Blocking without losing the page
An overlay in the site's own colors — the page stays intact underneath.
Sound familiar?
Opened it "for a minute." Closed it an hour later.
Opened Instagram to check a message — came out an hour later, the feed had scrolled itself. LockyFeed becomes a pause before the "enter" button and asks "why?" — often that's enough to remember.
What else it does
Small things that make the pause easy to live with.
Pill timer
A quiet countdown in the corner, +2/+5 min once per session.
Pause everything
One click in the popup, and every rule is paused.
Strict mode with a cool-off
Tighten instantly. Loosen only after a 1–72 hr wait.
Stats
Attempts, blocks, time, and your "whys" in one place.
33 lines, three levels of nerve
From a gentle joke to outright teasing — depending on the visit.
36 presets
Social media and forums out of the box, plus your own sites.
Two themes — like your system
Light and dark, switching itself with your OS theme.
Export / import
All settings in one JSON file, no cloud.
How it works
Three steps. Then it runs itself.
Pick your sites
36 presets or your own domain.
Assign a mode
Your own strictness level for each site.
Get on with your day
Time's up — the overlay covers the feed on its own.
Modes
One site, one mode. From gentle to hard-locked.
Not a single "block" button, but a strictness scale — choose how much friction to add per site.
Pause + intent
Before entry — a short delay and a "why?" field. Answer it, and you get a session of a few minutes. Reflexive opens become deliberate ones.
Reddit · 15 sec pause → 10 min sessionReddit
Hand just reached for it, didn't it?
Opened Reddit 3 times today
Why do you need this right now?
reply in the keyboard thread
Enter for 10 min
7 sec left
Go back ←Settings
https://www.reddit.com/r/all
Peek
You can peek, but you can't binge: a little access, then a longer lock.
Instagram · 1 min → 1 hrInstagram
The feed isn't going anywhere.
Opened Instagram 8 times today
Unlocks in
47:12
Peek · "A minute": 1 min access → 1 hr lock
Go back ←Settings
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DAbC1xyz
Daily limit
Your own active-time budget per site, visible up front. Only the active tab counts — idling doesn't burn the clock. Run out, and it's locked until reset.
TikTok · 20 min a day, resets at 05:00TikTok
That's it for today. Seriously, that's it.
Opened TikTok 11 times today
Today's limit is used up
20/20 min
Resets at 05:00 · 6 hr 48 min left
Go back ←Settings
https://www.tiktok.com/foryou
Always
A hard block, no exceptions. The site is closed, full stop — no "just one more look." Blocks before the page even loads, so the feed never flashes on screen.
X / Twitter · always blockedX / Twitter
What were you hoping to find here?
Opened X / Twitter 9 times today
Mode
Always blocked
Go back ←Settings
https://x.com/home
Schedule is a separate layer on top of the mode. During chosen time windows, any mode becomes Always — for example, 9am–6pm and after 11pm.
Block page
Every site greets you in its own colors.
The background, status card, and pattern match the site you tried to open. And a different line every time.
Instagram
The feed isn't going anywhere.
Opened Instagram 18 times today
Unlocks in
47:12
Peek · 1 min access → 1 hr lock
Go back ←Settings
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DAbC1xyz
X / Twitter
What were you hoping to find here?
Opened X / Twitter 9 times today
Mode
Always blocked
Go back ←Settings
https://x.com/home
Reddit
Walk away — you had plans.
Opened Reddit 2 times today
Pause before entry
0:12
Then — a 10 min session
YouTube
Shorts isn't music. It's a forty-minute funnel.
Mode
Shorts blocked
▶ YouTube MusicFind a mixGo back ←
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aQx8Zr3mK1c
Threads
Oh, it's you again. Missed it?
Opened Threads 7 times today
Unlocks in
58:40
Peek · 1 min access → 1 hr lock
TikTok
A bit more and it's a record. No congrats though.
Opened TikTok 12 times today
Today's limit is used up
20 of 20 min · resets at 05:00
Voice
LockyFeed jokes. It doesn't shame.
Instead of "You have exceeded your limit," the block page says something human. Each visit that day, the line gets sharper — from gentle to blunt.
- Back here again?
- The feed won't miss you.
- Walk away — you had plans.
- You commute here like it's a job.
- Oh, it's you again. Missed it?
- Door's open. Doesn't mean you have to walk in.
- We're basically family now. 12 visits today.
- No minutes left. 14 attempts. Math's not on your side.
A second product in the box
🎧 YouTube — music only
YouTube can be blocked too. But we know — you love the music.
So block the feed, Shorts, and recommendations — and keep the music.
Music plays — the feed stays quietYouTube
Shorts isn't music. It's a forty-minute funnel.
Mode
Shorts blocked
▶ YouTube MusicFind a mixGo back ←
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aQx8Zr3mK1c
What's different
Not a wall. Not willpower. A third way.
Hard blockers work — until you need to "just check something." Willpower works — until it's tired. LockyFeed is about the space in between.
| Criterion | our approachLockyFeed | Hard blocker | Willpower |
|---|---|---|---|
| You can enter, but not on autopilot | pause, Peek, limit | all or nothing | while you have the energy |
| Your own strictness per site | 4 modes + schedule | one level for everything | |
| Time's up — the feed isn't lost | overlay on top of the page | redirect or a closed tab | |
| YouTube without Shorts, but with music | a separate mode | all of YouTube or nothing | |
| Protection from yourself at 2am | 1–72 hr cool-off | sometimes a password | no |
| Price and data | free, 0 requests | often a subscription | free, but costly |
Questions
Honest answers
Can this be bypassed?
Yes, if you really want to — you can disable the extension in the browser. LockyFeed isn't a jail, it's a pause for people who genuinely want to scroll less. For something stricter, there's Strict mode with a 1–72 hr cool-off on loosening.
What if I genuinely need it right now?
The pill timer gives you +2 or +5 minutes once per session, and the popup has "Pause everything" for 5 / 15 / 30 min. Urgent access is always possible.
Does LockyFeed see my data?
No. No network requests, accounts, or analytics — everything stays local. The only way data leaves is a manual JSON export.
What about incognito mode?
By default, Chrome doesn't run extensions in incognito. Allow it for LockyFeed in chrome://extensions if you want the pause there too.
Does it work in Arc, Dia, Brave, Edge?
Yes, in every Chromium-based browser — from the Chrome Web Store once the listing is live, or as an unpacked build. Blocking happens before the page loads, so it behaves the same everywhere.
Why not just delete the apps?
Because social media lives in the browser too, and checking messages once a day is normal. LockyFeed doesn't take away access — it adds friction where your hand reaches on its own.
Put one pause between you and the feed.
Free, no account, no server. The feed isn't going anywhere — and you'll remember why you came.