LockIn: restoring your attention span

Hide YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels. Get your attention back.

As of June 2026, LockIn: restoring your attention span has users in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

2 snapshots

Tracking since May 18, 2026.

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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 18, 20260.1.0
May 31, 20260.1.0
Now1.0.0

Permissions & access

Permissions
storage
Host access
https://*.youtube.com/*, https://*.instagram.com/*

Screenshots

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About

Every time you open YouTube or Instagram, the algorithm pushes Shorts and Reels at you — short, autoplay videos designed to keep you scrolling. LockIn removes them.

With one click, you can hide:

YouTube Shorts (homepage shelf, sidebar tab, search results)
Instagram Reels (nav tab, profile tab, feed cards)
Toggle either site on or off from the popup. Your settings sync across devices. That's it.

No account required. No data collected. No network requests. Everything runs locally in your browser.

Install it if you want YouTube to be for videos again, and Instagram to be for photos.

Technical

Version
1.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
29.09KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
pejnoenpchgfjcjhpmlgddoademgljmg
Developer ID
ub6fb2ffbfecc026011f6574f51efe79f
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 17, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 28, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 6, 2026
Website
Support URL
Privacy Policy

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 6, 2026.