Hello and welcome to GoodTube, a free adblocker for Youtube.
This uses an alternative method to remove ads, which means it will still work even when traditional adblockers aren't working.
It also gives you an option to completely remove all shorts (this is turned on by default).
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Install Tampermonkey (or any other userscript manager you like):
https://www.tampermonkey.net/ -
For all browsers except Firefox - click the extensions icon up the top of your browser (the little puzzle piece icon), click "manage extensions", then on the screen that opens up the top you will find an option called "developer mode". You need to turn this on.
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For all browsers except Firefox - click the extensions icon up the top of your browser (the little puzzle piece icon), click "manage extensions", click "Details" next to the "Tampermonkey" extension, enable the "Allow user scripts" option.
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Visit this link and press install on the page that opens up:
https://github.com/goodtube4u/goodtube/raw/refs/heads/main/goodtube.user.js -
Restart your browser.
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Turn off any other adblockers you're using, refresh, you should be good to go. You can leave your adlockers on for other websites, they just need to be turned off for Youtube.
This sounds more confusing than it is. If you're not technical YOU CAN DO IT. Just follow the steps as they're written. In a few minutes, you'll have it working :)
Do I need to manually update this?
Nope, updates are pushed to you automatically so you don't have to do anything to use the latest version.
Playlists skip to the next video every few seconds
This is usually caused by another adblocker, userscript or extension you have installed. To fix this problem, disable all of your other adblockers, extensions and userscripts. Leave only Tampermonkey and this userscript enabled. Then refresh Youtube and check if the problem is fixed. If it's now working, turn on your other extensions and userscripts one by one until you find the one causing the issue.
I can't watch a specific video
This will work for 99% of videos. However it won't work for videos which are age restricted or have embedding disabled. You'll see a message come up if this happens. If you want to watch one of these, you'll have to disable this for a second. Sorry all, but there's no way around it currently with this alternative method of adblocking.
I can't use the miniplayer
The Youtube miniplayer is not supported. Instead this uses "Picture in Picture" mode, which works in most browsers / is the new standard for the web. Unfortunately Firefox does not support the Picture in Picture API, so the button is removed in Firefox until they decide to include this feature.
I'm having a different problem
If you're having a different issue, most of the time you will find it's caused by a conflicting extension you have installed. The first thing to do is turn off literally every single other extension and userscript you have installed. Refresh Youtube, check if the problem is fixed. If it is, then you know something is conflicting. Turn your other extensions and userscripts back on one at a time until you find the cause. Please be sure to follow these steps before reporting an issue! As mentioned, it's almost always the root cause.
Make a donation to help keep this project going <3
This adblocker is 100% free to use and always will be.
It has helped thousands of people like you remove the unbearable ads from Youtube.
Countless hours and late nights have gone into making this and I continue to work on updating and maintaing the project every day. I am dedicated to ensuring this solution continues to work for everyone (despite Youtube's best efforts to stop adblockers).
Any donation, no matter how small, helps to keep this project going and supports the community who use it. If you would like to say "thank you" and give something back, I would really appreciate it.
You can make a donation here:
https://tiptopjar.com/goodtube