About — Methodology and Editorial Independence

What FeedCutter is

FeedCutter is a tool directory and guide library for feed filtering and attention management. We cover browser extensions, distraction blockers, and related tools — anything that helps you control what content surfaces on your screen rather than what the algorithm decides for you.

The site exists because the category is fragmented. Good tools are buried under content farms, comparison sites with no real testing, and affiliate roundups that recommend whatever pays the highest commission. We try to be the resource we couldn't find when we were looking.

How we research tools

Every tool profile on FeedCutter is based on direct installation and use. We verify:

The extension or app installs without errors on current browser versions
Core features work as advertised (keyword filtering actually hides posts, blocking actually blocks)
Pricing shown on the tool's own website matches what we've listed
Platform compatibility claims (iOS, Android, specific browser versions) are accurate

We note when a tool is in maintenance mode, unmaintained, or has known compatibility gaps with current OS or browser versions. We don't list tools we can't verify.

Last verified dates

Every guide and tool profile shows a last verified date. This is the date we last confirmed the information on that page — pricing, features, availability — against the tool's current state.

Software changes. Pricing models change. Extensions get abandoned. A recommendation that was accurate in 2023 may be wrong in 2026. The verification date tells you how fresh the information is and flags pages due for a revisit.

We aim to re-verify all tool profiles at least once per quarter, and any guide referencing specific pricing or version numbers before a major platform update.

Affiliate relationships

Some tools linked from FeedCutter use affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Our full affiliate disclosure lists the tools we have affiliate relationships with.

Affiliate relationships do not change our ratings or recommendations. Tools are recommended because they work — and not recommended when they don't — regardless of whether they have an affiliate program. Several of the tools we recommend most strongly (SelfControl, LeechBlock, Ultimate Reddit Filter) are free with no affiliate program. We recommend them anyway.

If a tool has a paid tier with an affiliate program, we say so in the tool profile and note which tier the affiliate link points to.

What we cover and what we don't

FeedCutter focuses on:

Browser extensions for filtering feeds (Reddit, YouTube, social media)
Distraction blockers (site blockers, app blockers, scheduled blocking)
Privacy tools with overlap into feed control (tracker blockers, ad blockers)
Concepts related to the attention economy, compulsive scrolling, and digital habits

We don't cover:

Parental control software
Enterprise content filtering
General VPNs (except where they intersect with Reddit and YouTube access)
Productivity suites or time tracking tools with no blocking capability

Contact

Questions, corrections, or tool submissions: hello@feedcutter.xyz.

If a piece of information on the site is wrong or out of date, telling us is the fastest way to get it fixed. We take accuracy corrections seriously and will update pages with a revised verification date.