YT Skip Ads

This extension attempts to skip the YouTube ads automatically
What is YT Skip Ads?
YT Skip Ads is a Chrome extension that automates skipping YouTube ads and dismissing overlay ads, saving you time and avoiding mundane tasks.

Extension stats

By: Furqan
Users: 41 ▲ 1
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2021-09-14)
Creation date: 2021-09-14
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 17.73K

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Extension summary

This extension basically automates two things for you, so you can save yourselves a few seconds of time and avoid mundane tasks:

  1. Auto-skips those 5 second ads on YouTube: YouTube usually plays ads before the videos, and these ads have a countdown timer of around 5 seconds before the ad can be skipped using the "Skip Ad" button, which only appears after few seconds. This extension tries to skip the ad immediately and automatically for you, even before the ad countdown timer ends. This works when the ad is a "skippable" ad.
  2. Dismisses those annoying overlay ads that appear over the video at the bottom, with a remarkably small button to close them.

Extension safety

Risk impact

YT Skip Ads requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

YT Skip Ads has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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