# SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube

> Easily skip YouTube video sponsors. When you visit a YouTube video, the extension will check the database for reported sponsors and automatically skip known sponsors. You can also report sponsors in videos. Other browsers: https://sponsor.ajay.app

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `sponsorblock`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ajay (SponsorBlock)
- **Category:** appearance,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 779,456
- **Weekly downloads:** 17,615
- **Rating:** 4.81 / 5 (3,207 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-13
- **First published:** 2019-07-23
- **Size:** 1.78 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/)
- **Website:** [https://sponsor.ajay.app](https://sponsor.ajay.app/)

## Description

SponsorBlock is a powerful browser extension designed to enhance your YouTube viewing experience by automatically skipping sponsored segments, intros, outros, and subscription reminders. This crowdsourced tool relies on user submissions to identify and mark sponsored sections in videos, allowing everyone with the extension to skip these parts effortlessly.

Compatible with various YouTube interfaces including Invidious, old YouTube, and mobile YouTube, SponsorBlock also offers the ability to bypass non-music segments in music videos. It's easy to report new sponsored content, keeping the database up-to-date for the community. With transparent privacy policies and open-source code, SponsorBlock ensures a seamless, user-driven way to avoid interruptions during video playback.

## Rankings

- #20 — Overall
- #1 — Games & Entertainment
- #2 — Appearance
- #1 — skip ads
- #1 — sort
- #2 — adblock for youtube

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `https://sponsor.ajay.app/*`

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`
- `www.youtube-nocookie.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: ajay.app, youtube.com, youtube-nocookie.com
- This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Most reviews praise SponsorBlock for effectively skipping sponsor segments and saving time, and highlight its well-made design and active community with a shared sponsor database. Users also note good performance with YouTube Shorts and appreciate manual segment addition. However, several users report stability problems after updates, including YouTube not loading or playing while the extension is enabled, plus platform-specific issues. A few dislike the new skip profile UI, preferring a simpler one-click whitelist. Overall, it’s highly valued but update stability is a concern.

### Pros

- Effectively skips sponsor segments across most videos, reducing interruptions.
- Saves time by removing sponsored sections.
- Well-made with an active community and regularly updated sponsor database.
- Works well with YouTube Shorts.
- Manual segment addition feature for contributing data.

### Cons

- Causes YouTube to fail to load or play videos when enabled, making the site unusable for some users.
- Stability issues after updates; several users report it stops working and needs reload.
- Spinning wheel / performance issues on Mac OS after updates.
- Skip profile UI is too complex for some users; they prefer a simple whitelist option.

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