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24 alternatives to DotYouTube – A tiny Chrome extension to block YouTube pre-roll ads
Block (Some) YouTube Pre-Roll Video Ads. Contribute to KyleBenzle/DotYouTube development by creating an account on GitHub.
DotYouTube is a Chrome extension that removes pre-roll advertisements from YouTube videos. Launched in 2020, it serves users who want to watch YouTube content without ad interruptions before playback begins. The… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DotYouTube – A tiny Chrome extension to block YouTube pre-roll ads launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! Since Youtube no longer allows AdBlockers, I built my own extension to get around their video ads. If there is an ad it temporarily manipulates the video; Mutes the volume, sets speed to 10x, and skips it if there is a button. Chrome Webstore link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ad-accelerator/gpbo... Code: https://github.com/rkk3/ad-accelerator
2023 · its alternatives →
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Block youtube ads, text, popup videos automatically
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove Shorts videos from YouTube
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · fuckoff.yt · its alternatives →
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Ad blocker that also underlines paywall and click bait links
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Remove YouTube recommendations, comments, and more
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouTube started blocking me because I use an adblocker. So I made this simple Firefox Add-On (haven't made it cross-browser yet, contributions welcome!) to open videos in alternative front-ends (piped.video by default). Default keybinding: Alt+J to reopen current page in the configured frontend. Shift+Click to open any video in a new tab in the configured frontend. You can change the default frontend to something else if you like.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SponsorBlock is a crowdsourced browser extension to skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos.
2019 · sponsor.ajay.app · its alternatives →
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Stop Reels▲163Hey HN, I just launched a free Chrome extension called Stop Reels — it blocks Reels/short videos on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, without breaking other features like messaging or the regular feed. Why I built it Like many people, I found myself endlessly scrolling Reels even when I only opened the apps for something specific. The algorithms are too good at hijacking attention. There are tools to block entire sites, but none I found that just surgically block Reels and Shorts — and leave the rest of the platform functional (DMs, posts, marketplace, etc). So I built…
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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YouTube™ content blocker. Contribute to amitbl/blocktube development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Skip non skippable ads on your desktop YouTube for free
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Block YouTube video ads (works with the new update)
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I recently released a new browser extension for YouTube, which in addition to the table stakes of hiding the existence of Shorts, hiding promoted content, automatically skipping ads, hiding useless/unused UI elements, hiding unwanted channels YouTube keeps recommending to you, letting you hide algorithmic suggestions etc. etc., makes other changes I've always wanted as a user, in the same vein as one of my other extensions, Control Panel for Twitter. The most significant of those is attempting to make your Subscriptions page more like an Inbox, by hiding videos you've already…
2024 · its alternatives →
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Block all ads and sponsorships in YouTube videos using AI
2023 · pureblock.app · its alternatives →
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A browser extension to remove Mainstream Media from YouTube
2020 · demainstream.com · its alternatives →
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Block distracting content instantly with single click
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension to watch YouTube videos ad-free. Contribute to stevecondylios/invidious-linker development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · native-video.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! Me and my brother made an Undetectable YouTube Adblocker that doesn't get detected by Youtube (yet anyhow). Would love to hear what you guys think!
2023 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Youtube Shorts are pure evil. It just distract me whenever I open Youtube, I'll always waste my time in it and forget why I opened it. So I made a extension for myself and it works well, Still there is no improvement in my productivity but I'm not distracted. I made it for myself and personally using it, if you like you can use it too. I made it open-source, if you like it give a star -Vick
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hide YouTube views, likes, comments, and/or subscribers
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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A Chrome extension that blocks obnoxious YouTube ads
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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