Best alternatives to BlockTube (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to BlockTube, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Youtube Ad Blocker
Block ads on Youtube.
≈10K users2.9★ from 23 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years4 permissions- About 10× fewer users than BlockTube
- Rated 0.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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YouTube Blocker
Block non-educational YouTube videos
≈20K users4.5★ from 38 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago6 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than BlockTube
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 2)
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Pro YouTube Ad Blocker
Block ads on YouTube for a seamless viewing experience.
≈20K users4.0★ from 41 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago4 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than BlockTube
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 2)
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Video Ad Block Youtube
AdBlocker for YouTube, Hotstar, JioCinema and etc.
≈100K users4.4★ from 1.9K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to BlockTube
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Block Forms
Block consumer forms from your domain.
≈400K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago1 permissions- About 4.0× more users than BlockTube
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Spark blocker - Adblock for Youtube
The app blocks ads on Youtube
≈20K users4.3★ from 53 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than BlockTube
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
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Adblock for Youtube™
Removes ads from Youtube™.
≈11M users4.4★ from 383K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago9 permissions- About 110× more users than BlockTube
- Rated 0.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 2)
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Adblock for YouTube™
Privacy aware, secure Adblock for YouTube™. Blocks any ads on YouTube.com.
≈40K users4.6★ from 3.2K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than BlockTube
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 2)
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Youtube shorts blocker
Block annoying Youtube Shorts. Play shorts as it was simple video in default player
≈100K users4.6★ from 387 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to BlockTube
- Rated 0.8 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 2)
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Channel Block List for Youtube
Block distracting Youtube Channels
≈2K users3.1★ from 49 ratingsUpdated 16 months ago5 permissions- About 50× fewer users than BlockTube
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 2)
BlockTube alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to BlockTube?
By users, the most popular alternative is Adblock for Youtube™ with ≈11M users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Youtube Ad Blocker.
Which BlockTube alternative has the best rating?
Adblock for YouTube™ has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings.
Is there a BlockTube alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Block Forms asks for 1 permissions, against 2 for BlockTube.
How many alternatives to BlockTube are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to BlockTube on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.