Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alternative front ends
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.
This Firefox add-on redirects YouTube videos to alternative front-ends like Piped, helping users bypass YouTube's adblocker detection. Designed for Firefox users who want to watch videos without ads or tracking, it… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Firefox add-on to open YouTube videos in alternative front ends launched in 2023; 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 →
- 2YS
Download YouTube Search Fixer for Firefox. Remove ALL distracting search results, redirect shorts back to legacy page and try little visual changes suited for low resolution screens.
2020 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →
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- 4AA
2016 · essentialyoutube.com · its alternatives →
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A browser add-on to strip search results from 'blacklisted' URLs on Google - davidahmed/wiper
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Block youtube ads, text, popup videos automatically
2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
- 11CP
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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A clean and minimal youtube frontend, without all the ads and whistles - christian-fei/my-yt
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · native-video.com · its alternatives →
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Block (Some) YouTube Pre-Roll Video Ads. Contribute to KyleBenzle/DotYouTube development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Search inside Youtube videos (think Ctrl-F)
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Watch your YouTube homefeed without the distractions
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Opens random videos from YouTube
2021 · randomvideo.pythonanywhere.com · 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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The easiest way to connect for free over video with anyone
2015 · support.mozilla.org · its alternatives →
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- 23TY
2021 · fuckoff.yt · its alternatives →
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Firefox 149 ships adblock-rust (Brave's Rust engine, MPL-2.0) completely disabled with no UI. It's controlled by two about:config prefs with no WebExtension API, so you can't touch them programmatically from a standard extension. This extension gives it a UI: ETP toggle (via browser.privacy API, instant), filter list manager with clipboard helpers for the manual about:config steps, and 8 preset lists. You can also add your own if you so desire.
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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