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Get SponsorBlock on Firefox to Skip Sponsorship YouTube Videos
We also bring up the best SponsorBlock settings to change
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Updated onOctober 31, 2024
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The SponsorBlock add-on for Firefox that helps you skip through the YouTube clips sponsorship parts. So, when you visit a YouTube video, the extension will check the database for reported sponsors and automatically skip known sponsors. The add-on settings are very intricate, allowing you to skip intro and intermission parts, chaptering the clip and many more.
How do I get and use SponsorBlock on Firefox?
1. Installing SponsorBlock on Firefox
As you can see from our caption above, the add-on is also available on Firefox for Android. It’s important to install it on your mobile as well if you watch most YouTube videos on your smartphone.
2. Set up SponsorBlock
SponsorBlock comes with default settings that you can leave untouched. For example, the main setting is to autoskip the sponsorship parts in the video. However, in the add-on settings tab you can change a lot of settings including this one. We will recommend the best settings below for the most important sections:
2.1 Behavior settings
These are the most important settings that we recommend changing in the Behavior category. We also advise using them responsibly because many content creators sustain their channels through sponsorships. We tried to recommend the settings based on the fact that you already have a list of subscribed channels and creators you like and want to support.
2.2 Interface
These are the most important settings to change in the Interface category. However, you should know that there are many other settings you can change here if you want to.
What are the control keys for SponsorBlock?
There are key bindings that will help you navigate through the SponsorBlock options a lot faster. You can change all of them but make sure you’re not using the key or key combination in other active app on your PC.
SponsorBlock is only available on Firefox so you will need to use the browser if you want to skip the sponsorship segments in YouTube videos. Also, you should know that the add-on doesn’t skip YouTube commercials. For that, you will need a YouTube Premium account.
Again, we recommend using SponsorBlock responsibly and even disable the extension when you’re watching the clips of your favorite content creators out there.
If you want toinstall FrankerFaceZ on Firefox, click the highlighted link to see how to do that. Another usefulFirefox extension is Bionic Readingand the highlighted link will guide you on how to install and use it.
Before you go, you might want to check our latest guide and learn how to useShazam on Firefox.
Are you already using SponsorBlock on Firefox? Let us know about your experience in the comments below.
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Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
