Blocks ads on YouTube without eating up your resources
// ==UserScript==
// @name Lightweight YouTube AdBlock
// @version 1.2
// @description Blocks ads on YouTube without eating up your resources
// @author equmaq
// @match https://www.youtube.com/*
// @license MIT
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/990886
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Function to remove YouTube video ads and specified element
function removeAds() {
// Remove the video ads
var ads = document.querySelectorAll('.ad-showing');
ads.forEach(function(ad) {
ad.remove();
});
// Remove the overlay ads
var overlays = document.querySelectorAll('.ytp-ad-overlay-slot');
overlays.forEach(function(overlay) {
overlay.remove();
});
// Remove the specified element by full XPath
var targetElement = document.evaluate("/html/body/ytd-app/div[1]/ytd-page-manager/ytd-browse/ytd-two-column-browse-results-renderer/div[1]/ytd-rich-grid-renderer/div[3]/ytd-banner-promo-renderer", document, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE, null).singleNodeValue;
if (targetElement) {
targetElement.remove();
}
// Resume video playback if paused due to an ad
var player = document.querySelector('video');
if (player && player.paused) {
player.play();
}
}
// Mutation observer to detect and remove new ads
var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
mutations.forEach(function(mutation) {
var addedNodes = mutation.addedNodes;
for (var i = 0; i < addedNodes.length; i++) {
var node = addedNodes[i];
if (node.classList && (node.classList.contains('ad-showing') || node.classList.contains('ytp-ad-overlay-slot'))) {
removeAds();
}
}
});
});
// Configuration of the mutation observer
var config = { childList: true, subtree: true };
// Start observing the changes
observer.observe(document.body, config);
// Remove ads on initial page load
removeAds();
})();