ScrollRot - Break Short Video Addiction with Delays & Focus Timer

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⏱️ STOP ENDLESS SCROLLING. RECLAIM YOUR TIME.

ScrollRot adds mandatory delays between YouTube Shorts, TikTok videos, and Instagram Reels - giving you control over your screen time and breaking the infinite scroll addiction.


🎯 KEY FEATURES

⏸️ Custom Video Delays
Add a pause between each short video on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. Choose your delay duration to:
- Break the autopilot scrolling habit
- Give yourself time to decide if you want to continue
- Prevent mindless binge-watching
- Reduce daily screen time by hours

📊 Usage Tracking
See exactly how many Reels, Shorts, and TikToks you watch:
- Real-time counter shows videos watched today
- Stay accountable to your screen time goals

🍅 Pomodoro Focus Mode
Complete lockout of YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels during work sessions:
- Set custom focus intervals (25min, 50min, or custom)
- Automatic break reminders
- Stay productive without temptation
- Build better digital habits


✅ WORKS ON
- YouTube Shorts
- TikTok
- Instagram Reels
- Facebook Reels
- Snapchat Spotlight


💡 WHY YOU NEED SCROLLROT

Short-form video platforms are engineered to keep you scrolling for hours. The autoplay feature removes any friction, making it nearly impossible to stop.

ScrollRot fights back by adding intentional pauses - giving your brain a chance to break free from the dopamine loop.

Daily scroll limits keep you from wasting days in from of your laptop doing nothing.

Perfect for:
✓ Students struggling with study distractions
✓ Professionals losing work hours to social media
✓ Anyone trying to reduce phone addiction
✓ People practicing digital minimalism and digital detox
✓ Parents wanting to limit their own screen time


🔒 PRIVACY GUARANTEED
- Zero data collection - all stats stored locally only
- No tracking or analytics sent to servers
- Works completely offline
- No account required
- Open source, GitHub (https://github.com/AVlyx/ScrollRot) 


📊 TAKE BACK YOUR TIME

The average person spends 2+ hours daily on short-form video content. That's 730 hours per year - over 30 full days.

What could you do with an extra month every year


⭐ PROVEN RESULTS

Users report (me, currently one of the 3 user, reports):
- 50-70% reduction in social media time
- Better focus during work/study sessions
- Improved sleep (less late-night scrolling)
- More time for hobbies, exercise, and relationships
- Eye-opening awareness from seeing actual usage stats


🚀 GET STARTED IN SECONDS

1. Install ScrollRot
2. Set your preferred delay time (or use defaults)
3. Check your stats to see current usage
4. Enable Pomodoro mode when you need to focus
5. Watch your video count drop and productivity soar


Need help? Have suggestions? Contact me at [email protected]

Break free from scroll addiction. Install ScrollRot today.
Check out the website: https://scrollrot.net/