Youtube offers monetization on videos in the form of ads which appear and reappear throughout videos with a gap of a few minutes. These ads are just like TV commercials, interrupting videos, making the experience of watching videos on Youtube full of annoying interruptions. Only not-monetised videos do not have ads on them, but quality content on Youtube is mostly monetised.
But you can stop these ads from appearing on videos you want to watch. The following are the best available options, you may choose the most convenient to you, that you can use to make videos ads-free on Youtube:
Use Premium Version of Youtube
Start using the premium version of Youtube if you do not want ads to appear on videos. You can enjoy the first one or two months without paying any money, and reasonable charges would be paid after the first two months.
Follow the steps to subscribe to Youtube Premium:
1) Type Youtube premium on Google and open the link.
2) Click on Try 1 or 2 months for 0 to subscribe for the monthly offer by adding details of your payment method. After your first two months, you will be charged affordable PKR 479 or $1.72 monthly which can be different depending on your location.
uBlock Origin Extension
Available on Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Opera, uBlock Origin and "Adblock Plus - free ad blocker" extensions block all ads on the web. Add this extension to one of the browsers mentioned, and then follow the following steps to successfully run it to block Youtube ads.
1) Add the extension to your browser by downloading it from your browser web store.
2) Once uBlock Origin extension is added, go to Youtube. Click on the uBlock Origin icon in the address bar. Then open its settings.
3) Then go to Filters Lists to uncheck any customer configuration if it was done by you previously.
4) Disable any other ad blocker running to make uBlock Origin effective.
Because Youtube is regularly updating its anti-ad-blockers script, you must also update the filters of uBlock Origin to remain updated, when required.
5) Go to its Filter Lists and type down ‘quick fixes’ in the search bar. Click on the clock icon just below, and click on Update Now.
Now close your browser and then reopen Youtube for the best experience.
Do remember that uBlock Origins filters are updated after some period to block Anti-Adblock script ID, so make sure before that they are updated. Otherwise, the result will not be the expected one.
Brave Web Browser
Brave web browser comes in with a built-in ad blocker, which hinders any ads from appearing on Youtube videos by default. So all you just have to do is the following:
1) Download the app from Play Store or App Store.
2) Open Youtube on the browser for ads-free videos.
Moreover, it is also available for Windows or Macs.
Disable Ads on Your Videos
You can call it the ‘indirect way’ of blocking ads. You do not block any ads following this method: you just do not let them appear on your own videos. If you are the owner of a Youtube channel (AKA content creator), you can demonetize your own videos. Which means your subscribers will not be interrupted by any ads while watching your videos. But this takes away the whole idea of creating a Youtube channel.
Follow the guide to disable ads on your videos:
1) Go to your Youtube Studio by clicking on the profile icon at the top-right corner on your Youtube page and then clicking on Youtube Studio.
2) Select Content from the options at the left side of the page.
3) Then select the specific video you want to demonetize, and choose monetization by the video name. Then turn off monetization on this video by choosing off.
But again, remember that this is for the owners who are running a monetized channel, not just a channel. Learn more about how to remove ads from your created videos in this vlog:
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