FocusTube - Block Shorts, Reels, Feed & TikTok Firefox

FocusTube - Block Shorts, Reels, Feed & TikTok

Block Shorts, Reels, TikTok, Facebook Reels, and LinkedIn Feed with focus modes, visual hiding, and a focus timer.

Features & Capabilities

FocusTube helps you reclaim your focus by blocking addictive short-form feeds on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Facebook. It uses smart blocking logic to stop endless scrolling while keeping the rest of each site usable for work, research, and messaging.

Highlights include blockers for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Facebook; a built-in Pomodoro focus timer; and visual cleanup that hides distracting sidebars and recommendations. Built with privacy in mind, it's open‑source and runs entirely in your browser with no tracking or data collection.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Malek Wael
Daily users:
180 1
Rating:
5.00
(2)
Version:
2.2.0 Last updated: 2026-05-10
Version code:
6255063
Creation date:
2025-12-18
Risk:
Very high risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
  • alarms
  • notifications
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
  • *://*.instagram.com/*
  • *://*.tiktok.com/*
  • *://*.facebook.com/*
  • *://*.linkedin.com/*
Content scripts matches:
  • *.youtube.com
  • *.instagram.com
  • *.tiktok.com
  • *.facebook.com
  • *.linkedin.com
Size:
89.77KB
Email:
ma*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-21
Compare stats and ranking:

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Malek Wael
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/focus-tube/
Email:
ma*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/malekwael229/FocusTube

Permission Change History

2026-01-10: Version 1.8.1 → 2.0.0
Add Permissions: *://*.linkedin.com/*
2025-12-26: Version 1.7 → 1.8.1
Add Permissions: notifications

User Reviews

Really helpful extension!! It has a really simple UI with an easily integrated system to help you focus while studying by hiding Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube reels giving people a chance to finally make use of their time must try for real
by Ju*****, 2026-05-10

Great add-on, really helps me focus
by De*****, 2025-12-25
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Is FocusTube - Block Shorts, Reels, Feed & TikTok Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

FocusTube - Block Shorts, Reels, Feed & TikTok requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com, instagram.com, tiktok.com, facebook.com, linkedin.com
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Risk likelihood
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FocusTube - Block Shorts, Reels, Feed & TikTok is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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