Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Universal Bypass
Don't waste your time on annoying link shorteners ⛓️
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Universal Bypass launched in 2018; 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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Skip Netflix intros automatically
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Seen It▲75Chrome extension that auto-skips Imgur posts you've already…
2015 · kahuna-slots.com · its alternatives →
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A FOSS chrome extension that attempts to remove the annoyance of cookie pop ups and banners. There are some extensions out there that auto-accept cookies, but I didn't find one that auto rejected cookies without either chaining some extensions together or setting up custom rules in tools like uBlock origin. So with this extension, you just need to add it for non-essential cookies to be rejected. Github: https://github.com/mitch292/reject-cookies Extension Link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bnbodofigkfjljnopfg... It's still very early days…
2025 · blog.bymitch.com · its alternatives →
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Automate your work on any website
2021 · browserflow.app · its alternatives →
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Auto-suspend inactive tabs to reduce memory usage of chrome
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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UnDistracted▲134Selectively block features of time wasting sites in chrome
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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NoMailto:▲185Block Mailto: links from opening automatically
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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send/links▲125Save, organize, and find your links in one place
Apr 2026 · sendlinks.app · its alternatives →
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2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically skip intros and credits 📺
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Chrome extension to block website notification requests
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Exact Links▲132The most sophisticated URL shortener & conversion tracking
2023 · exactlinks.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Automatically mutes each new tab the instant it is opened
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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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.
2024 · ad-blitz.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Stop your fingers from taking you to the wrong website
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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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 · its alternatives →
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Hide spoilers, profanity, politics, distractions by keywords
Nov 2025 · filter-everything-online.com · its alternatives →
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