snowscroll
Hey all, I'm Jun. I've always struggled with my doomscrolling habit, and so I spent the last few months building an app to remove short-form, addicting content from all major social media platforms (Instagram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Linkedin, TikTok). The app has the option to further customize (removing home feeds, stories, other subtabs, etc). Launch Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ablpEFt74
snowscroll launched on June 21, 2026 with 21 votes, #839 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
Imagine Instagram without reels, Youtube without shorts, social media without addicting feeds. snowscroll allows users to access all the "social" parts of social media (DMs, stories, posts, etc) without being trapped in the doomscrolling that takes our time, energy, and focus away. It currently supports Instagram, Youtube, X, Facebook, Linkedin, and TikTok.
snowscroll opens Instagram, YouTube, and more in a calm browser with the feeds removed. Keep your DMs and the people you follow. Free on the App Store.
Keep your DMs, posts, and connections. Leave the doomscroll behind. You've deleted the app or used other screen time blockers before, and it's never stuck. Blocking the whole thing fails because we still want the connection of social media. snowscroll leaves the part that matters. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn are all available in one calm, focused browser. Sign in once and use them like you always have. Switch off Reels, Shorts, Explore, and the For You page. Flip any feed back on whenever you want, so it stays on your terms. Your DMs, search, your profile and posts, and the people you actually follow all stay, exactly as they are. It all runs in a browser on your…from snowscroll.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
The app is quite simple. Remove reels, remove shorts, remove short-form content across social media apps.
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