Disclaimer: This guide is for educational purposes only. Use it responsibly and in compliance with YouTube's Terms of Service.
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Install the User-Agent Switcher for Chrome extension.
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After installation:
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Right-click the extension icon and select "Options".
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Under "New User-Agent", add the following:
- New User-Agent Name:
youtubespoof - New User-Agent String:
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0; Nexus 5 Build/MRA58N) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/137.0.0.0 Mobile Safari/537.36,gzip(gfe) - Group: (any name, e.g., Mobile)
- Append?:
Replace - Indicator Flag:
CH
- New User-Agent Name:
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Go to the "Permanent Spoof List":
- Domain:
youtube.com - User-Agent String:
youtubespoof
- Domain:
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Install Tampermonkey (or any userscript manager).
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Enable Developer Mode in Chrome:
- Navigate to
chrome://extensions/ - Toggle "Developer Mode" on (top right corner).
- Navigate to
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Download the script:
- URL: https://pastebin.com/7dfAgEN5
- Save it as:
youtube adblock.js
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Import the script into Tampermonkey:
- Open Tampermonkey Options.
- Go to the "Utilities" tab.
- Under "Import from file", select the
youtube adblock.jsfile. - Click "Install" when prompted.
Make sure you are using an adblock extension (e.g., uBlock Origin Lite or similar).
This method, combined with the mobile user-agent and script, should currently bypass YouTube's adblock detection (as of June 13, 2025).
Note: YouTube may change its detection methods at any time. Return here or search for updates if this method stops working.