The best ways to hide social media feeds on Mac

There are two kinds of tool: ones that hide the feed and leave the site usable, and ones that block the whole site. Here's what's available for Safari on a Mac in 2026, and what each is good for.

Hide the feed, keep the site

Burnfeed A Safari extension for Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn and Reddit, part by part, with a quote where the feed was and timed pauses. $4.99 once.
SocialFocus A Safari extension that hides parts of YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, Reddit, LinkedIn and Gmail, on Mac, iPhone and iPad. $4.99, with Pro in-app purchases.
Scrolless Hides feeds on Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and more, with custom rules. Free download, $4.99 one-time unlock; needs a recent macOS.
#blockit Hides Shorts, Reels and feeds on the same six sites and can block whole URLs. Subscription.

Do it yourself

AdGuard Mini A free Safari content blocker for Mac whose element picker and user rules can hide any part of a page, if you write and maintain the rules yourself.
Safari's Hide Distracting Items Built into Safari on macOS 15 and later: click an element to hide it. Apple notes it doesn't permanently hide items that update often, like feeds.

Block the whole site

Screen Time Built into macOS: daily limits for websites in Safari, or block sites outright. All or nothing per site.
Freedom Blocks sites and apps across Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android on a schedule. Free tier and subscription.
one sec Adds a pause before a distracting app or site opens, rather than hiding anything. Subscription or lifetime.

How to choose

If you still need the site for messages, search or a video you came for, hide the feed instead of blocking the site; blocks tend to get switched off. If a site is pure distraction for you, a blocker or Screen Time is simpler. And if you want to tinker, a content blocker with your own rules is free, but sites change their layouts and the rules need upkeep.

We make Burnfeed, so weigh this list accordingly. Checked October 23, 2026, on each product's own site or App Store listing; prices are US prices and may change.