Reddit Liberation: Feed Blocker

Chrome extension to break the distraction loop of reddit, while still maintaining it's productive utility. works on old.reddit.com

Reddit Liberation: Feed Blocker - Chrome Extension

'Reddit Liberation: Feed Blocker' is a unique Chrome extension designed to enhance productive use of Reddit. It blocks the distracting scrolling feeds but retains productive elements like accessing comment threads through external links or whitelisted subreddits. Now, eliminate unproductive Reddit usage while preserving its utility.

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By: https://henryz.dev

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.33

(21)

0.03

Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2023-03-07)

Creation date: 2021-11-25

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 23.58K

Email: he*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 23,150 ▲ 261

Other rankings

#7700 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 39 #27 in reddit keyword 67 ▼ 1 #283 in block keyword 88 ▲ #286 in website blocker keyword 53 ▼ 17

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Extension to block scrolling reddit feeds, while still allowing the user to directly go on reddit comment threads through third party links (e.g. google search, or a message from a friend). Comes with a whitelist system, which allows users to specify specific subreddits the user doesn't want to block, and a blacklist system, which allows users to specify subreddits to block completely (comment threads included).

Purpose: Reddit has become ubiquitous in many of our lives. Which is why it's incredibly difficult to block the entire website with a generic website blocker. As reddit can be used for both productive and unproductive means, this app aims to eliminate the unproductive time sink elements of reddit (the infinite content cycle of feeds), and keep the productive elements (e.g. finding answers through a link given by google search, or a whitelisted subreddit).

This app aims to lower or eliminate time wasted by reddit in a smarter way than attempting to block it outright.

I am looking to always improve the app, so any feedback is welcome.

User reviews

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Pros

Effectively blocks distracting content on Reddit
Ability to whitelist specific subreddits
Helps users reduce screen time on Reddit
Saves a lot of time for users

Cons

Font size changes upon installation, making reading difficult
Suggested posts still appear in some cases
Add-on does not block content when clicking the homepage from a comment thread
Unwanted 'you should be working' message page
Extension functionality in incognito mode is inconsistent

Most mentioned

Blocks distracting content
Issues with suggested posts
Problems with font size changing
Whitelist feature is beneficial
Extension does not block certain direct links

User reviews

this is great. thanks for implementing this. One thing is the font of the text in the posts seems to be changed after installing.

H N, 2024-12-23

Btw the suggested posts are still visible on the right sidebar in incognito on Desktop (with extension enabled for Incognito). Also, could you hide the front page's content instead of redirecting, like how the "Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended & Shorts" extension hides the YouTube main page content without changing the URL. Thank you.