Skip Ad - Ad Block & Auto Ad Skip on YouTube

App skips Ads automatically. Automatically skips ads in 5 seconds, Hides Ad Banner. Locks Pre-roll. Youtube adblock

What is Skip Ad - Ad Block & Auto Ad Skip on YouTube?

Skip Ad - Ad Block & Auto Ad Skip on YouTube is a popular Chrome extension by Cynthia Walker. This extension has 737,164 weekly active users, a good user rating of 4.76, and is most similar to Multi Skipper: Skip ads, intros & recaps and Auto Skip Youtube Ads. The latest version, 1.0.5, was updated 4 months ago.

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By: Cynthia Walker

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Users: 737,164 ▲ 1.20K

Rating: 4.76 (719)

Version: 1.0.5 (Last updated: 2023-02-21)

Creation date: 2021-07-04

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

storage
*://*/*
webRequest
webRequestBlocking

Size: 118.78K

Email: Click to see

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

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Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

ChromeStats Rank

# 504 ▲ 57

Other rankings

#2079 in Productivity ▼ 124

#1 in video ads keyword

#5 in auto keyword ▲ 1

#7 in ads keyword ▲ 2

#9 in block keyword ▲ 3

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Summary

Removes ads from Youtube™ & Auto Skip Video Ads

If you already had some YouTube page open before the extension was installed, a page refresh might be needed.

Ad skip is an adblocker for youtube made for Chrome browser  to block all ads that are appearing on start  when watching tube videos.
Now just get this cool app and enjoy millions of free music and videos!
Glad to note that skip ads for youtube work  both full screen or floating popup window mode as you wish.

Without the extension:
Before or during the playback of the youtube video, video ads can be shown. These ads can be closed with the skip ad or skip ads buttons that are displayed after 5 seconds. And so, you not only need to step in, but also wait for the buttons to appear. A different kind of ads can be video overlay ads that can be closed with the X button, or column ads that cannot be closed.

With the extension:
Skip ad will look for the skip ad or skip ads buttons, and click them automatically to close the video ads for you. Although the buttons are displayed after 5 seconds, they are already prepared and extensions can click them to close the ads quickly. Video overlay ads, and column ads, will be hidden.

What you get :

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Pros

Blocks ads on YouTube
Easy to use
Can skip ads automatically
Free to use
Customizable interface

Cons

Doesn't block all ads
May stop working periodically
Some users report issues with floaty thing not showing up

Most mentioned

Blocks ads
Easy to use
Skips ads automatically
Free
Customizable interface

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Safety

Risk impact

Skip Ad - Ad Block & Auto Ad Skip on YouTube requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Skip Ad - Ad Block & Auto Ad Skip on YouTube if you trust the publisher.

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Risk likelihood

Skip Ad - Ad Block & Auto Ad Skip on YouTube has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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