SponsorBlock
SponsorBlock is an open-source browser extension and API that uses community-submitted timestamps to skip sponsors in YouTube videos. It can also skip intros, outros, subscription reminders, and other marked segments, with browser ports and self-hostable server components.
Overview
12 featuresSponsorBlock sits in PulseGate's Browser DevTools & extensions category. It focuses on skipping sponsored segments and other unwanted sections while watching YouTube videos. SponsorBlock is a consumer product aimed at youTube viewers who want to skip sponsors and repetitive video segments. It is available for free. SponsorBlock is available on the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, and API.
It is developed by Ajay Ramachandran, and it first shipped in 2018. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 13.8k stars and 17 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 12 catalogued features are sponsor skipping, intro skipping, and outro skipping. It exposes integrations via a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Sponsor skipping
- Intro skipping
- Outro skipping
- Reminder skipping
- Highlight skipping
- Crowdsourced segments
- Privacy-preserving queries
- YouTube integration
- Community leaderboard
- API access
- Database download
- Server mirroring
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
1What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
- Indexed10 Sept · 02:27 UTCSponsorBlock für YouTube verified via Firefox Add-onsSource: Firefox Add-ons · Open
Frequently asked questions about SponsorBlock
- What is SponsorBlock?
- SponsorBlock focuses on skipping sponsored segments and other unwanted sections while watching YouTube videos. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
- Who is SponsorBlock for?
- SponsorBlock is a consumer product built for youTube viewers who want to skip sponsors and repetitive video segments.
- Does SponsorBlock have a free plan?
- Yes — SponsorBlock is free to use.
- What platforms does SponsorBlock run on?
- SponsorBlock runs on the web, the command line, embeddable surfaces, and API.
- Is SponsorBlock still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 17 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to SponsorBlock?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include SkipIt Adblocker for Youtube, YouTube AdBlock, and YouTube Ad Auto-skipper.SkipIt Adblocker for YoutubeYouTube AdBlockYouTube Ad Auto-skipper
- Who makes SponsorBlock?
- SponsorBlock is developed by Ajay Ramachandran.
- How long has SponsorBlock been around?
- SponsorBlock first shipped in 2018.
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