Saner Social Media (SSM)

Block social media distractions to stay focused and productive.

Saner Social Media (SSM) is a free, open source Chrome extension designed to help users block social media distractions and enhance productivity. It targets 11 major platforms—such as YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok—by blocking distracting feeds while preserving access to essential core features. Users can temporarily unblock sites as needed, allowing flexible control over browsing.

SSM seamlessly integrates with dark mode across all supported platforms, providing a smooth user experience day and night. Instead of distractions, the extension replaces feeds with uplifting quotes to encourage positive focus. Inspired by News Feed Eradicator, SSM empowers users to stay productive without completely losing connection to their favorite social media sites.

The extension is open source with code available on GitHub, appealing to privacy-conscious users and developers. Saner Social Media is ideal for anyone seeking better control over social media usage to optimize focus and reduce time spent on distracting content.

By:
Tobias Dalhof
Users:
834
Rating:
4.92
(40)
Version:
1.13.0 Last updated: 2025-04-25
Creation date:
2022-03-30
Risk:
Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • storage
Size:
280.00KB
Email:
sa*****@gmail.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
15 hours ago

User reviews

Users praise Saner Social Media (SSM) for effectively blocking distracting social media feeds and helping improve focus and productivity. The extension is valued for its ease of use and thoughtful features like feed replacement with quotes. However, some report functional issues like incomplete blocking on Facebook's home page and lack of control over showing replacement quotes. Additionally, support for platforms like LinkedIn and TikTok comments is missing. Despite minor issues, most users find it a valuable tool to manage social media distractions.
Pros
  • Effectively blocks or replaces social media feeds to reduce distractions.
  • Easy to use and intuitive interface.
  • Positive impact on productivity and focus at work.
  • Includes additional features like unblock timers and replacement quotes.
  • Works on multiple platforms including Instagram and Facebook feeds.
Cons
  • Does not fully work on the Facebook home page or when not logged in, showing content improperly.
  • No option to completely hide content without replacement quotes, which some users desire.
  • Issues with enabling/disabling the blocker on certain accounts, like work email accounts.
  • Lack of support or availability for specific platforms such as LinkedIn and TikTok comments.
Recent reviews
Thank you so much.
by An*****, 2025-04-11

this is wonderful
by Al*****, 2025-02-25

A seemingly great predecessor to News Feed Eradicator, which seems to have been mostly abandoned by the maintainer. Glad I found this by reading the GitHub issue comments there. Keep up the great work. :)
by Jo*****, 2025-01-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Saner Social Media (SSM) requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
Risk likelihood

Saner Social Media (SSM) has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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