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Disable YouTube Video Ads

Disable YouTube video & screen based ads at home page, and right before or in the middle of the main video playback. Also disable YouTube's anti-adblocker popup dialog. For new YouTube layout (Polymer) only.

These are versions of this script where the code was updated. Show all versions.

  • v1.5.42 07.08.2024.

    Bugfix typo in the code. Sowwy...

  • v1.5.41 07.08.2024.

    Update to workaround the new one-sided anti-content-control "trusted" CSP policy (sic)

  • v1.4.40 09.06.2024.

    Also disable annotations (which are intrusive overlays). Configurable in script code.

  • v1.3.39 21.05.2024.

    Disable intrusive floating ad buttons and suggestion panels on bootom-left of video player

  • v1.3.38 11.05.2024.

    Disable bottom-left promotion popup

  • v1.3.37 15.01.2024.

    Update for "raw" site changes, and hooking method.

  • v1.3.35 12.12.2023.

    Workaround for YouTube's new "remarketing" sneaky ads

  • v1.3.34 05.12.2023.

    Update to block video based ads in channel/user Home tab, if the Home tab has a video player

  • v1.3.33 16.10.2023.

    New enlightned method to disable anti-adblocker popup. You can't dodge forever, YouTube.

  • v1.3.32 16.10.2023.

    Revert to previous bug fixed method of disabling anti-adblocker popup

  • v1.3.31 16.10.2023.

    Bug fix for anti anti-adblocker popup. Also use different method, since YouTube is quick to squirm.

  • v1.3.30 15.10.2023.

    Also disable YouTube's anti-adblocker popup dialog (experimental)

  • v1.2.29 09.10.2022.

    Experimental workaround for the new YouTube's even-more-intrusive-and-aggresive video based ads

  • v1.2.28 28.06.2022.

    Update due to site changes. YouTube is actually trying to be smarter.

  • v1.2.27 28.06.2021.

    Added code to disable video ads which is presented on fresh page load (YouTube's code is getting sneaky like a malware). Updated compatibility workaround for restrictive GM provider addons (FireMonkey and new Greasemonkey). More minor ads related things are disabled.

  • v1.2.24 27.06.2021.

    Fixed compatibility with FireMonkey.

  • v1.2.23 23.04.2021.

    I may got tripped once in a while, but I always catch you, YouTube!

  • v1.2.22 23.04.2021.

    Keep running, YouTube!! And here, don't forget your raw guts!

  • v1.2.21 24.02.2021. Catched the sneaky ad break
  • v1.2.20 23.02.2021. Run, YouTube! Run!!! Because I will find you, and I will patch you.
  • v1.2.18 29.10.2020. Update for site changes.
  • v1.2.17 14.08.2020. Update #3: Workaround to block screen based video ads
  • v1.2.16 14.08.2020. Added workaround to block screen based video ads
  • v1.2.13 07.08.2020. Fixed broken embedded YouTube video player
  • v1.2.12 20.07.2020. Fixed embedded YouTube won't play
  • v1.2.11 17.07.2020. Fixed previous update for YouTube's new screen based video ads on video player
  • v1.2.10 17.07.2020. Reverted previous update
  • v1.2.9 17.07.2020. Update for YouTube's new video screen ads (non video) on video player
  • v1.1.8 16.07.2020. Workaround for Firefox's terrible performance which broke part of script's functionality
  • v1.1.7 12.07.2020. Worked around on FireMonkey's partial compatibility to GreaseMonkey specification
  • v1.1.6 09.07.2020. Fixed ads being sneaked-in in recent site changes
  • v1.1.5 29.09.2019. Also disable video ads at home page
  • v1.0.4 14.05.2019. Minor update to avoid emitting error log
  • v1.0.3 27.11.2017. New experimental blocker mechanism
  • v1.0.2 15.10.2017. Try to remove all ads related settings
  • v1.0.1 27.08.2017.