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Here is every single way I can think of to block YouTube ads:
uBlock Origin + Firefox
NewPipe on Android
Libretube on Android
uYou+ on iOS
FreeTube on *NIX and Windows
yt-dlp + mpv
YouTube Revanced
Invidious self hosting
Piped self hosting
And finally, last and definitely least
YouTube Premium
Donate to the creators who make content. Google does not deserve a penny of your hard earned money.
I read that Google is rolling out some ads on premium so that might need to get removed from your list.
I believe you're thinking of premium lite, or whatever they call it.
Correct. If they ever roll out ads on premium, I’m not sure what we’ll do. Maybe figure out a new platform or a new way to watch.
Amazon Premium started this trend. They're shameless.
Then stop using youtube. It sucks ever since googol bought it. Haven't used it since.
That is right thinking. I admire that.
SmartTube for Android TV devices
There's also Pipeline for *nix (and possibly Windows, but I didn't bother to check.)
You should add Brave on iOS to the list. Never seen any ad with Brave.
I second Freetube. Not a perfect app (think it's Chromium based), but it gets the job done and they're pretty good about updating it pretty quickly whenever YT successfully breaks it.