AdBlock for YouTube

removes ads and annoying popups from youtube.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey, Greasemonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Violentmonkey to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey or Userscripts to install this script.

You will need to install an extension such as Tampermonkey to install this script.

You will need to install a user script manager extension to install this script.

(I already have a user script manager, let me install it!)

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install an extension such as Stylus to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

You will need to install a user style manager extension to install this style.

(I already have a user style manager, let me install it!)

// ==UserScript==
// @name         AdBlock for YouTube
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.5
// @description  removes ads and annoying popups from youtube.
// @author       FairyRoot
// @match        *://*.youtube.com/*
// @exclude      *://music.youtube.com/*
// @exclude      *://*.music.youtube.com/*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=youtube.com
// @grant        none
// @license MIT
// @namespace https://github.com/fairy-root
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    // Config
    const adblocker = true;
    const removePopup = false;
    const debugMessages = true;
    const fixTimestamps = true;

    // Variables
    let currentUrl = window.location.href;

    // Setup
    log("Script started");

    if (adblocker) removeAds();
    if (removePopup) popupRemover();
    if (fixTimestamps) timestampFix();
    removeUnwantedElements();

    function popupRemover() {
        setInterval(() => {
            const modalOverlay = document.querySelector("tp-yt-iron-overlay-backdrop");
            const popup = document.querySelector(".style-scope ytd-enforcement-message-view-model");
            const popupButton = document.getElementById("dismiss-button");

            const video = document.querySelector('video');

            const bodyStyle = document.body.style;
            bodyStyle.setProperty('overflow-y', 'auto', 'important');

            if (modalOverlay) {
                modalOverlay.removeAttribute("opened");
                modalOverlay.remove();
            }

            if (popup) {
                log("Popup detected, removing...");

                if (popupButton) popupButton.click();

                popup.remove();
                video.play();

                setTimeout(() => {
                    video.play();
                }, 500);

                log("Popup removed");
            }

            if (!video.paused) return;
            video.play();
        }, 500);
    }

    function removeAds() {
        log("removeAds()");

        let currentUrl = window.location.href;
        let isShortsPage = currentUrl.includes("shorts");
        let video = document.querySelector('video');

        // Initial check and setup
        if (video && !video.paused && !isShortsPage) {
            video.pause();
            video.play();
        }

        // Function to handle removing ads and checking video playback
        function checkVideoAndRemoveAds() {
            const currentHref = window.location.href;

            // Check if URL has changed
            if (currentHref !== currentUrl) {
                currentUrl = currentHref;
                isShortsPage = currentHref.includes("shorts");
                video = document.querySelector('video'); // Re-fetch video element if necessary
            }

            // Check if on YouTube shorts page, ignore if true
            if (isShortsPage) {
                log("YouTube shorts detected, ignoring...");
                return;
            }

            // Check if video element exists and is playing
            if (video && !video.paused) {
                log("Video detected playing, pausing and playing...");
                video.pause();
                video.play();
            }
        }

        // Initial call to remove ads
        checkVideoAndRemoveAds();
        removePageAds();
    }

    function removePageAds() {
        const sponsor = document.querySelectorAll("div#player-ads.style-scope.ytd-watch-flexy, div#panels.style-scope.ytd-watch-flexy");
        const style = document.createElement('style');

        style.textContent = `
            ytd-action-companion-ad-renderer,
            ytd-display-ad-renderer,
            ytd-video-masthead-ad-advertiser-info-renderer,
            ytd-video-masthead-ad-primary-video-renderer,
            ytd-in-feed-ad-layout-renderer,
            ytd-ad-slot-renderer,
            yt-about-this-ad-renderer,
            #masthead-ad,
            .ytd-promoted-sparkles-text-search-renderer,
            .ytd-promoted-sparkles-web-renderer,
            .ytd-compact-promoted-video-renderer,
            .ytd-video-masthead-ad-v3-renderer,
            .ytd-promoted-sparkles-web-renderer,
            .ytd-action-companion-ad-renderer,
            .ytd-promoted-sparkles-text-search-renderer,
            .video-ads,
            #player-ads,
            #panels
            {
                display: none !important;
            }
        `;

        document.head.appendChild(style);

        sponsor.forEach((el) => el.style.setProperty("display", "none", "important"));
    }

    function removeUnwantedElements() {
        setInterval(() => {
            const enforcementMessage = document.querySelector("ytd-enforcement-message-view-model");
            if (enforcementMessage) {
                log("Enforcement message detected, removing...");
                enforcementMessage.remove();
                log("Enforcement message removed");
            }

            const ironOverlayBackdrop = document.querySelector("tp-yt-iron-overlay-backdrop");
            if (ironOverlayBackdrop) {
                log("Iron overlay backdrop detected, removing...");
                ironOverlayBackdrop.remove();
                log("Iron overlay backdrop removed");
            }
        }, 5000);
    }

    function log(message) {
        if (debugMessages) console.log(`[AdBlock for YouTube] ${message}`);
    }
})();