ReDD Focus: Hide Distractions
iOS Universel / Productivité
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*NOTE: WORKS WITHIN SAFARI, NOT THE APPS*: This app lets you control how YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. appears in the Safari browser. It does NOT change the apps, as this is not possible.
To make using e.g. Instagram in the browser as convenient as the app, create an icon on your home screen to take you directly to the site in the browser. You can find instructions for how to do so when you open the app.
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ReDD Focus (formerly known as 'Viking Focus' and 'MindShield') is a browser extension for Safari we built to help ourselves be less distracted online.
It lets you hide distracting elements on any website, with ready-made 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!
- Ulrik, Konrad, Tiago, and the Reduce Digital Distraction Team (see what we're up to at reddfocus.org)
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/reddfocus-open-source
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
Hi folks,
happy new year! To celebrate the beginning of new year, we've painstakingly worked through as many of your GitHub requests and other feedback to fix the million little things the app needed.
Below you'll find the full list of updates.
Please enjoy and keep the ideas coming at https://github.com/ulyngs/reddfocus-open-source/issues or email us at team@reddfocus.org
New features:
1. added dark mode!
2. redesigned custom-selector, button, and progressive feedback on hidden elements
3. make google ads highlighting colour more red and account for dark mode on browsers
4. YouTube: add ability to hide the "You" section in the menu bar
5. YouTube: thumbnail styling now includes ads and sponsored posts
6. Facebook: add ability to hide "People you may know" on the feed
7. Facebook: add ability to hide "Contacts" on right sidebar on desktop
8. Instagram: add ability to hide suggested posts
9. Instagram: add ability to hide notification badges
10. X/Twitter: add ability to hide "Explore" section
11. WhatsApp Web: add ability to hide "Status", "Channels", and "Communities" tabs
12. WhatsApp Web: add ability to hide chat profile pictures
13. Reddit: add ability to hide left and right sidebars on desktop
14. Reddit: add ability to hide AI Related Answers/Posts sections on mobile
Bug fixes and improvements:
1. fixed all functionalities
2. element hiding, reappearing, and renaming works fluidly across all states (session-only, saving as default, auto-save ON)
3. Instagram: renamed "instagramSuggestions" as "instagramSuggestedFollows" and fixed functionality
4. YouTube: hiding "Subscriptions" now hides all subscribed-to channels and all buttons related to the Subscriptions
5. YouTube: fixed issue where "Explore" section wasn't being hidden
6. YouTube: removed "Entire right sidebar" as functionality replaced by Cinema mode
7. YouTube: view numbers now hides everywhere
7. Facebook: rename "Chat" to "Group chats" to mirror functionality and add "Community chats" to it
8. Facebook: separate "Stories" and "Reels" into their own toggles and fix functionality
9. Instagram: "Reels" now hides Reels in feeds ## perhaps look to separate out "Reels in feed" and "Reels tabs" ## can remove if people find this to be too much
10. LinkedIn: feed is now hidden everywhere except when viewing a specific post
11. Reddit: "Feed" now only targets home feed and not community/popular feeds
12. Reddit: rename "Popular communities" to "Best of Reddit" to mirror functionality and hide entire "Best" section in sidebar
Cheers,
Ulrik, Tiago, Konrad, and the Reduce Digital Distraction Project (reddfocus.org)
