Instagram Focus Mode – Hide Reels, Stories & More

About

Take back control of Instagram with Instagram Focus Mode. It helps you hide the parts of Instagram that waste your time, without coding or complicated settings. Everything works through simple toggles.

What you can hide
Reels, including the sidebar navigation and full Reels page
Stories tray on the home feed
Highlights on profile pages
Explore page
Comments on posts, Reels, and Explore
Messages and the floating chat bubble
Notifications, Search, and Create buttons
Post count, followers count, and following count
Grayscale mode to make Instagram less visually stimulating

Focus tools
Session counter that shows how long you’ve been browsing and resets each time you open Instagram
Daily limit warning that lets you set a time cap and shows a full-screen reminder when you reach it

How it works
Enable or disable any feature with one click, no page reload needed
Settings sync across your Chrome profile
Works on all Instagram pages including home, profiles, posts, Reels, and Explore
Lightweight with no tracking, no data collection, and no external servers

Privacy
This extension only runs on instagram.com. It stores your preferences locally using Chrome storage. It does not read your messages, posts, or personal data

It’s a simple way to reduce screen time, avoid endless scrolling, and use Instagram with fewer distractions.