Completely free during beta.
sanitymode
Now in open beta — free to use

The internet,without the panic.

A Chrome extension that quietly removes doom headlines, outrage threads and clickbait — so you can read the web without the cortisol.

Works in Chrome, Brave, Edge,
Arc & Opera · 30-second install

What SanityMode filters

Top story
Hidden by SanityMode

Doom headlines, redacted

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Calm gradient orb

A softer replacement

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Breathing rings

Breathing break, every hour

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Tool
Muted · "outrage"

Outrage tweets, quietly hidden

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Calm NewsletterAllowed
Local good newsAllowed
Science dailyAllowed
Your friendsAllowed

Source whitelist

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Calm horizon

A horizon, not a homepage

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You won't BELIEVE what happened → someone did a thing
SHOCKING new study → a small study
BREAKING → an update

Clickbait, neutralised

HeadlinesClickbait
Softened
Schedule
M
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S
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Politics blocked Tue

No politics on Tuesdays

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ad slot
empty & calm

Ads, gone

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Try it

Paste a headline.
Watch it calm down.

This is the same softening rule the extension applies in real time.

Before
94/280
After

Update: Markets in concern as analysts Slam new policy — here's what happens next.

Softened locally — no servers involved.

Why this exists

Ad blockers
hide ads.SanityMode hides the panic.

Ads aren't what's making the internet exhausting. It's the pull of doom headlines, outrage threads, and rage bait engineered to hijack your attention. We turn that off.

Ad blocker
SanityMode
Hides display ads as well
✓
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Hides doom & outrage headlines
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✓
Softens clickbait phrasing
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Mutes politics / crime by category
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✓
Quiets X, Reddit, YouTube comments
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Your own custom keyword filters
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✓

How it works

Three steps. Then forget it's there.

01

Install

Add SanityMode to Chrome in one click. Works on every site.

02

Choose your filters

Pick what to mute: doom, outrage, politics, crime, ads, or your own keywords.

03

Browse in peace

We quietly hide, soften, or replace the noise. You stay informed, not anxious.

Install in 30 seconds

Get SanityMode
on Chrome

We're pre-Chrome Web Store. Manual install is one minute and works in Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc and Opera.

  1. 01

    Download the zip

    Click the button below — we'll save the extension folder to your downloads.

  2. 02

    Open chrome://extensions

    Paste chrome://extensions and toggle on Developer mode (top right).

  3. 03

    Load unpacked

    Unzip the file, click Load unpacked, and pick the unzipped sanitymode folder.

Pricing

Free today.
Fair tomorrow.

Everything is completely free while we're in beta. When we eventually launch paid plans, early users keep Free forever.

Free

$0forever

The whole extension, all filters, on every site.

  • All of our built-in filters: doom, outrage, clickbait, and ads
  • Works great on X, Reddit, YouTube, and Google News
  • Runs 100% locally — your data never leaves your device

Premium

Coming soon
$49.99/ year

For people who want every quiet little luxury.

  • Everything in Free
  • Custom keyword & source filters
  • Scheduled focus modes
  • Sync settings across devices

Lifetime

Coming soon
$199once

Pay once. Quieter internet for good.

  • Everything in Premium
  • All future updates, included
  • Founding-member badge

No card required · Early users keep Free forever

Private by design

We never see your browsing.

An extension that reads page content is a big ask. So we built it the only way that's fair: everything stays on your device.

  • Runs 100% in your browser
    Filtering happens locally. The pages you visit never touch our servers.
  • No accounts, no tracking
    No sign-in, no analytics on what you read, no profile of your browsing.
  • Open about what we do
    Manifest V3, minimum permissions, source available for review.
"I forgot the news existed for a week. My shoulders dropped two inches."
— Maya, designer
"Twitter is usable again. That alone was worth it."
— Owen, engineer
"It's like noise-cancelling headphones for the internet."
— Priya, writer

Questions

Does SanityMode read everything I do online?+

Filtering happens locally in your browser. Nothing you read leaves your machine.

What does it actually block?+

Doom headlines, outrage threads, clickbait phrasing, politics, crime stories, celebrity gossip, and ads — toggle each one.

Can I still get real news?+

Yes. You can whitelist sources and topics you actually want to see.

Does it work everywhere?+

It works on the open web, including X/Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Google News, and most news sites.

How much does it cost?+

Free forever. A paid version with custom filters is coming later.

Less doom.More life.

Two quick clicks to install. Enjoy a much quieter internet in just 30 seconds. Completely free.

Free forever for early users