SponsorBlock
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Extension for skipping YouTube sponsor ads
Features
- An open-source, crowdsourced browser extension and open API for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos
- Users submit sponsor segments through the extension, and the extension uses a privacy-preserving query system to automatically skip known sponsors
- Also supports skipping other categories such as intros, outros, and subscription reminders, and has a feature for skipping to highlight points
- So far 13,033,165 users have submitted 17,589,113 skip segments, saving a total of 4834 years and 228.07 days
- Third-party ports: mpv, KODI, Android TV, iSponsorBlockTV (also supported on devices such as Apple TV and Samsung/LG TVs. Network auto-discovery)
- Download
- The source code is fully open, and anyone can download the database
- Aims to stay as open as possible
- You can view the public API documentation or host a mirror
- You can see how it works
- SponsorBlock works best when used together with YouTube Premium and uBlock Origin
GN⁺'s summary
- SponsorBlock is an open-source browser extension for automatically skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos
- Through crowdsourcing, users submit sponsor segments, which saves a lot of time
- Works best when used together with YouTube Premium and uBlock Origin
- Other projects with similar features include AdBlock and DeArrow