YouTube AdBlock

Name: YouTube AdBlock
Rating: 4.2708 (48 reviews)
Author: Martin

Accelerates and Skips YouTube Ads

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YouTube AdBlock is a powerful Chrome extension designed to accelerate and skip YouTube ads instantly. It works seamlessly on both desktop and mobile platforms across YouTube Music and YouTube Videos. The extension speeds up ads in real-time and automatically skips them as soon as the "Skip Ad" button appears, enhancing your viewing experience.

Users can personalize settings such as playback rate, muting ads, hiding ads with a black screen, and actions when ads become skippable. It respects privacy by not collecting data or cookies, simply accelerating and clicking skip on ads. If YouTube detects the adblock, users can adjust configurations to avoid detection. This lightweight, user-friendly tool significantly improves YouTube browsing by minimizing ad interruptions.

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By:

Martin

Daily users:

7,004+ -12

Rating:

4.27

(48)

Version:

1.71 Last updated: 2024-10-25

Version code:

5831853

Creation date:

2023-11-09

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting
*://*.youtube.com/*

Size:

31.82K

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 953 ▼ 2

Other rankings

#144 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 3

#204 in Privacy & Security ▼ 1

#4 in adblock for youtube keyword 72

#19 in adblock keyword 91

#27 in adblocker keyword 94

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User reviews

Users appreciate this Firefox add-on for effectively blocking and skipping YouTube ads and its resilience against recent YouTube ad detection updates. Many find it reduces ad interruptions considerably. However, common issues include the add-on sometimes speeding up entire videos, inconsistent ad skipping that occasionally jumps ahead too far, and causing YouTube to detect ad blockers leading to pop-up warnings. Playback speed resets after ads and non-functioning skip buttons on some devices/browser setups are also noted concerns.

Pros

Effectively blocks and skips YouTube ads for many users.
Survives most recent YouTube ad detection updates better than some other ad blockers.
Easy to use and appreciated for reducing unskippable ad interruptions.
Has received positive feedback for recent updates improving functionality.
Lightweight and specialized for YouTube ads, making it attractive to users focused on that platform.

Cons

Occasionally speeds up entire videos, not just ads, causing playback issues.
Sometimes fails to skip ads properly, or skips too far into the video.
May trigger YouTube's anti-adblock detection popup, asking to disable ad blockers.
Auto-skip and click-skip features do not always work consistently for all users.
Can reset custom video playback speeds after ads, which is annoying for users who watch videos at different speeds.

Recent reviews

work well

by nool, 2025-05-02

No longer works.

by kf62w6, 2025-04-23

by sinyo, 2025-04-19

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Extension safety

Risk impact

YouTube AdBlock requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

YouTube AdBlock is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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