MindShield - hide distractions online by The Reduce Digital Distraction Project
Hide distractions on the web (YT, FB, IG, X, LI, or any other site).
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Mindshield is a browser extension I built to help myself be less distracted online.
It lets you hide distracting elements on any website, with pre-configured options for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Google Search, and WhatsApp Web. For example, on YouTube you might want to hide recommended videos, on Facebook you might hide the newsfeed and ads in the sidebar, and on Google Search you might want to hide or highligt ads.
You have full control over what is hidden. Simply click the extension icon in the browser toolbar to select elements to hide, and save your preferred settings. To help hold yourself accountable, you can also add a delay time to change the settings.
Everywhere you go on the internet, something tries to grab your attention. This extension gives you back control. Enjoy!
NOTE: the extension is open source and collects zero user data. See the source code, flag bugs, or submit suggestions for improvement at https://github.com/ulyngs/mindshield-open-source
It lets you hide distracting elements on any website, with pre-configured options for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Google Search, and WhatsApp Web. For example, on YouTube you might want to hide recommended videos, on Facebook you might hide the newsfeed and ads in the sidebar, and on Google Search you might want to hide or highligt ads.
You have full control over what is hidden. Simply click the extension icon in the browser toolbar to select elements to hide, and save your preferred settings. To help hold yourself accountable, you can also add a delay time to change the settings.
Everywhere you go on the internet, something tries to grab your attention. This extension gives you back control. Enjoy!
NOTE: the extension is open source and collects zero user data. See the source code, flag bugs, or submit suggestions for improvement at https://github.com/ulyngs/mindshield-open-source
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- Access browser tabs
- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 2.6
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- 148.42 KB
- Last updated
- 3 days ago (Jun 10, 2025)
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Release notes for 2.6
Hi folks,
with this update:
Enjoy!
Best,
Ulrik
with this update:
- you can temporarily show a custom element you've hidden, so it's easy to see what effects your hiding has
- fixes a bug that caused the extension to sometimes become unresponsive
Enjoy!
Best,
Ulrik
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