FP-004 · Case study

Undistract

The AdBlock for short-form video — surgically removes Shorts, Reels and TikTok from your browser, then shows you how much life you got back. Local-first, free.

Status
Beta
Platform
Chrome · Firefox · Edge
Stack
WXT · React · TypeScript
Year
2026

The problem

Short-form feeds are slot machines welded into tools people actually need. Blunt blockers make you choose: lose YouTube entirely or keep the Shorts shelf. And static 'take a breath' pauses get tapped through on autopilot by day three.

The answer

Surgical removal — keep the platforms, lose the feeds. A Time-Reclaimed Ledger turns blocked scrolls into honest hours-bought-back. Adaptive Friction makes the escape hatch longer each time you use it. Duo Lock hands your unlock key to a friend, so you can't talk yourself out of it at 1 a.m.

Craft notes

URL-level blocking via declarativeNetRequest survives platform redesigns; document_start CSS means no flash of Shorts. Everything lives in IndexedDB on-device — no accounts, no servers, no telemetry. Export as JSON or wipe it; uninstalling deletes all of it. That's the whole policy.