SponsorBlock

SponsorBlock is a free and open-source browser extension designed to skip (block) sponsorship segments in YouTube videos. The extension relies on a user-submitted database to identify sponsorships in videos. Extension users can submit segments in videos and vote on segments others have submitted.[3] The extension is a recommended extension on Firefox's add-on store.[4] As of November 3, 2021, the extension has over 117k downloads on Firefox and over 400k downloads on Google Chrome.[5][6] Initially, SponsorBlock could only be used to submit and skip sponsorship segments, but support for multiple segment categories (such as self-promotion or intermission segments) was added in June 2020.[7]

SponsorBlock
Developer(s)Ajay Ramachandran
Initial releaseJuly 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)[1]
Stable release
3.6.2[2] / 24 November 2021 (24 November 2021)
Repository
Written inTypeScript
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeBrowser extension
LicenseLGPL-3.0-or-later
Websitesponsor.ajay.app

Usage

Extension users can submit timestamps for segments in videos and choose a category for them. By default, segments are automatically skipped by the extension. When a segment is skipped, a small pop-up appears for a few seconds to allow the user to vote on the segment or to "unskip" it. The extension tracks per-user statistics about the number of segments submitted and skipped.[8]

Reception

The extension was featured on Mozilla's Extension Spotlight on July 21, 2020. The extension is a recommended extension on Firefox and, as of April 7, 2021, is the highest-rated recommended extension listed.[4][9]

References
  1. "Initial Release". Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  2. "Release 3.6.2". November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. "SponsorBlock für YouTube - Add-on für Google Chrome". CHIP (in German). CHIP Digital GmbH. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. "Extension Spotlight: SponsorBlock for YouTube". The Firefox Frontier. Mozilla. July 21, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  5. "SponsorBlock for YouTube – Skip Sponsorships". chrome web store. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube". Firefox Browser Add-ons. Mozilla. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. "Categories – SponsorBlock". blog.ajay.app. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  8. Brinkmann, Martin (January 3, 2020). "Skip sponsor messages in YouTube videos with SponsorBlock". ghacks.net. Softonic. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  9. "Recommended extensions". Firefox Browser Add-ons. Mozilla. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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