7 Best Chrome Extensions for ADHD Productivity in 2026 (Tested)

Unhook removes the YouTube homepage feed, Shorts shelf, sidebar recommendations, and comments. You can still search for and watch specific videos — you just can’t fall into a rabbit hole because there’s nothing to fall into.

Why it’s perfect for ADHD: YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is specifically engineered to exploit dopamine-seeking behaviour. Unhook removes the mechanism, not your access. You get YouTube’s content without YouTube’s manipulation.

Get it: Search “Unhook” in the Chrome Web Store (free, no account needed).

You plant a virtual tree and set a focus timer. If you leave the tab to browse distracting sites, your tree dies. It’s silly — and it works. The ADHD brain responds to game mechanics in a way it doesn’t respond to willpower alone.

Why it’s ADHD-specific: Forest uses immediate visual consequences (your tree is dying right now) rather than abstract future consequences (you’ll be less productive later). ADHD brains are particularly responsive to present-moment feedback over delayed outcomes.

Bonus: Forest partners with real tree-planting organisations. Completing focus sessions earns virtual coins you can spend to plant actual trees. This adds a values-based motivation layer that helps with ADHD task initiation.

OneTab collapses all your open tabs into a single list page with one click. They’re saved, not lost — you can restore any of them at any time. It also reduces Chrome’s RAM usage by up to 95%.

Why it matters for ADHD: Open tabs are visual cognitive load. Every tab represents an unfinished task your brain is partially tracking. OneTab lets you dump all of that into a list and come back to a clean slate, reducing the mental weight of “all the things I need to do.”

Tip: Use it as an inbox. When you find something interesting mid-task, OneTab it and return to what you were doing. No more “I’ll just open this quickly” spirals.

Momentum replaces your Chrome new tab page with a calm page showing the time, a daily photo, and one question: “What is your main focus today?” You type your one thing, and it shows on every new tab you open.

Why it’s ADHD-specific: ADHD makes prioritisation genuinely hard — everything feels equally urgent. Momentum forces a single commitment at the start of each day and keeps it visible. Every time you open a new tab (which is often), you’re reminded of what matters most.

BlockSite lets you block distracting websites on a schedule. Block Reddit and Twitter between 9am–12pm, then allow them in the afternoon. The free tier supports unlimited block lists and time schedules.

ADHD tip: Don’t block everything. Pick your top 2–3 time-wasting sites and block only those during your peak focus hours. Over-blocking leads to frustration and extension uninstallation.

Key feature: BlockSite can redirect you to a specific URL when you try to visit a blocked site — redirect Reddit to your to-do list or your current work document for an instant pattern interrupt.

Mercury Reader converts any webpage into a clean, ad-free, navigation-free reading view. One click removes everything except the article text. You can adjust font size and background colour (including dark mode).

ADHD angle: Web pages are full of visual distractions — ads, related articles, social buttons, auto-play videos. For ADHD readers, these aren’t just annoying; they’re genuine reading derailment triggers. Mercury Reader eliminates the derailment.

Clockify’s Chrome extension adds a timer button to your browser toolbar. Click once to start tracking, click again to stop. It integrates with popular tools (Asana, Trello, Gmail) and gives you a weekly report of where your time actually went.

Why ADHD people need this: ADHD time blindness is real — hours pass without any sense of time passing. Clockify’s weekly report is often a revelation. Most users dramatically underestimate how much time disappears into low-value tasks. Seeing the data changes behaviour more effectively than any willpower-based approach.