YoutubeAutoSkip

A script to automate the skipping of YouTube ads. Using 2 methods, auto button press and Skipping to the end of a current ad.

What is YoutubeAutoSkip?

YoutubeAutoSkip is a Chrome extension developed by AshleyTyagi, and its main feature is "A script to automate the skipping of YouTube ads. Using 2 methods, auto button press and Skipping to the end of a current ad.".

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Download YoutubeAutoSkip Extension CRX File

Download YoutubeAutoSkip extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

                        Now using manifest V3!
A script to auto-click skips, the icon which is used was made by Pixel Perfect on https://www.flaticon.com/authors/pixel-perfect

An extension with no user-interface which runs in the background and will effectively auto-skip ads on the site youtube.com by either shifting straight to the end of the advertisement or by either automatically pressing the skip button. Disclaimer this will not remove ads on the side of YouTube since it isn't an adblocker it simply auto-clicks skip or either it shifts your progress of watching the ad straight to the end, so you effectively skip it.
Here is the link to the Github repository containing the code: https://github.com/oslohes123/YoutubeAutoSkip                    

Extension Basic Information

Name YoutubeAutoSkip YoutubeAutoSkip
ID jackpdpiimmbmbcpjoabcahggiaindac
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/youtubeautoskip/jackpdpiimmbmbcpjoabcahggiaindac
Description A script to automate the skipping of YouTube ads. Using 2 methods, auto button press and Skipping to the end of a current ad.
File Size 5.86 KB
Installation Count 51
Current Version 3.0
Last Updated 2022-09-26
Publish Date 2020-06-28
Rating 5.00/5 Total 1 Ratings
Developer AshleyTyagi
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en-GB
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "name": "YoutubeAutoSkip",
    "version": "3.0",
    "content_scripts": [
        {
            "matches": [
                "*:\/\/*.youtube.com\/*"
            ],
            "js": [
                "script.js"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "description": "A script to automate the skipping of YouTube ads. Using 2 methods, auto button press and Skipping to the end of a current ad.",
    "icons": {
        "48": "icon.ico"
    }
}