How to Block TikTok on Chrome (Laptop and PC)

The TikTok web app loads a full screen feed the moment it opens, with no natural stopping point. Redirect, the Chrome extension, blocks it before the page renders and sends you to your goals, so there is nothing to scroll.

By Monish Meher · Updated September 2026

Add to Chrome, free to start

3 steps

Block TikTok in under a minute

1
Install Redirect
Add Redirect to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store. Blocking one site is free and needs no account.
2
Add a rule
Open the dashboard, choose whole site and entertiktok.com
3
Choose how pauses work
Pick pause lengths and a task to finish first. Solve math. A few problems in your head shift your brain out of scrolling mode.

Why TikTok is hard to put down

TikTok's For You feed is personalized from almost everything you do. TikTok's own explanation of how it recommends videos lists the videos you like or share, the accounts you follow, the comments you post and the content you create, and says a strong signal of interest, such as watching a longer video all the way to the end, counts for more than weaker ones. It also mixes in videos outside your usual interests. Every video you finish teaches the feed what to show next, and the next one starts before you decide to stop. There is no end of the page and no episode count, just the next video.

Make TikTok a deliberate choice#

Blocking TikTok is simple. Keeping it blocked is the hard part, so set it up for the moment the urge hits:

Add tiktok.com from the recommended sites list with one click.
Point it at your Focus dashboard and set the one goal you want to see instead, for example "finish chapter 3".
Pick the math challenge as the pause task, a 5 minute pause length and a daily pause limit of one. Or turn pausing off entirely if TikTok never helps your work.
Add rules for YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels as well.

Turning a rule off or making it looser asks you to complete that rule's task first, and turning off all redirects means typing a long paragraph. That friction is small, but it lands right when you would otherwise give in without thinking. Most of the time, that is all it takes.

Tips for TikTok

Make it stick

Turn off pausing for TikTok if you never need it for work. Turning the rule off needs that rule's task first.
If you must check it for work, allow one pause per day with a daily limit.
Pair it with rules for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts so short video does not just move to another app.

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Sends you to your Focus dashboard

Solve math. A few problems in your head shift your brain out of scrolling mode.

Questions about blocking TikTok

Will shared TikTok links still open?

No, links to tiktok.com redirect too. Take a short pause for the rule if someone sends you one you need to see.

Does blocking tiktok.com also block the TikTok app?

No. Redirect works inside Chrome and other Chromium browsers only. It does not block apps outside the browser, and it has no mobile app, so the TikTok app on your phone or computer is not affected. It covers tiktok.com in Chrome, which is where laptop scrolling usually starts.

Where do I land instead of TikTok?

On your Focus dashboard, which shows up to three goals you set and your stats, such as how many times you were redirected today. If you prefer, point the rule at a custom URL instead, like a course, a to do list or a reading app you want to spend that time on.

Can I block TikTok only at certain times?

Yes. Give the rule a schedule with the weekdays and hours you choose. Overnight windows work too, so a rule from 22:00 to 07:00 can keep late night scrolling out of your bedtime while leaving the rest of the day open.

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