Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Remove Reels for Facebook™
Remove reels, shorts and suggested on Facebook
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Remove Reels for Facebook™ launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Stop Reels▲163Hey HN, I just launched a free Chrome extension called Stop Reels — it blocks Reels/short videos on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, without breaking other features like messaging or the regular feed. Why I built it Like many people, I found myself endlessly scrolling Reels even when I only opened the apps for something specific. The algorithms are too good at hijacking attention. There are tools to block entire sites, but none I found that just surgically block Reels and Shorts — and leave the rest of the platform functional (DMs, posts, marketplace, etc). So I built…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Take control of your feed and eliminate distractions
Sep 2026 · waafaa.com · its alternatives →
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I wanted to find a way to use Instagram without ending up scrolling for two hours every time I open the app to see a friend's story. Most screen time apps I found focus on blocking the app itself instead of the addictive feed, so I created this app to allow me to keep using the "healthy" and "social" features and block the infinite scrolling (Reels) After implementing the block on Instagram Reels, I got addicted to YouTube Shorts and Reddit feed. So, I extended the app to cover these as well. To avoid replacing the scrolling for regular feeds, I also added a feature that shows a pop-up when…
2025 · scrollguard.app · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I built this little extension to prevent, in my opinion, the most offensive anti-pattern used by tech companies. That is removing the seek bar in short-form videos. The "seek bar" is the bar at the bottom of a video that progresses as you play the video, and that you can click on or drag to skip around. Why companies ever thought it was a good idea to get rid of this I don't know, but I find it infuriating, so I decided to add it back for myself and thought others might like it too. ReelControl adds a progress bar and seeking capabilities to videos on Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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UNDOOMED▲298Stop doomscrolling. A mute button for Reels, Shorts & feeds.
2025 · undoomed.app · its alternatives →
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Feed Remover▲85Your own browser extension to get rid of unwanted social media feed! 5 minutes to setup, hours saved.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Replace your Facebook feed with PH, HN, DN and more.
2015 · usedetox.com · its alternatives →
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MinimalHero▲99Prevent mindless feed-scrolling and multitasking in Chrome.
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block Facebook▲178Chrome Extension that protects your privacy by blocking FB
2018 · sarimhaq.github.io · its alternatives →
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Pelican Facebook▲102Make your Facebook experience more minimal and focused.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Shorts videos from YouTube
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A filter list for uBO that blurs all video and non-follower content from Instagram. Works on mobile with uBO Lite. related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47016443
Mar 2026 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Detox your Facebook feed: Friends only, no ads or reels.
Jan 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Reels and Explore sections from the Instagram
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hide posts & block sites that publish fake news on Facebook
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Web extension to exclude Pinterest from your Google search results - sellomkantjwa/unpinterested
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free online tool to download Facebook Reels in high quality
2025 · descargarreels.com · its alternatives →
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Hide Feed▲107Replace distracting feeds with beautiful images
2020 · hidefeed.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome Extension to get out of your Facebook News Bubble
2016 · escapeyourbubble.com · its alternatives →
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