SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube

Easily skip YouTube video sponsors. When you visit a YouTube video, the extension will check the database for reported sponsors and automatically skip known sponsors. You can also report sponsors in videos. Other browsers: https://sponsor.ajay.app

SponsorBlock: Skip YouTube Ads & Intros Easily

"SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube" is a browser extension that enhances your YouTube viewing experience by automatically skipping sponsored content and other non-essential segments within videos, such as intros, outros, and subscription pleas. It is powered by a crowdsourced database, where users can submit the timing of such content, enabling the extension to skip for all its users. Additionally, it works with various versions and front-ends of YouTube, offering a seamless way to enjoy cleaner content.
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Add-on stats

Users: 585,742
19.49K
Rating: 4.81
(2,627)
14 new ratings
Version: 5.10.5 (Last updated: 2025-01-10)
Creation date: 2019-07-23
Weekly download count: 12,700
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • https://sponsor.ajay.app/*
Size: 1.61M
URLs: Website

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# 31
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SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships (v5.11.2)
4.70 (2,717) 1,000,000
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SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships (v5.11.2)
3.80 (177) 252,950
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Add-on summary

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SponsorBlock lets you skip over sponsors, intros, outros, subscription reminders, and other annoying parts of YouTube videos. SponsorBlock is a crowdsourced browser extension that lets anyone submit the start and end times of sponsored segments and other segments of YouTube videos. Once one person submits this information, everyone else with this extension will skip right over the sponsored segment.

You can also skip over non music sections of music videos.

Supports Invidious, old YouTube and mobile YouTube.

With this extension, you will automatically skip YouTube sponsors.

More information about how it works: https://sponsor.ajay.app

Source code: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/ajayyy/aa9f8ded2b573d4f73a3ffa0ef74f796

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Saves a significant amount of time by skipping unwanted sponsorships
  • Essential for improving the YouTube viewing experience
  • Open source software (FOSS) is a plus
  • Generally reliable and works without glitches or bugs
Cons
  • Causes a noticeable delay in UI interactions on YouTube
  • Segments can be misclassified, leading to confusion about what to skip
  • Issues with the mobile version, particularly with fullscreen mode
Most mentioned
  • Effectiveness in skipping sponsorships
  • Delays in video interaction due to the add-on
  • Occasional misclassification of sponsor segments
User reviews
by Natan, 2025-01-21
Couldn't live without this <3
by bantobantobanto, 2025-01-20
by toni rae, 2025-01-20
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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