Ye Olde Substack
Use Substack for it's original intention by blocking out distracting UI elements, so you can read and write long-form content!
As of June 2026, Ye Olde Substack has 40 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 1 reviews in the Well Being category.
Usersup 8.1 percent+8.1%
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5.00
1 reviews
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Version
1.2
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.
History
7 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 37 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.01 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 32 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.01 |
| May 5, 2026 | 38 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.01 |
| May 16, 2026 | 33 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.01 |
| May 30, 2026 | 36 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.01 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 39 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 37 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Now | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.2 |
Changelog
- May 30, 2026description
Remember Old Substack? It's back! Take control of Substack's user interface, and remove distractions like notifications, the Notes feed and the Home page using Ye Olde Substack, so you can focus on reading and writing long form newsletters, essays and articles. The settings are fully configurable, allowing you modify exactly what you see when you load Substack on your browser. 100% free. No data tracking and no ads. If you'd like to see more features, such as more richly embedded and interact-able artwork in Substack posts consider donating to make it happen. Link is in the extension popup.
Remember Old Substack? It's back! Take control of Substack's user interface, and remove distractions like notifications, the Notes feed and the Home page using Ye Olde Substack, so you can focus on reading and writing long form newsletters, essays and articles. The settings are fully configurable, allowing you modify exactly what you see when you load Substack on your browser. 100% free. No data tracking and no ads. If you'd like to see more features, such as more richly embedded and interact-able artwork in Substack posts consider donating to make it happen. Link is in the extension popup. === UPDATE V1.2 CHANGELOG === - Fixed blocker of Notes feed - Added blocker of the Side Feed - Added the ability to hide the "Explore" Icon - Made it so that when the "Notes" Feed is hidden, the post button is still available. This allows for unilateral interaction with the social-networking side of Substack
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- tabsstorage
- Host access
- None declared
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About
Remember Old Substack? It's back! Take control of Substack's user interface, and remove distractions like notifications, the Notes feed and the Home page using Ye Olde Substack, so you can focus on reading and writing long form newsletters, essays and articles. The settings are fully configurable, allowing you modify exactly what you see when you load Substack on your browser. 100% free. No data tracking and no ads. If you'd like to see more features, such as more richly embedded and interact-able artwork in Substack posts consider donating to make it happen. Link is in the extension popup. === UPDATE V1.2 CHANGELOG === - Fixed blocker of Notes feed - Added blocker of the Side Feed - Added the ability to hide the "Explore" Icon - Made it so that when the "Notes" Feed is hidden, the post button is still available. This allows for unilateral interaction with the social-networking side of Substack
Technical
- Version
- 1.2
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 1.14MiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- bfcebkijlejildecdijhkpkgaffclijh
- Developer ID
- u58773483f42ea04a1dbd86a913d05d00
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Apr 29, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 19, 2026
- Last Scraped
- Jun 13, 2026
- Website
- reissjones.com
- Support URL
- reissjones.com
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