Best alternatives to SocialFocus — Hide Feeds, Block Shorts & Remove Distractions (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to SocialFocus, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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SocialFocus alternatives, compared
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FocusTube: Block YouTube Shorts, Hide Recommendations & Distractions
Reclaim your attention on YouTube. Remove shorts, comments, thumbnails, sidebar & feeds. One toggle for distraction-free focus.
≈7K users4.7★ from 145 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions- About 4.3× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 19)
- Listed under Tools
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YouTube Detox — Block Shorts, Hide Recommendations & Stay Focused
A complete toolkit to help you use YouTube with purpose. Block Shorts, remove distractions, and stay focused on what truly matters.
≈5K users4.7★ from 63 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago5 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 19)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Hide - Social Media Distraction Blocker
Hide Shorts, Reels, Stories, Sponsored & Explore on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X and Reddit — and 100+ more controls.
≈8K users4.6★ from 119 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago7 permissions- About 3.8× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 19)
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UnTrap for YouTube — Block Shorts, Remove Recommendations, Detox & Focus
Make YouTube more focused and distraction-free.
≈100K users2.8★ from 859 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions- About 3.3× more users than SocialFocus
- Rated 1.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 19)
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Enhance YouTube & Remove Shorts - ProdYouTivity
Enhance YouTube, remove distractions and shorts. Fight procrastination and maximize YouTube potential.
≈5K users4.9★ from 151 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago9 permissions- About 6.0× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 19)
- Listed under Tools
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Hide Shorts
A Chrome extension that filters out YouTube Shorts content to provide a distraction-free browsing experience.
≈1K users4.3★ from 19 ratings1 permissions- About 30× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 19)
- Listed under Tools
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Hide Anything - Element Hider for Chrome™
Best element hider for Chrome™. Remove distractions in a breeze.
≈1K users2.1★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago1 permissions- About 30× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 19)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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F-B Hide Recommendations and Reels
This extension hides Reels and recommendations on facebook
≈1K users3.5★ from 38 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 30× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 19)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Hide shorts for Youtube™
Hides shorts from YouTube™ from home page, subscriptions and search results.
≈6K users4.7★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago1 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 19)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
- 10
Simplified Twitter/X
Remove distractions from the new Twitter/X layout
≈2K users4.7★ from 30 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago4 permissions- About 15× fewer users than SocialFocus
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 19)
- Listed under Social Networking
SocialFocus alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to SocialFocus?
By users, the most popular alternative is UnTrap for YouTube — Block Shorts, Remove Recommendations, Detox & Focus with ≈100K users and a 2.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is FocusTube: Block YouTube Shorts, Hide Recommendations & Distractions.
Which SocialFocus alternative has the best rating?
Enhance YouTube & Remove Shorts - ProdYouTivity has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 151 ratings.
Is there a SocialFocus alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Hide Shorts asks for 1 permissions, against 19 for SocialFocus.
How many alternatives to SocialFocus are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to SocialFocus on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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