YouMute

YouMute

Automatically mute and skip YouTube™ video ads

What is YouMute?
YouMute is a practical Chrome extension designed for those who want an uninterrupted viewing experience on YouTube. It automatically mutes and skips video ads as soon as the skip ad button is available, allowing users to focus on the video content without having to manually engage with the ads. Install YouMute and streamline your YouTube browsing experience.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 8,000+
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2023-11-20)
Creation date: 2018-12-31
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Size: 54.95K
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Summary

Simplify your viewing experience by having the "Skip ad" button automatically clicked for you as soon as it becomes available.

User reviews
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Pros
  • Mutes and skips ads on YouTube
  • Helps support YouTube creators by not blocking ads
  • Works well most of the time
Cons
  • Stops working or malfunctions frequently
  • Adds a banner at the bottom left corner with no option to disable it
  • Doesn't always skip ads as intended
Most mentioned
  • Not working as it used to
  • Doesn't skip ads
  • Adds a banner at the bottom left corner with no option to disable it
Recent reviews
doesnt do anything
by Keksator Keksator, 2024-04-20

Funktioniert selten
by L S L S, 2024-04-20

It worked until 19 April 2024 but not now. pls give a toggle for enabling skip ads since it can be easily tracked by google and banned. Just keep mute ads as primary option rest all option could be tracked easily by google hence blocked.
by atish 302 atish 302, 2024-04-20
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Safety
Risk impact

YouMute is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

YouMute has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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