ScrollBlock Firefox

ScrollBlock

Stop doomscrolling with ScrollBlock. It hides addictive videos like YouTube Shorts and Reels. Need strict boundaries? Lock distracting websites with a secure PIN or set daily time limits to auto-block sites when your time is up.

Features & Capabilities

ScrollBlock: Focus Mode for Social Media

ScrollBlock is a browser extension designed to stop endless scrolling and manage your time on social media. It works by removing addictive UI elements and enforcing strict daily time limits.

UI Cleanup (The Hard Block) ScrollBlock removes "distraction engines" from your favorite platforms:

👉🏻uTube: Hides all Shorts from the sidebar. Shorts are restricted to prevent infinite scrolling; you can only watch selected shorts. It also removes the mobile Shorts button and automatically redirects Shorts links to the standard, distraction-free video player.

👉🏻Insta: Completely hides the Reels button and the "Explore" page. You can still view posts from friends and saved items without falling into an infinite feed.

👉🏻FB: Removes Reels tabs and links from the interface.

👉🏻The Intelligent Nudge ScrollBlock monitors your usage in real-time. If you scroll past 8 full screens or watch 8 short videos in a row, the extension interrupts your session with a friendly reminder. This popup displays your total screen time for the day, synced across all devices where you have added your account key. (Note: You need an account key to sync time from multiple devices; without it, we cannot show you your total time.)

Almost all blockers remove Shorts and Reels, but no other blocker works on main feeds. We achieved this by introducing nudges; once you start scrolling the main feed on any social media site, popup messages will restrain you from scrolling further.

Advanced Site Locks & Quotas For when you need strict boundaries:

👉🏻PIN-Protected Locks: Lock any supported platform behind a 4-digit PIN. Once locked, the site cannot be accessed until you return to the extension settings and manually unlock it.

👉🏻Daily Minute Quotas: Set a daily time limit (e.g., 15 minutes) for specific sites. Once your daily quota is exhausted, ScrollBlock displays a hard-block screen, preventing further access until the next day.

Note: We work on a total of 9 social media platforms, including all the major addictive, time-wasting sites.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on
By:
Aditya Kolekar
Daily users:
3
Rating:
5.00
(1)
Version:
1.1.1 Last updated: 2026-05-20
Version code:
6270542
Creation date:
2026-03-13
Risk:
Very high risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Host permissions:
  • *://*.instagram.com/*
  • *://*.facebook.com/*
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
  • *://*.tiktok.com/*
  • *://*.x.com/*
  • *://*.twitter.com/*
  • *://*.reddit.com/*
  • *://*.linkedin.com/*
  • *://*.pinterest.com/*
  • *://*.threads.net/*
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Content scripts matches:
  • *.instagram.com
  • *.facebook.com
  • *.youtube.com
  • *.tiktok.com
  • *.x.com
  • *.twitter.com
  • *.reddit.com
  • *.linkedin.com
  • *.pinterest.com
  • *.threads.net
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Size:
1.68MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-04
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Aditya Kolekar
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scrollblock/
Website:
https://scrollblock.online/contact

Permission Change History

2026-05-03: Version 1.0.0 → 1.1.0
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User Reviews

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Is ScrollBlock Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

ScrollBlock requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

ScrollBlock is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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