# FadBlock Origin

> A fast, lightweight, and undetectable YouTube Ads Blocker for Chrome.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/fadblock-origin](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fadblock-origin)

## Overview

- **ID:** `fadblock-origin`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Piyush Raj
- **Category:** privacy-security,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 6,028
- **Weekly downloads:** 44
- **Rating:** 3.59 / 5 (186 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.7
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-29
- **First published:** 2023-10-14
- **Size:** 79 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fadblock-origin/)
- **Website:** [https://piyushraj.org/](https://piyushraj.org/)

## Description

FadBlock Origin is a lightweight and fast Chrome extension designed to block all types of advertisements on YouTube and YouTube Music. Unlike traditional ad blockers, it skips ads automatically while keeping the ads technically loaded, making it undetectable and efficient.

This extension eliminates various ad formats including homepage ads, overlay ads, ads below video descriptions, skippable ads at various video positions, consecutive video ads, and unskippable 10-second ads. After a free trial, users can obtain a one-time lifetime license via an integrated payment system.

With FadBlock Origin, enjoy a seamless YouTube experience free from ads without any complex setup—just install and watch videos uninterrupted with quicker page loads.

## Rankings

- #1,049 — Overall
- #111 — Social & Communication
- #221 — Privacy & Security
- #32 — writer's block
- #37 — benefit
- #48 — block ads

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `https://www.youtube.com/*`
- `https://*.youtube.com/*`
- `scripting`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `www.youtube.com`
- `extensionpay.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

FadBlock Origin is praised for significantly reducing ads, especially on YouTube, making viewing less irritating. However, multiple users report it recently stopped working as YouTube detects and blocks it, requiring manual refreshes or disabling the extension. Lack of updates over months suggests the add-on may be abandoned. Users also find purchase popups annoying. Despite issues, some users thank developers and find it effective when working properly.

### Pros

- Effectively blocks most ads most of the time when functioning correctly.
- Appreciated for reducing the irritation of frequent unskippable ads, particularly on YouTube.
- Easy to reinstall to temporarily resolve issues when it stops working.

### Cons

- Recently stopped working properly, especially on YouTube, due to YouTube detecting the blocker.
- No recent updates in many months, suggesting the add-on might be abandoned.
- Annoying popups prompting users to buy the add-on, which are intrusive especially when it doesn't work.
- Frequent need to manually refresh YouTube videos when ads occur to continue playback.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fadblock-origin)