Reddit Blocker for Chrome

To stop opening Reddit automatically, combine a per-site time limit with a short pause before the site loads. MonkeyBlocker pairs a Daily Time Limit on Reddit with an Impulse Check in Chrome, plus work-hour schedules, so Reddit stays available for genuine research but cannot quietly become an automatic workday habit.

Why Reddit is both useful and distracting

Reddit is genuinely valuable — niche communities, real answers, honest reviews you cannot find elsewhere. It is also one of the easiest sites to open on reflex and resurface from an hour later. Because it is partly useful, a flat, permanent block usually backfires: you disable it for one legitimate search and never turn it back on. The better goal is control, not banishment.

Decide whether to block, limit or schedule Reddit

Three honest options fit different needs. Block Reddit entirely during focus hours if you never need it while working; limit it to a daily budget if you use it in small doses; or schedule it so it is off during deep work and open in the evening. Most people do best combining a limit with a schedule rather than reaching for a total block.

A limit plus a pause, not a flat block

MonkeyBlocker's angle is limit-plus-pause rather than a flat block, so Reddit stays available for genuine research. The pain "I open Reddit on reflex" maps to the Impulse Check, a deliberate pause before the page opens that turns an automatic tab into an actual decision. Paired with a Daily time limit, the reflexive opens fade while the intentional visits still work.

Work-hour schedules and evening windows

Use Smart Schedules to keep Reddit closed from 9am to 6pm on weekdays and open afterward, so it cannot become a workday habit but is still there when you are off the clock. The floating timer keeps your remaining budget visible so the cutoff never ambushes you mid-thread.

When bypassing becomes the pattern

If you keep talking yourself past the limit, add friction: Settings Lock requires typing a chosen sentence before rules change, and an Accountability Partner can make repeated bypassing visible to someone you trust. Honestly, none of this is an unbreakable lock — it is layered resistance that makes the easy slip harder.

Add to Chrome — free
No account, no credit card, about a 2-minute setup. Works in Chrome and Chromium browsers like Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Arc.

Related reading: the full Chrome website blocker, limiting social feeds during work, using MonkeyBlocker as a productivity extension, and building a deep-work browser setup.