Brainrot Tax

Track and limit YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels & TikTok with trivia quizzes. Beat doomscrolling mindfully.

As of June 2026, Brainrot Tax has 11 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Well Being category.

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Version
1.1.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update, changed permissions.

History

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Tracking since Apr 2, 2026.

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Changelog

  • May 25, 2026
    description
    Brainrot Tax: Focus Quiz and Social Media Blocker
    
    Take back your mind. Break the cycle of endless short-form scrolling with Brainrot Tax, a productivity tool that forces you to use your brain.
    
    We have all been there: you open an app for five minutes, and an hour later, your mind feels mushy. That is the brainrot. This extension is your intervention.
    
    How the Tax Works:
    
    The Watch: Browse your favorite platforms normally.
    
    The Collection: Once you hit the limit of 10 videos, the scrolling stops. A window with the smiling brain mascot appears, locking the content.
    
    Pay the Tax: To unlock your next batch of videos, you must complete a 5-question cognitive quiz. These questions are designed to wake up your frontal lobe and pull you out of the passive scrolling state.
    
    True Cross-Platform Tracking:
    
    Other blockers only track per site. Brainrot Tax is different. If you watch 10 Instagram Reels and hit your limit, you cannot simply open YouTube to watch 10 more Shorts. This extension links video counts across the entire short-form ecosystem:
    
    Instagram Reels
    
    YouTube Shorts
    
    TikTok
    
    Your total video count is combined across all these platforms. When you reach the limit on one, you are taxed on all of them. This is the only way to truly break the doomscrolling habit.
    
    Features:
    
    Cognitive Quizzes: 5 questions that make you think and break the passive-watching trance.
    
    Combined Limits: Video counts carry over from one social media site to the next.
    
    Privacy First: This extension collects no personal data. All tracking happens locally on your device.
    
    Solo Developer Project: Built by an independent developer focused on software that improves lifestyle and digital habits.
    
    Stop the scroll. Tax the brainrot and reclaim your focus.
    
    Support the Project:
    
    This project is ad-free and maintained by a single developer. If this extension helps you stay mindful and productive, please consider supporting the project here:
    
    https://buymeacoffee.com/arthurtemmerman
    Brainrot Tax is your short-form video watchdog. Every time you hit your daily video limit on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok, a quiz card pops up. Answer correctly to keep scrolling. No subscription — just a one-time €2.99 to unlock Pro.
    
    How it works
    Watch videos. Hit your limit. Get quizzed. Pass the quiz. Repeat.
    
    Free
    
    Tracks YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels & TikTok
    Quiz fires after every 10 videos
    5 trivia questions per quiz
    7-day viewing history with daily streaks
    Pro — €2.99 one-time
    
    Custom video limit (5–50 videos)
    Custom quiz length (1–20 questions)
    Choose question types: trivia, capitals, flags, maths, sorting
    Pick trivia categories: General Knowledge, Science & Nature, Computers, Mathematics, Geography, History
    4-week history view
    Focus hours — only active between times you set
    Daily snooze — skip the quiz once per day when you really need to
  • May 25, 2026
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Permissions & access

Permissions
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Host access
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Screenshots

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About

Brainrot Tax is your short-form video watchdog. Every time you hit your daily video limit on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, or TikTok, a quiz card pops up. Answer correctly to keep scrolling. No subscription — just a one-time €2.99 to unlock Pro.

How it works
Watch videos. Hit your limit. Get quizzed. Pass the quiz. Repeat.

Free

Tracks YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels & TikTok
Quiz fires after every 10 videos
5 trivia questions per quiz
7-day viewing history with daily streaks
Pro — €2.99 one-time

Custom video limit (5–50 videos)
Custom quiz length (1–20 questions)
Choose question types: trivia, capitals, flags, maths, sorting
Pick trivia categories: General Knowledge, Science & Nature, Computers, Mathematics, Geography, History
4-week history view
Focus hours — only active between times you set
Daily snooze — skip the quiz once per day when you really need to

Technical

Version
1.1.0
Manifest
V3
Size
221KiB
Min Chrome
110
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
u386a38c02b0a7247e566bafe34845644
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Apr 1, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 21, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
Website
Support URL

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 7, 2026.