// ==UserScript== // for more updated scripts, see: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/by-site/youtube.com // @name Auto Skip YouTube Ads // @version 1.1.0 // @description Speed up and skip YouTube ads automatically // @author jso8910 and others // @match *://*.youtube.com/* // ==/UserScript== // NOTE: this is the previous version I had // document.addEventListener('load', () => { // const btn = document.querySelector('.videoAdUiSkipButton,.ytp-ad-skip-button-modern') // if (btn) { // btn.click() // } // const ad = [...document.querySelectorAll('.ad-showing')][0]; // if (ad) { // document.querySelector('video').currentTime = 9999999999; // } // }, true); // this newer version is from // https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/553239-auto-skip-youtube-ads/ function skipAd() { if (checkIsYouTubeShorts()) return // This element appears when a video ad appears. const adShowing = document.querySelector('.ad-showing') // Timed pie countdown ad. const pieCountdown = document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-timed-pie-countdown-container') // Survey questions in video player. const surveyQuestions = document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-survey-questions') if (adShowing === null && pieCountdown === null && surveyQuestions === null) return const moviePlayerEl = document.querySelector('#movie_player') let playerEl let player if (isYouTubeMobile || isYouTubeMusic) { playerEl = moviePlayerEl player = playerEl } else { playerEl = document.querySelector('#ytd-player') player = playerEl && playerEl.getPlayer() } if (playerEl === null || player === null) { console.log({ message: 'Player not found', timeStamp: getCurrentTimeString() }) return } // ad.classList.remove('ad-showing') let adVideo = null if (pieCountdown === null && surveyQuestions === null) { adVideo = document.querySelector( '#ytd-player video.html5-main-video, #song-video video.html5-main-video' ) console.table({ message: 'Ad video', video: adVideo !== null, src: adVideo?.src, paused: adVideo?.paused, currentTime: adVideo?.currentTime, duration: adVideo?.duration, timeStamp: getCurrentTimeString() }) if (adVideo !== null) { adVideo.muted = true } if (adVideo === null || !adVideo.src || adVideo.paused || isNaN(adVideo.duration)) { return } console.log({ message: 'Ad video has finished loading', timeStamp: getCurrentTimeString() }) } if (isYouTubeMusic && adVideo !== null) { adVideo.currentTime = adVideo.duration console.table({ message: 'Ad skipped', timeStamp: getCurrentTimeString(), adShowing: adShowing !== null, pieCountdown: pieCountdown !== null, surveyQuestions: surveyQuestions !== null }) } else { const videoData = player.getVideoData() const videoId = videoData.video_id const start = Math.floor(player.getCurrentTime()) if (moviePlayerEl !== null && moviePlayerEl.isSubtitlesOn()) { window.setTimeout(moviePlayerEl.toggleSubtitlesOn, 1000) } if ('loadVideoWithPlayerVars' in playerEl) { playerEl.loadVideoWithPlayerVars({ videoId, start }) } else { playerEl.loadVideoByPlayerVars({ videoId, start }) } console.table({ message: 'Ad skipped', videoId, start, title: videoData.title, timeStamp: getCurrentTimeString(), adShowing: adShowing !== null, pieCountdown: pieCountdown !== null, surveyQuestions: surveyQuestions !== null }) } } function checkIsYouTubeShorts() { return location.pathname.startsWith('/shorts/') } function getCurrentTimeString() { return new Date().toTimeString().split(' ', 1)[0] } function addCss() { const adsSelectors = [ // Ad banner in the upper right corner, above the video playlist. '#player-ads', '#panels > ytd-engagement-panel-section-list-renderer[target-id="engagement-panel-ads"]', // Masthead ad on home page. '#masthead-ad', // Sponsored ad video items on home page. // 'ytd-ad-slot-renderer', // '.ytp-suggested-action', '.yt-mealbar-promo-renderer', // Featured product ad banner at the bottom left of the video. '.ytp-featured-product', // Products shelf ad banner below the video description. 'ytd-merch-shelf-renderer', // YouTube Music Premium trial promotion dialog, bottom left corner. 'ytmusic-mealbar-promo-renderer', // YouTube Music Premium trial promotion banner on home page. 'ytmusic-statement-banner-renderer' ] const adsSelector = adsSelectors.join(',') const css = `${adsSelector} { display: none !important; }` const style = document.createElement('style') style.textContent = css document.head.appendChild(style) } /** * Remove ad elements using JavaScript because these selectors require the use of the CSS * `:has` selector which is not supported in older browser versions. */ function removeAdElements() { const adSelectors = [ // Sponsored ad video items on home page. // ['ytd-rich-item-renderer', '.ytd-ad-slot-renderer'], // ['ytd-rich-section-renderer', '.ytd-statement-banner-renderer'], // Ad videos on YouTube Shorts. ['ytd-reel-video-renderer', '.ytd-ad-slot-renderer'] // Ad blocker warning dialog. // ['tp-yt-paper-dialog', '#feedback.ytd-enforcement-message-view-model'], // Survey dialog on home page, located at bottom right. // ['tp-yt-paper-dialog', ':scope > ytd-checkbox-survey-renderer'], // Survey to rate suggested content, located at bottom right. // ['tp-yt-paper-dialog', ':scope > ytd-single-option-survey-renderer'] ] for (const adSelector of adSelectors) { const adEl = document.querySelector(adSelector[0]) if (adEl === null) continue const neededEl = adEl.querySelector(adSelector[1]) if (neededEl === null) continue adEl.remove() } } const isYouTubeMobile = location.hostname === 'm.youtube.com' const isYouTubeDesktop = !isYouTubeMobile const isYouTubeMusic = location.hostname === 'music.youtube.com' const isYouTubeVideo = !isYouTubeMusic addCss() if (isYouTubeVideo) { window.setInterval(removeAdElements, 1000) removeAdElements() } window.setInterval(skipAd, 500) skipAd() // const observer = new MutationObserver(skipAd) // observer.observe(document.body, { // attributes: true, // attributeFilter: ['class'], // childList: true, // subtree: true // })