A browser extension that hides distracting content on LinkedIn and YouTube, letting you use these sites productively without getting pulled into endless scrolling.
Instead of blocking entire websites, Focused Browsing selectively hides the parts that waste your time while keeping the parts you actually need.
- Full focus mode: Hides the feed and side panels (news, trending, "Add to your feed"). Replaces the feed with an inspirational quote.
- Custom focus mode: Hides only the side panels while keeping the main feed visible. Useful when you want to browse your feed without sidebar distractions.
- Focus mode: Hides recommended videos, comments, and suggestions while preserving video playback.
Press Left Shift + Right Shift on any supported site to cycle through focus modes.
With custom focus enabled for LinkedIn, the cycle is: Full Focus → Custom Focus → Unfocused → Full Focus
Without custom focus, it toggles between Full Focus and Unfocused.
Click the extension icon to access settings:
- LinkedIn / YouTube toggles: Enable or disable the extension per site
- Custom focus (under LinkedIn): Enable the custom focus mode that hides only side panels
- Show inspirational quotes: Toggle motivational quotes that replace hidden feeds
- Text size: Adjust quote text size (S / M / L / XL)
- Clone this repo and run
npm install - Run
npm run build - Open your browser's extension page (
chrome://extensions,edge://extensions, orbrave://extensions) - Enable "Developer mode"
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the
distfolder
| Browser | Supported |
|---|---|
| Chrome | Yes |
| Brave | Yes |
| Edge | Yes |
| Firefox | No (Manifest V3 differences) |
Extension not working?
- Make sure the site is enabled in the popup
- Try refreshing the page after enabling a site
Keyboard shortcut not working?
- Confirm you're on a supported site with the extension enabled for it
Content not hiding?
- Try toggling the extension off and on for that site
- The site may have updated its layout — please open an issue
MIT — see LICENSE for details.
Originally inspired by News Feed Eradicator for Facebook by Jordan West.
