AdSkip for YouTube Firefox

AdSkip for YouTube

By: Wesley Add-on
Automatically skips video ads on YouTube — no clicks needed. Lightweight, fully open source, and collects zero data. No account, no tracking, no filter-list bloat. Just quieter YouTube.

Features & Capabilities

✅ Skip YouTube video ads automatically — no more clicking "Skip".

AdSkip for YouTube quietly detects and skips the ads that interrupt your videos, so you can keep watching without lifting a finger.

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• 🪶 Lightweight — does one thing well. No heavy filter lists, no slowdown. • 🔓 Fully open source — every line is on GitHub. Read it, audit it, fork it. • 🛡 Zero data collection — verified by Firefox. No account. No tracking. No analytics. Nothing leaves your browser. • 🎯 Focused — just YouTube video ads. That's the whole job. • 🌍 Works in your language — English, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Spanish, and Japanese.

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The extension watches only youtube.com and automatically skips or hides video ads the moment they appear. A tiny counter shows how many ads it has skipped for you. Toggle it on or off anytime from the toolbar popup.

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YouTube changes how it serves ads often, and sometimes a change will temporarily break ad-skipping until this extension is updated. When that happens, I fix it as fast as I can — usually within a few days. This is a free, one-person open-source project, and I'd rather be upfront than over-promise. If skipping stops working, please open a GitHub issue instead of leaving a 1-star review — it helps me fix it faster for everyone. 🙏

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This extension collects and transmits NO data whatsoever. Counters and settings live only in your own browser. No servers, no telemetry, no exceptions.

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• Source & issues: github.com/Wesley-C/adskip-for-youtube • Found a bug? Open an issue. • Like it? ☕ Buy me a coffee (link in the repo) — always optional.

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Not affiliated with Google or YouTube. "YouTube" is a trademark of Google LLC.

| Tags | youtube, ad skip, ad blocker, video ads, open source, privacy, lightweight |

This extension collects, stores, and transmits NO personal data. The only local data are the skip counters, on/off state, and an optional off-by-default debug log — all stored solely in your browser's storage.local and never sent anywhere. No servers, no telemetry, no analytics.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Manifest V3 Add-on
By:
Wesley
Daily users:
1
Version:
1.1.0 Last updated: 2026-07-07
Version code:
6337593
Creation date:
2026-07-04
Risk:
Moderate risk impact High risk likelihood
Permissions:
Host permissions:
  • *://*.youtube.com/*
Content scripts matches:
  • *.youtube.com
Size:
34.49KB
Email:
we*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Firefox Add-ons Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-21
Compare stats and ranking:

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.
Developed by:
Wesley
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adskip_for_youtube/
Email:
we*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://github.com/Wesley-C/adskip-for-youtube

Is AdSkip for YouTube Safe?

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

AdSkip for YouTube requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

AdSkip for YouTube is recently added, and hasn't been around long enough for us to gather enough data to accurately assess its risk level.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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