Edge, Brave, Opera and Arc are all built on Chromium, the same engine as Chrome, and that is good news if you want a tool that hides distracting feeds: an extension made for Chrome loads in all four. This guide shows how to add Stillfeed's free extension to each one, what it does once it is in, and an honest note on what "block website" means here.
Key points:
- Stillfeed works in Edge, Brave, Opera and Arc: add it from its Chrome Web Store listing.
- It does not block arbitrary websites. It hides feed surfaces such as Reels, Shorts and For You on eight sites, and adds a daily limit, session timer, quiet hours, a pause before opening and grayscale.
- It is live on the Chrome Web Store and on Firefox Add-ons. It is not on Opera's own add-ons site, so Opera users install from the Chrome Web Store.
What "block website" means here
People searching for an Edge website blocker usually want one of two things. The first is a tool that stops a particular address opening at all. The second is a way to use a site without being dragged into its endless feed. Stillfeed is built for the second.
It is a free desktop browser extension for eight sites: Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and Snapchat. It hides the feed surfaces on those sites and adds time tools. It does not block arbitrary websites, so if you want to shut out a shopping site or a news site entirely, you need a general site blocker; how to block a website in Chrome covers the options, and most of it applies in Edge, Brave, Opera and Arc too. If your issue is Reels, Shorts or the front page, read on.
Stillfeed has no account and no sign-up. Everything runs inside your browser, it sends nothing to Stillfeed or anyone else, and it has no analytics.
How to add it
Stillfeed is on the Chrome Web Store, and Edge, Brave, Opera and Arc can all install from it. The steps are the same in every Chromium browser.
- Open the Stillfeed page on the Chrome Web Store, or start from stillfeed.pro/extension.
- Click the add button (it says "Add to Chrome" even in other browsers, and your browser may word it differently) and confirm the prompt.
- If your browser asks you to allow extensions from other stores, follow its prompt.
Pin the Stillfeed icon to your toolbar afterwards. The popup is where you switch each site on or off and see your time for today.
Edge, Brave, Opera and Arc, one by one
Microsoft Edge
Edge can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Open the Stillfeed listing, click the add button and confirm. Edge may first ask you to allow extensions from other stores; follow its prompt.
Brave
Brave installs extensions from the Chrome Web Store directly. Open the Stillfeed listing, click the add button and confirm.
Opera
Stillfeed is not on Opera's own add-ons site, but Opera can run Chrome extensions. Install it from the Chrome Web Store listing and follow any prompt Opera shows to allow extensions from another store.
Arc
Arc uses the same extension system as Chrome, so you install from the Chrome Web Store listing the same way.
Menu wording can shift between versions. If you cannot use the store, the extension page also has a manual install from a ZIP file.
What it hides
Hiding is on by default for each site, and any site can be switched off from the popup. Messages, profiles, posts you open, search and sign-in are left alone.
- Instagram: Reels page and single reels go to your home page, Reels in the left menu are hidden, Reels in your feed are collapsed, suggested posts are collapsed (English only) and the Explore grid is hidden. Search still works.
- YouTube: Shorts in the menu, Shorts shelves and Shorts pages are hidden or blocked.
- X: the home timeline opens on Following, the Trending page goes to your home page, and trends and Today's News in the right column are hidden.
- Reddit: r/popular and r/all are blocked.
- Facebook: Reels and Watch pages go to your home page, and the Reels tab, menu entries and feed shelf are hidden.
- TikTok: For You, Explore, LIVE and Short dramas are hidden in the menu and you are sent to Following.
- LinkedIn: My Network goes to the invitation manager, Games goes to your feed and sponsored posts are removed from your feed (English only).
- Snapchat: Stories, Spotlight and Lenses are hidden in the top menu and you are sent to Chat.
There are also optional controls that stay off until you turn them on where a site supports them: hiding sponsored posts on X and Reddit, likes and counts on YouTube, X and TikTok, comments on YouTube, X and Reddit, word and media filters on several sites, and notifications on Instagram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn. Where a site does not support one yet, the popup says "Not available yet".
For a closer look at one site, see Instagram on a computer without Reels or LinkedIn without the feed.
The time tools
Time tools work on all eight sites. A daily limit sets a total for the day, and when it is used up those sites close until midnight; you can add five minutes once per visit. A session timer gives each visit two, five, ten or fifteen minutes. Quiet hours are named schedules that close chosen sites on chosen days, with overnight windows included. Pause before opening holds the page for five or ten seconds. Grayscale removes the colour. These limits apply in the browser where you set them, so if you use both Edge and Brave, set it up in each one.
That last point is the real edge case for a multi-browser person: a limit in one browser does not follow you to another. Keep to a single browser for the sites you want to limit, or apply the same settings in both.
Beyond the desktop
Stillfeed is first an iPhone app, with a distraction-free browser that blocks Reels, Shorts and more on your phone. The extension is the free desktop companion. If your scrolling mostly happens on the phone, see phone addiction for habits that help on any device.
Common questions
Does Stillfeed work in Edge?
Yes. Edge is Chromium-based and can install it from the Chrome Web Store listing.
Is it in the Opera add-ons store?
No. It is not on Opera's own add-ons site. Opera can run Chrome extensions, so install it from the Chrome Web Store listing.
Is it in the Chrome Web Store, so Brave can install it?
Yes. The listing is live, and Brave can install it from there.
Can it block any website?
No. It hides feed surfaces on Instagram, YouTube, X, Reddit, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn and Snapchat and sets time limits for them. It is not a general site blocker.
Is it free?
Yes, with no account.
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