-platform settings
• Optional timer notifications
• Simple local blocked-count statistics

PRIVACY

FocusTube is designed to run locally in your browser.

Settings, timer state, and blocked-count statistics use browser-local storage.

FocusTube does not include analytics or telemetry and does not send your browsing activity, settings, or statistics to a FocusTube-controlled backend.

FREE AND OPEN SOURCE

FocusTube is free and open source.

Useful for studying, coding, research, work, and everyday browsing when you want access to the useful parts of a website without getting pulled into endless scrolling.