Keep Instagram. Slow down Reels.
Messages, profiles, and the next Reel serve different purposes. Put resistance where you want it.
A control for the Reels feed
scrollharder.lol makes moving through Instagram Reels require more input. The feed stays visible. Instagram messages, profiles, and typing remain available. Where the Instagram Home option is available, you can also include the home feed in Settings; it is off by default. Home and Reels share Instagram history totals.
Reels has more than one way to move to the next video. While resistance is active, the extension hides native previous/next Reel buttons and guards horizontal-arrow navigation. Turn resistance off and those controls return.
Choose Instagram separately
You can enable Instagram without enabling X, YouTube Shorts, or Reddit in V1.6.1. In manual mode, you can pause resistance in the popup. A 21-day plan keeps your selected feeds on.
Start gently, then review
The recommended 21-day plan starts at 10× resistance and increases each day to 2500×. The schedule runs automatically, without a time target or daily check-in. You can switch to manual mode, with fixed resistance from 50× to 2500×.
Your progress shows active feed time and posts viewed by website, day, week, and month. These are measurements of your use, not proof that resistance caused a change. Your personal history stays in your browser.
Questions
Does it change my Instagram account?
No. It changes feed movement locally in your browser. It does not change your account, posts, or recommendations.
Does it work on mobile?
No. scrollharder.lol works in desktop Chrome and Brave, not the mobile apps.
Can I pause it?
In manual mode, yes. An active plan keeps resistance on for its selected feeds. Switch to manual to pause it or change selected feeds.
Do you collect feed content?
No. Your personal history stays local. Optional reporting shares usage totals with a random installation ID, without feed content, page URLs, your email, or your license key.