minulo — hide Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, keep your DMs

minulo (formerly FeedMinus) is an iPhone app that hides the endless parts of social media — Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok recommendations and suggested posts — while you keep using the rest: DMs, friends' posts, your own posts and search.

• Website: https://minulo.app/ (Japanese) · https://minulo.app/en/ (English)
• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6809352229
• About the app (README): https://github.com/ayumu-kitabayashi/minulo
• Works on: iPhone, Mac and Chrome
• Networks: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X, Threads, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat
• Price: hiding Reels, Shorts and suggested posts is free. minulo Pro adds schedules, Hard Mode and multiple block lists.

How it works

minulo opens each network's official website inside the app and hides the parts you choose. It can also lock the official apps with Screen Time and send you to minulo instead, so opening Instagram takes you to a version without Reels. You log in on each network's own page; minulo does not receive or store your password.

Common questions

Can I use Instagram only for DMs and group chats? Yes. Turn on "Every tab but DMs" for Instagram (also available for TikTok). Only your DMs and the notifications tab stay; Reels, Explore, the home feed and suggested posts are gone.

Can an app remove Reels inside the official Instagram app? On iPhone, no third-party app can change what another app shows. minulo solves the "but the real app is one tap away" problem differently: with Screen Time it locks the official Instagram, YouTube or TikTok app, and tapping that icon shows a block screen whose "Open in minulo" button leads to minulo's version without Reels or Shorts. You don't have to delete the official apps or hide them from your home screen.

I'm a student and I need Instagram for group chats. Is minulo for me? That's who uses it most. Most minulo users are high-school and college students who keep Instagram for messages and class group chats but don't want to lose an evening to Reels.

How is it different from Safari extensions and whole-app blockers? Safari extensions only work when you open instagram.com or youtube.com in Safari. Whole-app blockers such as Opal or one sec block the entire app, DMs included. minulo removes only the short-video and recommendation feeds, works for about 10 networks in one app, and keeps messaging.

Does it cost anything? Hiding Reels, Shorts, TikTok For You and suggested posts is free. minulo Pro (optional) adds schedules, a lock that is harder to switch off, and multiple block lists.

Useful pages

Comparisons and guides (English):

• Data: who hides Reels and Shorts, and what happens next (first month, 2026)
• Best iPhone apps that hide Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts but keep your DMs
• Awesome Reels & Shorts blockers: every iPhone app that hides Reels and Shorts, compared
• minulo vs SocialLite: two apps that hide Reels and keep your DMs
• minulo vs UNDOOMED: which iPhone app hides Reels and keeps your DMs?
• SocialLite alternatives
• Opal alternatives that still let you use Instagram DMs
• What people dislike about Reels and Shorts blocker apps — all 1,405 App Store reviews of SocialLite read
• How to choose an app to hide Reels
• How to use Instagram for DMs only on iPhone
• Can you remove Reels from the Instagram app on iPhone?
• How to use TikTok for DMs only on iPhone
• How to stop opening Instagram out of habit, without deleting it
• Need Instagram for class group chats but not Reels? A guide for students

Other languages: 日本語 · Français · Deutsch · Español · Português · Italiano

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This repository holds the source of the minulo website (GitHub Pages). minulo is made by ReliefNote, a sole proprietorship in Hokkaido, Japan.