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CLUSTER BLOCKING-VIDEOS-YOUTUBE · 31 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2014-07-11

Ad-blocking media players

This cluster consists of video and music streaming apps and browsers that block ads, enable background or floating playback, and often include features like sponsor skipping, downloads, or casting. Dated entries appear intermittently from July 2014 to July 2026, generally one per month, with a single month (December 2021) containing two entries. YouTube-Adfree is the clear traction leader with 36 stars, while the next most active members, TubeNow and jiohotstar-ad-blocker, have only 2 stars each.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUL 2014: 1FEB 2021: 1DEC 2021: 2NOV 2022: 1JAN 2023: 1JUN 2023: 1AUG 2023: 1SEP 2023: 1DEC 2023: 1JUL 2024: 1OCT 2024: 1MAR 2025: 1APR 2025: 1JUL 2025: 1NOV 2025: 2FEB 2026: 1APR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1JUL 2026: 1AUG 2026: 4SEP 2026: 4OCT 2026: 2
JUL 2014OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 19 unlabelled

Operator · 6 hobby · 1 indie · 6 commercial · 2 open source · 5 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01YouTube-Adfree15★20 daysliveai-builtWeb app that plays YouTube videos and blocks ads for a cleaner viewing experience.
  2. 02SmartTube-CN8★10 dayslivehobbyAndroid TV application that streams YouTube videos with a localized debug panel and proxy-based playback.
  3. 03TubeNow3★1 molivehobbyDesktop application that provides a distraction-free YouTube viewing experience with ad blocking, persistent sessions, and tray controls.
  4. 04rata-spot1★14 days—hobbyTerminal app that controls Spotify playback and blocks ads by running the web player minimized in the background to save memory.
  5. 05blockerflow.net0★todayliveindieCross-platform app that blocks adult content and distracting social video feeds, with an accountability partner and uninstall protection.
  6. 06zentube0★9 days—hobbyDesktop app for watching YouTube with built-in ad blocking and forced interface language.
  7. 07Yo Player: Skip Ads on Videos0★28 dayslivecommercialVideo browser app that blocks ads on streaming sites, enables background playback, and downloads videos for offline viewing.
  8. 08cliqx0★18 days—hobbyiOS browser that strips away page clutter around videos, blocks ads, popups, and overlays, and plays episodes in a native player.
  9. 09POPTube: Music & Video Podcast0★2 molivecommercialVideo and music streaming app that blocks ads, plays audio in the background, and curates trending playlists and podcasts.
  10. 10ProTube: Block Ads on Video0★18 dayslivecommercialBrowser app for video sites that blocks ads and enables background playback with lock-screen controls.
  11. 11Video Lite0★1 molivecommercialMobile browser app for video websites offering native playback, screen casting, picture-in-picture mode, dark mode, and a sleep timer.
  12. 12jiohotstar-ad-blocker2★1 mo—hobbyBrowser extension that skips and blocks ads on two Indian video streaming platforms.
  13. 13PipePipe0★14 daysliveopen sourceAndroid app for watching videos from YouTube, NicoNico, and BiliBili with ad-blocking, background playback, and sponsor skipping.
  14. 14VideoTube - Block video ads0★1 moliveVideo player app that streams online videos without ads and adds background playback, sleep timer, speed controls, and interface options.
  15. 15Topus - Block Ads & Cast TV0★2 moliveWeb browser app that blocks ads, trackers, and pop-ups, streams videos and music, and casts media to a TV for a clean browsing experience.
  16. 16UbeCast: Video Ad Blocker0★10 dayslivecommercialVideo and music player with built-in ad blocker, picture-in-picture, background playback, and casting to smart TVs.
  17. 17Pure Play - Video Player0★2 molivecommercialVideo player app that enables background and floating window playback and blocks ads for popular video streaming content.
  18. 18Sakubura - Ad Block Browser0★1 moliveiOS browser that blocks ads and trackers, keeps videos playing in a floating window, and saves pages for later.
  19. 19PiPYube - Video Ad Blocker0★3 moliveMobile app that blocks video and text ads in YouTube, saves favorite videos, and supports picture-in-picture playback.
  20. 20Litube0★4 moliveopen sourceAndroid app that wraps YouTube to provide ad-free viewing, background and picture-in-picture playback, and video downloads.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.