# YouTube AdSkipper

> Skip YouTube ads automatically as soon as YouTube provides a skip button.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `youtube-adskipper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vishwas
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 38
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-13
- **First published:** 2021-06-09
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youtube-adskipper/)

## Description

YouTube AdSkipper is a light-weight Firefox add-on that automatically skips YouTube ads as soon as a skip button is provided. It is not an ad-blocker but a helpful tool for a seamless YouTube viewing experience.

## Rankings

- #18,348 — Overall
- #3 — adskipper
- #17 — skipads
- #35 — ad skipper
- #46 — skip ads
- #151 — ad

## Permissions and access

### Content script matches

- `*.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: youtube.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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