Reels, Shorts, and endless feeds are made to keep you scrolling. FocusPocus turns them off across your browser, computer, and phone, and keeps them off.
See it in action
A quick tour of the extension, the block files, and the phone app.
On your browser
A browser extension that takes short-video feeds out of the sites you use, and blocks the ones you don't.
Takes Reels and the endless scroll out of Instagram and Facebook, so you can message someone without getting pulled in.
Comes with about 900 distracting sites that never load. Add your own. The block works in every tab.
You can force-install it so it can't be disabled or removed later.
Beyond the browser
The extension covers your browser. The block files go further: they stop distracting sites from loading in any browser or app on your Mac or PC. One small file, no account, nothing leaves your computer.
By hand: open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts in Notepad as admin and paste the block file at the end. Remove it anytime with the uninstaller.
By hand: in Terminal run sudo nano /etc/hosts, paste the block file, save, then flush DNS. Remove it anytime with the uninstaller.
Unlock the block files for both Mac and Windows: the installers, the full blocklist, and the uninstallers. One payment covers every system.
Pay with PayPalOn your phone
An Android app that blocks the apps you open on reflex. On a schedule, on demand, or locked down.
Pick the apps and the hours. They lock and unlock on their own, every day.
One tap locks every distraction for 25, 60, or 90 minutes.
Turn it on and you can't turn it off early. No edits or snoozing until the timer ends.
Blocked apps stop buzzing. Open one and you get a stop screen instead of the feed.
See your week in daily trends, with a quick mood check-in.
Why it holds
The apps you're up against are built to win. A blocker you can switch off the second you want to isn't really a blocker.
FocusPocus is built to hold, even when you'd undo any block you could reach.
Strict Mode and timers set the choice once, so you don't rethink it every time you're bored.
Blocking happens in your browser, your computer's hosts file, and your phone. Nothing leaves your machine.
You pick the apps, sites, and hours. FocusPocus makes them stick.
Questions
Quick answers.
No. You choose what's blocked and when. Block Instagram during work hours, keep messaging open, or lock everything for one focus session. You set the rules.
The extension runs in Chrome and Edge and can remove just Reels while the rest of a site still works. The block files work system-wide, so a blocked site won't load in any browser or app. Stronger, and harder to get around.
Yes. The hosts file is a normal part of every Mac and PC. FocusPocus only adds its own marked section, and the uninstaller removes exactly that section.
No. Blocking runs on your device. Your blocklists and schedules stay with you.
Get FocusPocus
Add it to your browser, your computer, and your phone.