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The calm browser
Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, LinkedIn and Facebook with the parts built to keep you scrolling hidden: Reels, Shorts, Explore, For You, suggested posts and ads. DMs, stories, profiles, search and posting stay.
Free iPhone app + Chrome extension · Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, LinkedIn & Facebook
No Reels. No Shorts. No For You. Free.
Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, LinkedIn and Facebook with the recommendation feeds switched off. Your friends, DMs and the channels you follow stay. No subscription, no account, no tracking.
Feed on · try the switch
Free for iPhone. No account, no subscription.
You're on the list. One email when it's live, nothing else.
Free on iPhone, and now on your computer for YouTube and X. No account, no subscription.
Free forever
No account
Five platforms
Open-source filters
How it works
Two halves. Both free.
A calmer version of each site, and a way to stop yourself opening the real app.
Reels are offOpen Instagram in FeedOff instead.
The Shield
The real apps open to a block screen on your schedule, using Apple's Screen Time. Works for TikTok and any other app too. Notifications still arrive, and a link someone sends you opens in FeedOff with one copy.
Widgets
Each platform as a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget, one tap from where the real icon used to be.
Compare
Everything the paid apps charge for. Free.
FeedOff is the free version of what others sell as a subscription.
| FeedOff | SocialLite | ScrollGuard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, LinkedIn; TikTok via the Shield | Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and more | Instagram, YouTube, X and more |
| Price | Free, no in-app purchases | About $3.99 / month for Pro | Free core, Pro from $3.99 / month |
| Blocks the real apps (Screen Time) | Included | Paid tier | Not on iOS |
| Hides ads and suggested posts | Included | Paid tier | Custom filters are paid |
| Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets | Included | Not advertised | Yes |
| Account required | Never | Not required | Not required |
| Filter rules you can read and fix | Public on GitHub | No | No |
Last checked 22 Sep 2026 from each app's public listing. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.
What stays, what goes
You keep the people. You lose the feed.
Hidden
- Reels tab and Reels feed
- Explore
- Suggested posts
- Ads and sponsored posts
- Live and Shop
- AI-labelled posts and reposts (optional)
- The whole feed, stories only (optional)
Stays
- Posts from people you follow
- Stories
- DMs
- Profiles and search
- Posting a photo
- A reel someone sends you
YouTube
Hidden
- Shorts shelf and Shorts tab
- Home recommendations
- Autoplay next video
- Ads
- Related videos (optional)
Stays
- Subscriptions feed
- Search
- Watching any video
- History and playlists
- Comments (optional)
X
Hidden
- For You tab
- Trends and Who to follow
- Promoted posts
- Video feed
- Grok, Communities, Premium
Stays
- Following tab
- DMs
- Notifications
- Profiles and search
- Posting
Hidden
- Home and Popular feeds
- Promoted posts
- Recommended communities
- "Open App" prompts
Stays
- Your communities
- Inbox
- Search
- Posting and comments
Hidden
- Home feed
- People you may know
- LinkedIn News
- Promoted posts
Stays
- Messages
- Notifications
- Jobs
- Profiles and search
Hidden
- News Feed
- Reels tab and reels in feeds
- People you may know
- Suggested groups and pages
- "Open app" bar
Stays
- Groups
- Marketplace
- Messages
- Events
- Stories and posting
- Profiles and search
Every one of these is a toggle in Settings. Want Explore back? Flip it. Choose up to four platforms as tabs.
Privacy
Everything stays on your phone.
There's no FeedOff account and no FeedOff server. You log in to Instagram and YouTube directly, on their own sites, inside Apple's standard web view. Your password goes to them, the same way it would in Safari. FeedOff can't read it and doesn't store it.
The only thing FeedOff downloads is a small text file of filter rules, which buttons and feeds to hide. It's public on GitHub, and you can read every line of it.
When you set up the Shield, Apple hands FeedOff an anonymous token for each app you pick, never the app's name or your usage. That's how Screen Time is built.
// rules.json — the one file FeedOff downloads { "instagram": { "redirects": [{ "match": "^/reels", "to": "/" }], "toggles": { "reels": { "css": ["a[href='/reels/']"] }, "explore": { "css": ["a[href='/explore/']"] }, "suggested": { "hideIfText": ["Suggested for you"] } } } }
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Why is it free?
Because the core of it is a small app and a text file of rules, and running it costs almost nothing. There's no subscription and no in-app purchase. If that ever changes, the parts you use today stay free.
Does it block the whole app?
Only when you want it to. The Shield blocks the real apps on a schedule you set, or all the time, or never. The versions inside FeedOff always stay open.
Do my DMs still work?
Yes. DMs, stories, profiles, search and posting all work. It's the real Instagram site with the feed parts hidden.
Someone sent me a link. How do I open it without the real app?
Copy the link, then open FeedOff. A card at the top of Home says "Open the link you copied"; tap it and the post opens in the right tab, without the feed. Works for Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, LinkedIn and Facebook links from Messages, WhatsApp, email, anywhere.
Do I still get notifications?
Yes, if you keep the real app installed. Shielded apps still deliver notifications; they just open to a block screen. Tap the FeedOff widget to answer.
Is there a version for my computer?
Yes. FeedOff for Chrome does the same for YouTube and X on the desktop: no Shorts, no Home feed, no For You, no trends, no ads. Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn and Facebook are next. Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc.
Is this against Instagram's rules?
FeedOff shows Instagram's public website in a standard web view and hides parts of the page on your phone, the way a content blocker does. It uses no private access, stores no credentials and collects no data. Apps have shipped this way on the App Store for years.
Can I hide the feed completely?
Yes. In Settings, under Instagram, turn on "Hide the whole feed". Home keeps only your stories tray. DMs, your profile, stories and posting still work, and no post from anyone shows.
Instagram emailed me about a new login. Was I hacked?
No. FeedOff is a separate browser, so the first time you sign in Instagram sends its usual "new login from an unrecognised device" alert, the same as signing in from a new laptop. Your password goes to instagram.com only. FeedOff has no account and no server, and the App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected".
I can't sign in. Why?
Google blocks "Sign in with Google" inside apps like FeedOff, so on YouTube use the email-and-password form rather than the Google button. On Instagram, "Continue with Facebook" sometimes fails; signing in with your username and password works. If you're stuck, email [email protected].
Why do I have to log in again?
FeedOff has its own login, separate from the Instagram app. You log in once; FeedOff keeps you signed in after that. Instagram may ask for a one-time code the first time, as it does for any new browser.
What about TikTok?
The Shield blocks the TikTok app like any other. There's no calm version of TikTok because its website is the For You feed and nothing else, so there would be nothing left to show.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. Android already has good free Reels blockers built on the Accessibility service. If enough people ask, we'll build one that reads the same rules file.
What happens when Instagram changes its layout?
The rules file updates without an app update, usually within a day. A nightly check watches for broken rules, and because the rules are public anyone can send a fix.