I got tired of ads interrupting every video I watched, so I built StreamBoost — a browser extension that automatically skips video ads, blocks trackers, and adds handy video controls like Picture-in-Picture and playback speed shortcuts.
What it does
- ⏭️ Auto-skips video ads within seconds
- 🛡️ Blocks 20+ known ad/tracker domains (doubleclick, googlesyndication, popads, and more)
- 🚫 Stops popup/popunder windows
- 🖼️ One-click Picture-in-Picture
- ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts for video control
How it's built
Vanilla JavaScript, using the WebExtensions API and Manifest V3. No frameworks, no bloat — just a lightweight extension focused on doing one thing well.
Open source
The full source is on GitHub under GPL-3.0. It's currently live on the Microsoft Edge Add-ons store, and open for contributions if anyone wants to extend the blocklist or add features.
🔗 Repo: https://github.com/abushama1-ar/streamboost-extension
Would love feedback on the approach, or hear if anyone's tackled ad-blocking differently.
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