You open YouTube to watch a tutorial. You open LinkedIn to post. You open X to reply to someone. Then twenty minutes vanish.
Don't Feed Me removes the algorithmic scroll feed from YouTube, X, and LinkedIn. Everything else still works — search, subscriptions, messages, posting, analytics, profiles, playlists, trending, groups, jobs, notifications. All of it.
The only thing that's gone is the feed. And when you want it back, you choose how long.
Tips
Getting the most out of each platform.
YouTube — Your subscriptions page is your curated feed. The homepage is what the algorithm chose for you. Want to discover new things? Hit Feed Me and give yourself 15 minutes.
X / Twitter — Check notifications. Reply. Post. Look up specific people. When you want to catch up on what people are saying, hit Feed Me.
LinkedIn — Post. Message. Check profile views. Look at jobs. When you want to see what your network is up to, hit Feed Me and give it a window.
The pattern is the same: arrive with intent, do what you came to do, leave.
Why this exists
I built this for myself.
I left LinkedIn entirely. Twice. I left X three times. Each time I'd feel great for a while — focused, productive, free. Then I'd have to come back, because these platforms are where my world is. Clients, conversations, opportunities. You can't just not be there.
It took me two and a half years to realise the answer wasn't all or nothing. I needed a hybrid — be there, but on my terms. So I changed the design instead of trying to change my willpower. Willpower doesn't beat design. It never has.
Here's the thing that surprised me most: I actually use these platforms more now, not less. I'm not avoiding them out of fear. I show up, do what I came to do, and sometimes I choose to feed. The difference is it starts with me.
I built Don't Feed Me for my own browser. Then my friends asked for it. Now you can have it. It's free. No catch. No premium tier. No data collected.
