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24 alternatives to StackOverflow Focus

Remove all unnecessary clutter from StackOverflow.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. StackOverflow Focus launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Clearly▲177
A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Full width for StackOverflow▲89
No more horizontal scrolls
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Reader Mode▲405
Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡
2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
4
Clear This Page▲119
Bypass the clutter from any web article
2019 · clearthis.page · its alternatives →
5
Highlightly 1.0▲83
Redefining reading making knowledge more accessible to all
2022 · its alternatives →
6MW
My Weekend Hack - Stack-Ed: Learn from the best on StackOverflow▲286
Diese Website steht zum Verkauf! stack-ed.com ist Ihre erste und beste Informationsquelle über stack ed. Hier finden Sie auch weitere interessante Links. Wir hoffen, dass Sie bei Ihrer Suche erfolgreich sind!
2013 · stack-ed.com · its alternatives →
7
123Read▲70
Distraction free reading for every website
2019 · its alternatives →
8UR
Unclutter – Reader mode, but better▲212
Hey everyone! In the last months I've been working on Unclutter, a modern reader mode browser extension. In contrast to all existing approaches, it unclutters articles by modifying their CSS instead of extracting the text content. This results in a more visually pleasing result that reuses the original article style. The idea is to remove friction so you use the reader mode more often. There are a few more features around saving articles automatically and taking highlights -- more details are on the website. The extension has about 400 active weekly users right now, mostly from organic web…
2022 · unclutter.it · its alternatives →
9
Stack Overflow Documentation▲227
A crowdsourced developer documentation
2016 · stackoverflow.com · its alternatives →
10
DistractOff▲179
Stop impulsive procrastination with this Chrome extension
2016 · its alternatives →
11
Attentional▲84
Hide distracting content
2022 · its alternatives →
12
Tabs Outliner▲76
An awesome solution for those with too many Chrome tabs open
2014 · tabsoutliner.com · its alternatives →
13
Minimalist Stack Overflow▲3
Chrome extension to simplify Stack Overflow
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Just Focus▲226
Simple website blocker for Chrome 🙅💻
2018 · its alternatives →
15
Stack Overflow on Mobile▲211
Q&A for software engineering problems
2017 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →
16
Omniref▲144
Stackoverflow for Github
2014 · its alternatives →
17
Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121
Turns websites into markdown
2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →
18
ClearSlate▲46
Where simplicity meets productivity.
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
19
AskOverflow▲116
Ask & search questions on StackOverflow directly from VSCode
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
20
7reads▲119
A minimal mindful reading list for Google Chrome.
2020 · 7reads.vercel.app · its alternatives →
21
Stackoverflow-Likes▲9
super easy to collect question and anwser on Stack Overflow
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Dwij NewTab▲81
Minimal todo lists + notes dashboard in Chrome's new tab
2020 · dwijitsolutions.com · its alternatives →
23
StackFinder▲74
A VSCode extension to find and use Stack Overflow answers
2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
24
Stackoverflow '90s▲88
Bring back '90s to Stackoverflow with this extension
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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