Alternatives

Products that do what YouTube, yes, but without ads does

YouTube videos in background and without ads

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   Sling▲97

   Play YouTube video in the background, for free and no ads

   2021

2. 2
   YouTube Music Loop▲121

   Play & listen your favorite music in loop without ads

   2023

3. 3
   ListenYo!▲140

   Listen to YouTube without loading videos

   2017

4. 4
   Youtube Looper▲225

   Loop any YouTube video or YouTube music song

   2024

5. 5
   YTMP▲104

   Play YouTube videos as audio in background without ads

   2021

6. 6
   PiPiFire▲150

   Picture in picture Youtube videos for iPhone with a tap

   2021

7. 7YB
   YouTube banned adblockers so I built an extension to skip their ads▲713

   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

8. 8
   Music Mode for YouTube▲115

   A distraction-free way to listen to music

   2019

9. 9
   YouTube TV▲678

   YouTube takes on the cable TV providers

   2017 · tv.youtube.com

10. 10SY
    Search YouTube without stopping the video, and make your own playlists▲295

    2016 · chrome.google.com

11. 11
    Uptime▲317

    Watch YouTube videos with friends, made by Googlers

    2017

12. 12
    Tube▲143

    A minimalist and distraction-free YouTube 🎬

    2018

13. 13
    Softorino YouTube Converter▲328

    Download YouTube video & audio. Watch and listen offline

    2015

14. 14PY
    Play YouTube in the background for free. No ads▲9

    2021 · sling-music.com

15. 15
    Minute▲190

    Watch and share only the cool parts of the videos you love

    2015

16. 16
    Sideplayer▲267

    Watch YouTube while you browse the web.

    2015

17. 17
    YouTube Director▲279

    Create polished video ads right from your phone

    2016

18. 18
    YouTube Music▲254

    Google's YouTube app built just for music

    2015

19. 19
    SkipCut.com▲8

    Watch youtube ad-free on any device, No install, No login.

    2025

20. 20
    Uptime 2.0▲177

    Watch YouTube together

    2017

21. 21
    YouTube Red▲187

    Google's new ad-free, premium subscription video service

    2015

22. 22
    Music Mode for YouTube™ - Ad-Free Audio▲6

    Transform YouTube into a background music player.

    Jan 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com

23. 23
    YT Vids▲79

    Save your favorite YouTube videos

    2021

24. 24
    Tubeats▲134

    Spotify meets YouTube, for free

    2016

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