Calm Web: Distraction‑Free Browsing

About

Calm Web is a lightweight extension for distraction-free browsing. It helps you stay focused by reducing common annoyances on the web: motion-heavy UI, unexpected autoplay, visual clutter, and attention-hijacking sections on popular sites.

Use it as a gentle focus mode for everyday browsing — studying, working, reading long articles, or doing research — without aggressive blocking that can break websites.

What it does

Quiet Mode (reduce motion)

Minimizes animations and motion effects for a more comfortable experience

Designed to be conservative so pages keep working normally

Autoplay control

Helps prevent sudden sound by pausing or muting autoplay when possible

Built to avoid breaking video players

Reader View / Reading mode

Turns articles into a clean reader view for easier reading

Great for documentation, blogs, and long-form content

YouTube Focus

Hides distracting YouTube sections like recommendations and Shorts

Helps you watch intentionally instead of getting pulled into endless suggestions

Mindful Pause

Optional gentle pause after long scrolling to reduce endless feed behavior

Per-site control

Disable Calm Web on any site in one click (banking, work tools, etc.)

Your preferences stay on your device

Privacy

Calm Web works locally in your browser. No accounts, no tracking, and no data selling. Settings are stored locally using Chrome storage.

If you’re looking for a calm, simple way to reduce distractions, this extension gives you a cleaner reading experience, a practical reader mode, and a flexible focus workflow — with easy on/off controls per website.