Free Chrome extension for Instagram

Open it for a message.
Close it after.

DM Focus hides the feed, Reels and Explore on Instagram for the web. Your DMs, friends' stories and search stay. Nothing else pulls you in.

Add to Chrome, it's free
Works in Chrome, Brave and Edge. No account. No tracking.
Hidden: home feed, Reels, Explore, Suggested for you. Kept: messages, stories, search, saved, profile.

Reels and Explore gone

The pages redirect straight to your inbox. No side door into the scroll.

Calmer video

No autoplay, no endless loop. Optional grayscale takes the shine off.

One click preset

Hit Recommended, or tune 16 switches yourself. Changes apply instantly.

Every switch, your call

DM Focus settings popup with toggles

Private by design

DM Focus runs only on instagram.com, inside your browser. It never reads or sends your messages, has no servers and no analytics. The only thing it saves is which switches you turned on. Privacy policy.