YouTube AdBlock

Accelerates and Skips YouTube Ads

YouTube AdBlock is a powerful Chrome extension designed to accelerate and skip YouTube ads in less than a second, enhancing your video and music streaming experience. It works seamlessly across desktop and mobile platforms, including YouTube Music. The extension boosts ad playback speed in real-time and automatically clicks the "Skip Ads" button when available.

Users can customize playback speed, mute ads, hide ads with a black screen, and choose actions when the skip button appears, ensuring flexibility and reduced chance of YouTube detecting ad blocking. Privacy is prioritized — it doesn't collect data or cookies, only storing skipped ad counts locally. Easy to install and configure, YouTube AdBlock offers a smarter, faster way to enjoy uninterrupted YouTube content.

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By:: Martin
Daily users:: 6,968+ -175
Rating:: 4.26
(47) 0.09
Version:: 1.71 (Last updated: 2024-10-25)
Version code:: 5831853
Creation date:: 2023-11-09
Risk:: Moderate risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
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

# 946 ▲ 6

Other rankings

#139 in Photos, Music & Videos ▼ 1

#201 in Privacy & Security ▲ 3

#4 in adblock for youtube keyword 82

#19 in adblock keyword 93 ▲ 1

#27 in adblocker keyword 92 ▲ 2

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User reviews

Pros

Effectively blocks YouTube ads when working
Automatically skips ads, reducing interruption
Works on server-sided ads and adapts to YouTube ad updates better than some alternatives
Frequent updates and developer responsiveness
Simple to use and preferred over other ad blockers by some users

Cons

Sometimes skips ahead too far, jumping into or past the main video content
Occasionally speeds up normal videos instead of just ads
Doesn't always click the skip button correctly, leading to YouTube detecting ad blockers
May cause video playback speed to reset after ads
Stopped working for some users after recent YouTube changes

Recent reviews

No longer works.

by kf62w6, 2025-04-23

by sinyo, 2025-04-19

by Michael Werner, 2025-03-26

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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

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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