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Distraction Free Reddit Chrome Extension Analysis

Tab & Bookmark Productivity

Chrome extension ID: dgllcfdfcgnocdmmglnpbpoalhpdfckg

Distraction Free Reddit is a browser extension designed to customize the Reddit interface. It provides various options to hide specific sections of the site to reduce mindless scrolling and improve user focus.

Developer:dylanjmorrison30
Version:1.3.0
Size:420KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

5K+

Rating

★ 4.2

29 reviews

Languages

1 locales

Includes English

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Tab & Bookmark Productivity

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

Moderate review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The extension is positioned as a tool for intentional Reddit usage. It aims to increase productivity by allowing users to hide distracting elements like the main feed, popular subreddits, and sidebars.

Inferred product pattern

A productivity utility that modifies site CSS/elements to mitigate social media distraction.

Review-backed pain points

Users report that the extension is sometimes too slow to hide content, acting as 'bait' by allowing posts to be visible for several seconds before blocking, and that it occasionally fails to work entirely.

Observed feature gaps

Users have requested more granular controls, such as limiting the number of comments loaded, the ability to block specific subreddits within the feed, and more reliable sidebar blocking.

Tags
Reddit ProductivityDistraction BlockerFocus ToolWebsite Customizer
Target users

- Reddit users seeking productivity

- People managing social media distractions

- Intentional web browsers

Primary use cases

- Reducing mindless scrolling on Reddit

- Hiding distracting subreddits and feeds

- Customizing Reddit UI for focus

Positive themes

- Effective at providing a distraction-free experience

- Fills a specific need for intentional browsing

Negative themes

- Performance delays allowing content to be seen before blocking

- Occasional reliability issues where content remains visible

- Privacy concerns regarding permissions

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- Privacy complaints detected

- No pricing information or friction observed in the provided data.

Evidence boundary: Analysis based on the Chrome Web Store listing and a small sample of user reviews. The low volume of reviews (26) provides a limited sample size for full sentiment distribution.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

No support complaints observed.

Reliability

Users report the extension is occasionally broken or too slow to hide content before it is visible.

Privacy

A user questioned the necessity of the 'Read your browsing history' permission.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- No clear pricing signal

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 3

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 1

Trust signals

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 1.3.0

- Size: 420KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

distraction free redditblock reddit feedreddit productivity toolhide reddit sidebarreddit focus mode

Comparison

Distraction Free YoutubeReddit blockersocial media blockers

Problem

reddit distractionmindless scrolling redditreddit addiction

Alternative

Reddit focus extensionReddit content blocker

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Screenshots

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