Calmify
Calmify is a Chrome browser extension that removes distracting elements from popular websites, helping users maintain focus and productivity. It cleans up interfaces on platforms like YouTube, Reddit, X, Facebook, and Instagram by hiding elements such as Shorts, recommended videos, comments, promoted posts, and social media feeds. The extension operates entirely locally, requiring no account or cloud connection, ensuring complete privacy with no telemetry or analytics. Users can choose from multiple performance modes (Off, Balanced, Fast, Maximum) that control the aggressiveness of content removal, balancing speed and cleanliness. Focus modes tailored for studying, working, or custom rules allow fine-grained control over what stays and disappears. A Focus Lock feature can prevent changes during focus sessions. Calmify also includes a New Tab Focus Page with a minimal design featuring a clock, search bar, and to-do list. Per-site controls let users enable or disable features individually, pause the extension on specific sites, or permanently whitelist domains. The extension optionally blocks advertisements and trackers, further reducing distractions. With a privacy-first approach, all processing happens on the device, and no browsing data is ever collected or transmitted. Calmify is free and aims to transform cluttered websites into clean, distraction-free experiences without breaking core functionality.
- Category
- Education
- Pricing
- Free
Problem solved
Calmify solves the problem of digital distraction by removing intrusive and attention-grabbing elements from commonly used websites, allowing users to focus on essential content without being sidetracked by recommendations, ads, or social feeds.
Use cases
- Studying with YouTube without falling into Shorts rabbit holes
- Working on research while blocking social media distractions
- Writing or coding with a clean, minimal browser environment
- Reducing anxiety from cluttered news feeds
- Creating a focus-friendly new tab page with task list
- Blocking ads and trackers during general browsing
Audience
- Developers
- Business Users
- Researchers
- Content Creators
- Hobbyists
Pros
- Completely local processing with strong privacy guarantees
- Granular per-site and per-feature customization
- Multiple focus and performance modes for different needs
- Includes ad and tracker blocking
- Clean, built-in new tab page with productivity tools
Cons
- Limited to supported websites (YouTube, Reddit, X, Facebook, Instagram)
- Only available for Google Chrome
- No cross-device syncing of settings or whitelists
- Might occasionally break parts of a website’s functionality
- No scheduling or timed focus sessions beyond manual lock
Official website: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/calmify/ddnhjblogccfhcemjpolpdagilhefbfe?authuser=0&hl=en
Canonical LambdaBase page: https://www.lambdabase.com/tools/calmify