Merlin
skipper

skipper

Light youtube ad skipper.

What is skipper?

Skipper is a Firefox add-on called 'skipper' that seamlessly skips YouTube ads. It loads and immediately skips ads, making it compatible with DNS blockers like Pi-hole. It can skip 'unskippable' ads, normal ads, image ads, and popup ads. You may still be able to support the channel since the ads are loaded, although not confirmed.

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Merlin
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By: Erik
Users: 9 ▼ -1
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2021-01-22)
Creation date: 2020-12-06
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Size: 20.59K
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

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Not available on Chrome
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Merlin
Summary

You didn't see anything... right? - Instead of blocking the ad's it will still load them but then immediately skip those. This works great together with a Pi-hole or any other DNS blocker. So you do not need to install an full adblocker just for youtube.

  • - Skips "unskippable" ads ;)
  • - Skips normal ads
  • - Skips image ads
  • - Skips popup ads
  • - Because the ad's are loaded you might be able to still support the channel (not confirmed)
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    Safety
    Risk impact

    skipper may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

    Risk likelihood

    skipper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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