1 · Install
Add Minimal Network from the Chrome Web Store. The X side asks for no payment and no sign-up.
X · Twitter · free
Clean your X feed
No For You tab. No trends. No "who to follow", no Premium upsells, no reposts if you don't want them — and a timeline that uses the width of your screen instead of a strip down the middle.
Add to Chrome — free
The whole X side is free · no account
Working in under a minute
2 · Open the popup
The Twitter / X card is open by default and already switched on. Sensible defaults are applied the moment you install.
3 · Tune it
Add replies, quote posts, view counts or Grok to the list of things you never see again. The tab updates as you click.
Every switch on the X side
Grouped the way the popup groups them. The defaults column is what you get without touching anything.
| Switch | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Wide centred feed | Uses the screen instead of a narrow column with empty thirds | On |
| Hide trends | The trends panel and the "What's happening" sidebar | On |
| Hide sidebar | The whole right-hand rail, including search suggestions | On |
| Hide Who to follow | Account suggestion cards, in the rail and inline in the feed | On |
| Hide "For you" | The algorithmic tab. X lands on Following instead | On |
| Hide Premium promos | Subscribe-to-Premium cards and upsell banners | On |
| Hide reposts | Reposted content, leaving original posts | On |
| Hide replies | Replies from the timeline | Off |
| Hide quote posts | Quote posts from the timeline | Off |
| Hide Spaces | The Spaces bar and its prompts | On |
| Hide Grok | The Grok button and its entry points | On |
| Hide view counts | The view counter under every post | On |
| Hide engagement counts | Like, repost and reply numbers | Off |
| Hide Communities / messages drawer | The Communities tab and the docked messages panel | On |
| Compact left nav · soft separators | Quieter navigation, lighter lines between posts | On |
Why the layout matters as much as the filters
X renders its timeline at a fixed width designed for a laptop from several years ago. On a modern monitor that leaves a strip of content between two empty margins — and X fills one of those margins with the things you came here to remove.
Removing the rail without widening the feed just gives you a narrower page with more grey around it. The wide centred feed is on by default for that reason: take the trends away, then let the posts have the room.
And the colours, if you want them
The Design Studio recolours what's left — background, text, accent and icon colour, typeface, corner radius and content width, set separately for X and for YouTube. Seven ready-made themes ship with it, including a true-black OLED one. That part is Pro; everything above it is not.
Questions
How do I hide trends on X (Twitter)?
X has no setting for it. An extension hides the panel in your browser — here, Hide trends is on by default and takes the "What's happening" sidebar with it.
Can I hide reposts and replies from my timeline?
Yes, and separately. Reposts are hidden by default; replies and quote posts are their own switches, so you keep whichever you still want to see.
How do I get rid of the For You tab?
Hide "For you" takes the tab off the timeline bar. If you are sitting on it when the switch goes on, X is moved to Following once — hiding the control without that would leave you on the algorithmic feed with no way off it.
Does it work on twitter.com as well as x.com?
Both domains are matched, whichever one your browser lands on.
Is the X side really free?
Permanently — every filter, every layout switch, no account. The YouTube side is free too. Pro exists for the Design Studio.
Same extension, other half: remove YouTube Shorts, recommended videos and end screens.