Alex Carter

Alex Carter is the editor of FeedCutter. He researches, tests, and verifies every tool profile and guide on the site — including direct installation checks, feature verification against the current browser and OS versions, and pricing confirmation.

What he covers

FeedCutter's coverage spans browser extensions for feed filtering (Reddit, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X), cross-device distraction blockers (Freedom, Cold Turkey, Opal, SelfControl), privacy tools with feed-control overlap (tracker blockers, uBlock Origin), and the behavioral concepts behind compulsive scrolling — the attention economy, intermittent reinforcement, outrage optimization.

The goal is the resource he couldn't find when looking: hands-on verified, honestly rated, with last-verified dates on every page and explicit notes on known limitations and maintenance status.

Verification standard

Every tool profile is based on direct installation and use. The standard: the tool installs without errors on current browser and OS versions, core features work as advertised, and pricing matches what the tool's own website shows. Tools in maintenance mode or with known compatibility gaps are flagged — not buried. Tools that don't pass aren't listed.

All tool profiles and guides carry a last verified date. Software changes, pricing models change, and extensions get abandoned. The date tells you when the information was last confirmed against the tool's current state — not when it was first written.

Affiliate disclosure

Some links from FeedCutter use affiliate links. Affiliate relationships don't change ratings or recommendations — several of the tools recommended most strongly (SelfControl, LeechBlock, Ultimate Reddit Filter) are free with no affiliate program. The full disclosure lists every affiliate relationship on the site.

Contact

Corrections, tool submissions, or questions: hello@feedcutter.xyz. Accuracy corrections are taken seriously and pages are updated with a revised verification date.