# No Seen – for Facebook and Instagram

> Blocks "seen" marks on Facebook Messenger and Instagram Stories. Because privacy.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-seen](https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-seen)

## Overview

- **ID:** `no-seen`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Diéss
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 418
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2022-04-24
- **First published:** 2018-01-19
- **Size:** 178 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/no-seen/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/diessica/no-seen/issues](https://github.com/diessica/no-seen/issues)

## Description

No Seen is a privacy-focused Chrome extension designed to block "seen" marks and read receipts on Facebook Messenger and Instagram Stories. With No Seen, you can comfortably read messages and watch stories without your friends knowing, maintaining your privacy.

Customize your experience by enabling No Seen only on selected websites through the extension's preferences. This helps you control where your read status is hidden. For any bugs or issues, users can report them via the project's GitHub page.

## Rankings

- #5,662 — Overall
- #19 — instagram
- #27 — facebook
- #56 — install
- #62 — messenger
- #131 — story

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `*://*.facebook.com/*`
- `*://*.instagram.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

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

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## Review summary

The Firefox add-on 'No Seen – for Facebook and Instagram' was once praised for its effectiveness, but multiple recent reviews indicate it no longer works on Facebook chats or Instagram. Users appreciate its purpose but find the lack of an easy toggle feature cumbersome. Despite its initial popularity, many users report it as non-functional in 2023.

### Pros

- Used to work great when first installed.
- Some users find it amazing and perfect for their needs.
- Helpful for managing visibility on Facebook and Instagram.

### Cons

- Does not work currently on Facebook chats or Messenger site.
- No functionality to easily toggle the add-on on and off without going into add-ons page.
- Apparently not working for Instagram either in recent tests.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/no-seen)