Social tools

Provides useful utilities for users of social networks: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Reddit...
What is Social tools?
'Social Tools' is a Chrome extension offering various utilities for an improved online social networking experience. It offers features including blocking 'seen' notifications for private messages, typing indicators and social media stories on platforms like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Reddit, thereby allowing users to have a more private and comfortable browsing experience. It also allows users to switch on its functionalities based on their preferences, simply by clicking on the extension icon.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.64 (239)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-03-29)
Creation date: 2021-01-22
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • https://www.facebook.com/*
  • https://www.messenger.com/t*
  • https://*.instagram.com/*
Size: 606.21K
URLs: Website

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Extension summary

Social tools (updateed 3/2021) Provides useful utilities for users of social networks: Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Reddit...

New feature: ✨✨ Block delivery receipts in Facebook and Messenger: this function only working when only have this pc online and enable this may break something (experimental feature)

Features: 🎉Block sending "seen" indicator: you can read message without sending any mask as read(This also call unseen message) 🎉Block sending typing indicator 🎉Block "seen" stories FB/INS: you ca view your friend's stories free, nobody know you seen that

If you have any issues or suggest feature, please don't heistsite to contact to me

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works as described
  • Still working perfectly
  • Amazing extension
  • Best extension ever seen
  • Allows users to be nosey without being social
Cons
  • Not working anymore for some users
  • Has not been updated for a while
  • Customer service issues
  • Does not work on Instagram
  • Unseen feature not working for end-to-end encrypted chat
Most mentioned
  • Still working
  • Not working anymore
  • Amazing extension
  • Best extension ever seen
  • Customer service problems
Recent reviews
by Daemon Spade, 2024-10-30

perfect for someone like me so please dont remove the extension
by klent dave buhi-an, 2024-10-10

It lets me be nosey & antisocial all at once, so it definitely deserves this 5 star rating 😂. Hopefully it stays around for the foreseeable future!
by Jay (Jasuki), 2024-08-31
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Social tools requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Social tools has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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