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Products that do what I build browser extension that skips any type of ad(Not an ad blocker) does

AdBlitz: It automatically skips the skippable ads and accelerates(16x) non skippable ones, enusring there is no interruption. It can skips multiple ads, yt surveys without affecting your youtube account as well as no effect on creator's economy No setting up things. Lightweight. Just download and enjoy. Most importantly it is open source.

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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

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    F*ckOff452

    Tell YouTube ads to f*ck off

    2021

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    Adsby 2.0583

    Quick, actionable insights on Google Ads

    2024

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    A chrome extension that can itself detects when there is a skippable ad on a video or a youtube survey and can skip that for you without you wasting time to wait for 5 seconds and click on skip ad.

    2024 · github.com

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    AdBreak220

    Play games during ads

    2024

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    Block youtube ads, text, popup videos automatically

    2021

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    Hi HN! I built SkipCut it’s like an ad-free, distraction-free YouTube with useful extras: background play, SponsorBlock, dark mode, playlist support, local history, download/share buttons… and it works on any device. No install. No login. Here’s the best part: It works just by replacing "youtube" with "skipcut" in the video link. You skip all the boring stuff — ads, sponsors, intros, silence, filler and just watch what matters. Why it’s different: No comments. No suggested videos. No clickbait. I made this for my kid, I create a playlist and just send a SkipCut link like:…

    2025 · skipcut.com

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    Don't waste your time on annoying link shorteners ⛓️

    2018

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    Unweb98

    Adblock for distracting crap like feeds and related content

    2020

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    Turn every link you share into targeted ads

    2018

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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

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    AdBlur125

    Protect your privacy in public and during screen recordings

    2024

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    Skip Netflix intros automatically

    2024

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    HookLens113

    Hook. Body. CTA. Know exactly where your ad fails.

    Mar 2026 · hooklens.net

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    Block annoying ads on video streaming and websites instantly

    Nov 2025

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    A Chrome extension that highlights ads inside search results

    2020

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    Safe web surfing without annoying ads, popups & malware

    2023

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    Skip silence in audio and video online

    2020

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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

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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

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