Best alternatives to YouMute (2026)
9 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouMute, 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-Mute™
Mutes audio during YouTube ads. (Working)
≈1K users4.2★ from 32 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than YouMute
- Rated 0.4 stars higher
- Updated more recently
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YouTube Auto Liker
Automatically like videos on YouTube
≈5K users4.1★ from 59 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to YouMute
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (2 vs 0)
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unMute
Manually/Automatically Mute Your Tabs for Google Chrome.
≈3K users4.8★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than YouMute
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
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Ad Skip for YouTube
This exension automatically clicks Skip Ad button on Youtube and loop your Youtube videos.
≈2K users4.0★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than YouMute
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
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Youtube Video Skip Ad Trigger
A plugin for automatically pressing 'Skip Ads' button on youtube videos.
≈20K users4.1★ from 232 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 4.0× more users than YouMute
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
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Auto Skip Youtube Ads
Auto Skip Youtube Ads
≈7K users3.4★ from 66 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- A similar number of users to YouMute
- Rated 0.4 stars lower
- Updated less recently
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Ad & Intro Skip for YT, Netflix
Automatically skips YouTube video ads and Netflix intros when skip controls appear.
≈100K users4.7★ from 6.2K ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 20× more users than YouMute
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 0)
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Mute Tabs
Free! Automatically mute / unmute sounds when switching around your Chrome tabs.
≈3K users3.0★ from 31 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 1.7× fewer users than YouMute
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)
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Ad Skip Master for Youtube
This app clicks Skip Ad button on Youtube automatically. Automatic skipper works ONLY on Youtube.
≈70K users3.9★ from 240 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago5 permissions- About 14× more users than YouMute
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 0)
YouMute alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouMute?
By users, the most popular alternative is Ad & Intro Skip for YT, Netflix with ≈100K users and a 4.7-star rating. The closest match by what it does is YouTube Ad-Mute™.
Which YouMute alternative has the best rating?
Ad & Intro Skip for YT, Netflix has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings.
How many alternatives to YouMute are there?
We list 9 close alternatives to YouMute on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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