Saner Social Media (SSM)

Block social media distractions to stay focused and productive.

Saner Social Media - Boost Your Productivity

Saner Social Media (SSM) is a Chrome extension designed to help you regain control over your time by blocking distracting social media feeds on 11 major platforms, including YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok. It allows for temporary unblocking when necessary and integrates seamlessly with dark mode on all sites. By replacing distractions with uplifting quotes, SSM enhances both personal and work productivity, making it an essential tool for anyone looking to focus better. This free and open-source extension can be found on GitHub.

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Extension stats

By: Tobias Dalhof

Users: 642

Rating: 4.92

(37)

Version: 1.11.1 (Last updated: 2024-12-09)

Creation date: 2022-03-30

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Size: 447.49K

Email: sa*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 35,876 ▼ 39

Other rankings

#1606 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 13 #3 in social media keyword 12 #18 in social keyword 36 ▲ 3 #20 in media keyword 15

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Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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Tired of social media draining your time and energy? Saner Social Media helps you regain control by blocking distracting feeds while keeping essential features accessible. Whether for work or personal use, this extension boosts productivity and focus by replacing distractions with uplifting quotes.

Key Features: 🚫 Block distractions on 11 major platforms, including YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok, while keeping core features available. ⏳ Temporarily unblock sites as needed. 🌙 Integrates seamlessly with dark mode on all sites.

This extension is free and open source. View the source code on GitHub: https://github.com/tobiasdalhof/sanersocialmedia

Inspired by News Feed Eradicator.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Effectively hides social media feeds
User-friendly and straightforward
Incorporates motivational quotes as a replacement for feeds
Many users express high satisfaction and love for the extension
Provides a way to block feeds while keeping messaging features

Cons

Does not work consistently on all accounts or platforms
Some users want the option to completely hide quotes
Limited functionality on certain social media platforms like LinkedIn and TikTok
Reported issues with activation on work email accounts

Most mentioned

Hiding of dopamine-inducing social media feeds
Replacement of feeds with motivational quotes
User satisfaction and love for the extension
Consistency issues across different user accounts
Desire for more customization options, such as complete suppression of quotes

User reviews

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. :)