Free Tool to Remove Ads Around YouTube Videos
Patrick Bushe · May 1, 2026
Besides the ads inside videos, YouTube shows ads around them: a banner on the Home page, sponsored cards in the feed and in search, and ad boxes next to the player. Ultimate Adblocker handles both with its "Block YouTube ads" switch, which is on by default: it removes video ads before they play and hides those ad boxes. It's free and works in Chrome on a computer; when YouTube changes its ad formats, a new one can show until the next update.
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