SocialFocus: Hide Distractions

Name: SocialFocus: Hide Distractions
Rating: 4.718181818181818 (110 reviews)
Author: https://socialfocus.app

By: https://socialfocus.app

Block feed, shorts, related and other distractions on time-wasting sites like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube...

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SocialFocus is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help you regain control of your attention on popular social media and content sites like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit. Instead of blocking entire websites, it selectively hides distracting elements such as feeds, recommended videos, shorts, ads, and comments, allowing you to enjoy valuable content without distractions.

With over 115 customizable features, SocialFocus lets you tailor your browsing experience by removing specific components like Facebook feeds, Instagram stories, YouTube related videos, and Reddit ads. Additional functionalities include password protection, import/export of settings, and theme control to enhance usability. Available across multiple browsers and compatible with mobile versions, SocialFocus makes staying focused easier than ever.

Extension Productivity Privacy & Security Utilities Social Media

By:

https://socialfocus.app

Users:

10,000

Rating:

4.72

(110) 1 new ratings

Version:

7.1 Last updated: 2025-07-15

Creation date:

2023-12-11

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab

Size:

1.36MB

Email:

sw*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Data ingested on:

2025-07-19

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Ranking

# 7,033 ▼ 26

Other rankings

#46 in Well-being

#51 in social keyword 32 ▲ 10

#96 in focus keyword 16 ▼ 3

#106 in explore keyword 13 ▲ 2

#125 in firefox keyword 26 ▲ 1

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SocialFocus: Hide Distractions (v7.1)

12,750 4.64

(88)

SocialFocus: Hide Distractions (v7.1)

1,892 5.00

(10)

User reviews

Users praise SocialFocus for effectively hiding distractions across multiple social media platforms with customizable options and a helpful gray mode. It's free and boosts productivity significantly. However, some functionalities need improvement: Facebook's 'People you may know' isn't hidden reliably, Twitter/X features sometimes fail, Instagram support requires updates, and some options unintentionally affect other content. Suggestions include more customization like redirection. Overall, the extension is valued as the best multi-site distraction blocker available.

Pros

Effectively hides distractions on multiple social media platforms, consolidating functionality into one extension.
Provides customization options to selectively hide or keep certain features on each site.
Includes a 'gray mode' feature that reduces engagement visually, aiding focus.
Free to use and highly appreciated by users for boosting productivity and focus.
Supports a wide range of social media sites, reducing the need for multiple extensions.

Cons

Some platform-specific features are missing or not working properly, such as hiding 'People you may know' on Facebook.
Certain site-specific options, like Reddit's 'Hide Subreddit Feed', also affect other unrelated feeds, causing inconvenience.
X/Twitter functionality has been reported as not working consistently or partially.
Instagram support has stopped working for some users and requires an update.
Lack of advanced customization features like automatic redirection when blocking certain sections was requested.

Recent reviews

Amazing app! Works like a charm and hides all the nonsense I don't need (:

Ja*****, 2025-07-16

Good, but on facebook should hide Community chats and Group Chats and X should hide Community Notes tab. Please update ASAP. Thanks!

Sa*****, 2025-06-15

muito bom, faz o que muitas outras extensoes não conseguem fazer !!!

Ch*****, 2025-06-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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SocialFocus: Hide Distractions requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.

Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension.

SocialFocus: Hide Distractions has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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