# Instagram Hide Reels, Explore Page - IGPlus

> 2025 • Open-source • Disable Instagram Reels, videos, comments, suggestions wall, vanity metrics, homepage recommendations, trending... and many more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/igplus-extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/igplus-extension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `igplus-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** fullstackdev
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 5,977
- **Weekly downloads:** 143
- **Rating:** 4.71 / 5 (168 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-26
- **First published:** 2023-10-20
- **Size:** 884 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/igplus-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://weblxapplications.com/igp/](https://weblxapplications.com/igp/)

## Description

**IGPlus** is a powerful open-source Chrome extension designed to help Instagram users minimize distractions and personalize their browsing experience in 2025. It enables you to hide reels, videos, the Explore page, stories, comments, and vanity metrics like likes and follower counts. This clean interface helps you focus on content from the accounts you follow without unwanted recommendations or trends.

With features like disabling message counters, enabling grayscale mode, customizing fonts, and blocking images or videos to reduce data usage, IGPlus offers extensive customization for a mindful Instagram experience. Regularly updated with multilingual support and UI improvements, IGPlus empowers users to take control of their Instagram feed and enjoy a simplified, distraction-free social media journey.

## Rankings

- #1,050 — Overall
- #112 — Social & Communication
- #161 — Appearance
- #4 — explore
- #11 — instagram
- #24 — trend

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.instagram.com`
- `instagram.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: instagram.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise IGPlus for reclaiming time, reducing mindless scrolling, and restoring a more familiar Instagram experience. The main drawback is intrusive daily donation prompts that interrupt usage.

### Pros

- Time-saving: helps users reclaim time by reducing wasted scrolling and checking messages (e.g., users report not wanting to waste hours on Instagram).
- Mindful use: promotes mindful Instagram use and lowers the addictive design of the app.
- Reliability and updates: works as described and is maintained with frequent updates.

### Cons

- Frequent donation prompts and popups (daily) asking for donations.
- Donation prompts disrupt regular browsing by popping up and occasionally prompting updates or reviews.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/igplus-extension)