Automatically skips youtube ads by speeding them up

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2.0
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December 25, 2023
Size
11.09KiB
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Manifest Version
3
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Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper Extension

Skippy is a chrome extension that fast-forwards through all video ads on YouTube. Skippy also skips all video ads on websites with YouTube embeds.

Skippy is Ultra-Lightweight, meaning the entire extension is under 1 megabyte. This makes it so that there is absolutely ZERO latency.

This extension is comparably much lighter than most or even all other YouTube ad skippers.

Disclaimer: YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper", "version": "2.0", "description": "Automatically skips youtube ads by speeding them up", "permissions": ["storage", "activeTab","scripting"], "host_permissions": ["*://www.youtube.com/*"], "action": { "default_popup": "popup.html", "default_icon": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" } }, "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["*://www.youtube.com/*"], "js": ["content.js"] } ], "icons": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension file

Select and download the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Skippy: The Best YouTube Ad Skipper extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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