YouTube - Ad Skip

Skips and removes ads on YouTube automatically

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         YouTube - Ad Skip
// @version      1.0
// @description  Skips and removes ads on YouTube automatically
// @author       Bobocato
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant        none
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/167089
// ==/UserScript==

const equalText1 = "Skip Ads";
const equalText2 = "Skip Ad";

function addNewStyle(newStyle) {
    var styleElement = document.getElementById('styles_js');
    if (!styleElement) {
        styleElement = document.createElement('style');
        styleElement.type = 'text/css';
        styleElement.id = 'styles_js';
        document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleElement);
    }
    styleElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(newStyle));
}

function skipAd(){
    console.log("Tried to skip a ad");
    if(document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button").length > 0){
        if(document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button")[0].childNodes[0].textContent === equalText1 || document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button")[0].childNodes[0].textContent === equalText2){
            document.getElementsByClassName("ytp-ad-skip-button")[0].click();
        } else {
            setTimeout(skipAd(), 1000);
        }
    }
}

(function() {
    'use strict';
    addNewStyle('.ytp-ad-overlay-slot {display:none !important;}');
    setInterval(function (){
        if(window.location.href.substring(0,30) == "https://www.youtube.com/watch?"){
            skipAd();
        }
    }, 2500);
})();