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Best alternatives to Facebook Reels Blocker (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Facebook Reels Blocker, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Facebook Reels Blocker today

≈6K users3.2★ from 66 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago4 permissions

Facebook Reels Blocker alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    ASTRA for Facebook™ — Unseen, AdBlock & Reels

    Block ads, read unseen, control Reels playback, hover zoom images, and customize Facebook with premium themes. Free & private.

    ≈1K users4.3★ from 12 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago7 permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  2. 2

    Facebook Video Downloader - HD Reels & MP4

    Download Facebook videos, Reels & Watch HD MP4 without watermark. Free, no ads, private.

    ≈9K users4.5★ from 131 ratingsUpdated 12 days ago10 permissions
    • About 1.5× more users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Rated 1.3 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (10 vs 4)
  3. 3

    Facebook Reels Keyboard Controls

    Adds YouTube-like keyboard controls to Facebook Reel videos.

    ≈1K users2.8★ from 15 ratingsUpdated 22 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 6.0× fewer users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
    • Listed under Functionality & UI
  4. 4

    Facebook Story Seen Hider

    An extension to hide the seen status on Facebook Story.

    ≈4K users5.0★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 2 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 1.5× fewer users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  5. 5

    Facebook Npc Marker

    Highlights identified troll profiles' comments, reactions on Facebook. Also marks profiles on Followers page.

    ≈3K users3.3★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago1 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
    • Listed under Accessibility
  6. 6

    Share on Facebook™

    Easily share web pages and links on Facebook. Unofficial Extension.

    ≈6K users4.0★ from 48 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Rated 0.9 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  7. 7

    Unfriend Notify for Facebook

    This extension sends a notification each time a friend deletes you from Facebook.

    ≈7K users2.7★ from 68 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Rated 0.4 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  8. 8

    Delete Facebook Messages

    This extension allows you to delete or archive all of your facebook messages in one click.

    ≈10K users2.7★ from 187 ratingsUpdated in the last day4 permissions
    • About 1.7× more users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Rated 0.5 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Social Networking
  9. 9

    Old Layout for Facebook

    Attempt to Revert Facebook to the Old Layout (pre-Sep 2020)

    ≈100K users1.9★ from 1.8K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions
    • About 17× more users than Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Rated 1.2 stars lower
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
    • Listed under Social Networking
  10. 10

    Facebook profile picture viewer

    Extension to view locked facebook profile picture in high quality using DownEv

    ≈6K users1.9★ from 20 ratings1 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Facebook Reels Blocker
    • Rated 1.2 stars lower
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
    • Listed under Social Networking

Facebook Reels Blocker alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Facebook Reels Blocker?

By users, the most popular alternative is Old Layout for Facebook with ≈100K users and a 1.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is ASTRA for Facebook™ — Unseen, AdBlock & Reels.

Which Facebook Reels Blocker alternative has the best rating?

Facebook Video Downloader - HD Reels & MP4 has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 131 ratings.

Is there a Facebook Reels Blocker alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Facebook Reels Keyboard Controls asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Facebook Reels Blocker.

How many alternatives to Facebook Reels Blocker are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Facebook Reels Blocker on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.