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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish51•edit-21 month agoHere is every single way I can think of to block YouTube ads: uBlock Origin + Firefox NewPipe on Android Libretube on Android uYou+ on iOS FreeTube on *NIX and Windows yt-dlp + mpv YouTube Revanced Invidious self hosting Piped self hosting And finally, last and definitely least YouTube Premium Donate to the creators who make content. Google does not deserve a penny of your hard earned money.
minus-squareSchwim DandylinkfedilinkEnglish9•1 month agoI read that Google is rolling out some ads on premium so that might need to get removed from your list.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoAmazon Premium started this trend. They’re shameless.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoI believe you’re thinking of premium lite, or whatever they call it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoCorrect. If they ever roll out ads on premium, I’m not sure what we’ll do. Maybe figure out a new platform or a new way to watch.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoThen stop using youtube. It sucks ever since googol bought it. Haven’t used it since.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoThere’s also Pipeline for *nix (and possibly Windows, but I didn’t bother to check.)
minus-squareyoumaynotknowlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoAbsolutely. And they update pretty quickly when YouTube breaks something.
minus-squareBrumefeylinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoYou should add Brave on iOS to the list. Never seen any ad with Brave.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoI second Freetube. Not a perfect app (think it’s Chromium based), but it gets the job done and they’re pretty good about updating it pretty quickly whenever YT successfully breaks it.
Here is every single way I can think of to block YouTube ads:
uBlock Origin + Firefox
NewPipe on Android
Libretube on Android
uYou+ on iOS
FreeTube on *NIX and Windows
yt-dlp + mpv
YouTube Revanced
Invidious self hosting
Piped self hosting
And finally, last and definitely least
YouTube Premium
Donate to the creators who make content. Google does not deserve a penny of your hard earned money.
I read that Google is rolling out some ads on premium so that might need to get removed from your list.
Amazon Premium started this trend. They’re shameless.
I believe you’re thinking of premium lite, or whatever they call it.
Correct. If they ever roll out ads on premium, I’m not sure what we’ll do. Maybe figure out a new platform or a new way to watch.
Then stop using youtube. It sucks ever since googol bought it. Haven’t used it since.
That is right thinking. I admire that.
There’s also Pipeline for *nix (and possibly Windows, but I didn’t bother to check.)
SmartTube for Android TV devices
Absolutely. And they update pretty quickly when YouTube breaks something.
You should add Brave on iOS to the list. Never seen any ad with Brave.
I second Freetube. Not a perfect app (think it’s Chromium based), but it gets the job done and they’re pretty good about updating it pretty quickly whenever YT successfully breaks it.