Remove YouTube Adverts

By Matthew Hill — Last update Aug 22, 2010 — Installed 6,370 times.


Script Summary: Removes adverts on the YouTube website. Personalise with various settings.

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Features

  • Removes adverts on the YouTube website.
  • Personalise by choosing whether to remove the following homepage elements; Featured Video, Find Your Friends on YouTube and What's New.

Default settings

var featuredVideo = true

var findFriends = true

var whatsNew = true

Instructions

  1. Install my Remove YouTube Adverts User Script.

If you want to deviate from the default settings, follow these next three steps:

  1. Assuming you are using Firefox, open up the Greasemonkey User Scripts Manager in Firefox by selecting; Tools > Greasemonkey > Manage User Scripts...
  2. Click the edit button in the bottom left-hand corner of the window. If not done automatically, choose your favourite text editor (such as Notepad) to open up my Remove YouTube Adverts User Script for editing.
  3. In the EDIT BELOW section of the script, set the variables (featuredVideo, findFriends and whatsNew) to either true or false depending whether you want the homepage elements they govern to be visible or removed.

Changelog

version 0.4

  • Removes the promoted video advert at the top of the Suggestions list on some video pages.

version 0.3

  • Initial release.
  • Removes a doubleclick advert on the homepage.
  • Allows the option to remove the following elements on the homepage; Featured Video, Find Your Friends on YouTube and What's New.

version 0.2

  • Removes the Google Chrome promotion on the homepage.

version 0.1

  • Removes the doubleclick advert above the Suggestions list on some video pages.
  • Removes the doubleclick advert that appears in the footer on most pages.

Ambitions

  • Allow the option to remove the following elements on the homepage; Featured Video, Find Your Friends on YouTube and What's New.

If you think of any additional improvements that can be made to my Remove YouTube Adverts User Script, please let me know by starting a discussion.

Known bugs

So far so good... If you find any bugs in my Remove YouTube Adverts User Script, please let me know by starting a discussion.

Learn more

Visit the Remove YouTube Adverts' homepage at http://www.matthewhill.name/#user-scripts.

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