# VideoSkip

> Skips/mutes/blanks selected parts of streaming videos

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `videoskip`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** F. Ruiz
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 129
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.6.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-09
- **First published:** 2020-03-31
- **Size:** 95 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/videoskip/)
- **Website:** [https://videoskip.org](https://videoskip.org/)

## Description

VideoSkip is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help users filter out unwanted or objectionable content from streaming videos. Utilizing the same content categories found in IMDB.com's Parents Guide, VideoSkip allows you to skip, mute, or blank selected sections of videos based on your preferred sensitivity level. This extension does not modify the video files themselves but selectively plays content to protect advertising and copyrights.

Users can easily load .skp skip files from a growing community exchange to tailor their viewing experience, sync skip files with streaming services, and adjust filtering intensity for children, teens, or adults. VideoSkip also provides a standalone web application for use with locally saved videos on computers and mobile devices. With its customizable filtering and legal compliance, VideoSkip offers a user-friendly solution for safer streaming viewing experiences.

## Rankings

- #10,295 — Overall
- #36 — skip ads
- #132 — video ads
- #159 — copyright
- #208 — vimeo
- #248 — video

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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