# Automatic YouTube Ad Skipper

> Automatically skips YouTube ads by clicking the 'Skip Ad' button.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/automatic-youtube-ad-skipper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/automatic-youtube-ad-skipper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `automatic-youtube-ad-skipper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Baylor
- **Daily users:** 4
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-06-11
- **First published:** 2024-06-11
- **Size:** 11 KB
- **Data as of:** 2025-02-18
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/automatic-youtube-ad-skipper/)

## Description

This extension is designed to skip YouTube ads by monitoring the DOM for mutations and automatically clicking the 'Skip Ad' button when it appears.

Please contact the support email for bug reports or to let me know if I should make the extension compatible with Firefox for Android.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/automatic-youtube-ad-skipper)