Distraction Free Reddit Chrome Extension Analysis
Tab & Bookmark ProductivityChrome extension ID: dgllcfdfcgnocdmmglnpbpoalhpdfckg
Distraction Free Reddit is a browser extension designed to customize the Reddit interface. It provides various options to hide specific sections of the site to reduce mindless scrolling and improve user focus.
Overview
Installs
5K+
Rating
★ 4.2
26 reviews
Languages
1 locales
Includes English
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Tab & Bookmark Productivity
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
Moderate review signal
Listing positioning
The extension is positioned as a tool for intentional Reddit usage. It aims to increase productivity by allowing users to hide distracting elements like the main feed, popular subreddits, and sidebars.
Inferred product pattern
A productivity utility that modifies site CSS/elements to mitigate social media distraction.
Review-backed pain points
Users report that the extension is sometimes too slow to hide content, acting as 'bait' by allowing posts to be visible for several seconds before blocking, and that it occasionally fails to work entirely.
Observed feature gaps
Users have requested more granular controls, such as limiting the number of comments loaded, the ability to block specific subreddits within the feed, and more reliable sidebar blocking.
- Reddit users seeking productivity
- People managing social media distractions
- Intentional web browsers
- Reducing mindless scrolling on Reddit
- Hiding distracting subreddits and feeds
- Customizing Reddit UI for focus
- Effective at providing a distraction-free experience
- Fills a specific need for intentional browsing
- Performance delays allowing content to be seen before blocking
- Occasional reliability issues where content remains visible
- Privacy concerns regarding permissions
- Performance complaints detected
- Privacy complaints detected
- No pricing information or friction observed in the provided data.
Support
No support complaints observed.
Reliability
Users report the extension is occasionally broken or too slow to hide content before it is visible.
Privacy
A user questioned the necessity of the 'Read your browsing history' permission.
- No clear monetization signal
- No account requirement observed
- No clear pricing signal
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 3
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 1
- Developer contact
- Version: 1.3.0
- Size: 420KiB
- Last updated:
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