Brainrot Tax

Tracking since Apr 2, 2026.

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• May 25, 2026
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  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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