Stealthy ad-skipper for YouTube with safer ad detection and stricter speed-up safeguards to avoid speeding real videos.
// ==UserScript==
// @name Bye Bye YouTube Ads - Stealth Mode (Safer Patch)
// @version 3.3
// @description Stealthy ad-skipper for YouTube with safer ad detection and stricter speed-up safeguards to avoid speeding real videos.
// @author DishantX (safer patch)
// @match *://www.youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://www.youtube.com/*/music*
// @exclude *://music.youtube.com/*
// @exclude *://m.youtube.com/*
// @run-at document-idle
// @grant none
// @namespace https://greasyfork.org/users/1467023
// ==/UserScript==
(() => {
'use strict';
// ---------- CONFIG ----------
const LOG = false; // set true for verbose console logs
const MIN_CLICK_DELAY = 500; // ms after skip appears
const MAX_CLICK_DELAY = 1200; // ms
const POLL_MIN = 700; // ms randomized poll
const POLL_MAX = 1500; // ms
const SPEED_FALLBACK = 4; // fallback playbackRate (reduced - safer)
const SPEED_DURATION_MIN = 900; // minimum time to keep sped up (ms)
const AD_SIGNAL_THRESHOLD = 2; // require at least 2 independent signals to act
// ----------------------------
const log = (...args) => { if (LOG) console.log('[ByeByeYT-Safer]', ...args); };
// --- non-destructive CSS (keep DOM nodes present) ---
const stealthCss = `
.ytp-ad-overlay, .ytp-featured-product, .ytp-ad-player-overlay,
#player-ads, ytd-companion-ad-renderer, ytd-display-ad-renderer,
ytd-banner-promo-renderer, ytd-promoted-sparkles-text-renderer,
ytd-ad-slot-renderer {
opacity: 0 !important;
pointer-events: none !important;
transform: none !important;
}
.ytd-promoted-sparkles-text-renderer, .ytp-ce-element {
opacity: 0.01 !important;
pointer-events: none !important;
}
#bbye-stealth-toggle {
position: fixed; right: 10px; bottom: 80px; z-index: 2147483647;
background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6); color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer;
user-select: none; box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.45); backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
#bbye-stealth-toggle[data-enabled="false"] { opacity: 0.45; }
`;
const style = document.createElement('style');
style.setAttribute('data-bbye-stealth', '1');
style.textContent = stealthCss;
(document.head || document.documentElement).appendChild(style);
// --- helpers ---
function randBetween(min, max) { return Math.floor(min + Math.random() * (max - min)); }
function qsAll(sel) { try { return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(sel)); } catch (e) { return []; } }
function isSkipButton(el) {
if (!el || el.nodeType !== 1) return false;
try {
const aria = (el.getAttribute && el.getAttribute('aria-label')) || '';
const txt = (el.textContent || '').trim();
const cls = (el.className || '').toLowerCase();
if (/skip ad|skipads|skip this ad|skip ad(s)?|skip ad$/i.test(aria + ' ' + txt)) return true;
if (cls.includes('ytp-ad-skip') || cls.includes('skip-button') || /^skip ad$/i.test(txt)) return true;
} catch (e) {}
return false;
}
function findSkipButtons() {
const candidates = qsAll('button, a[role="button"], div[role="button"]');
return candidates.filter(isSkipButton);
}
// --- AD SIGNALS ---
// Each function returns true/false for presence of a particular ad signal.
function signal_player_adshowing() {
const player = document.getElementById('movie_player');
return !!(player && player.classList && player.classList.contains('ad-showing'));
}
function signal_skip_buttons() {
return findSkipButtons().length > 0;
}
function signal_ad_overlay() {
return !!document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-player-overlay, .ytp-ad-overlay, .ytp-ad-image-overlay');
}
function signal_ad_renderers() {
return !!document.querySelector('ytd-display-ad-renderer, ytd-companion-ad-renderer, ytd-banner-promo-renderer, ytd-promoted-sparkles-text-renderer');
}
function signal_ad_duration() {
// ytp-ad-duration-remaining (or similar) indicates ad timing overlay
return !!document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-duration-remaining, .ytp-ad-time-remaining, .ytp-paid-content-badge');
}
function gatherAdSignals() {
const signals = [];
try {
if (signal_player_adshowing()) signals.push('player:ad-showing');
if (signal_skip_buttons()) signals.push('skip-button');
if (signal_ad_overlay()) signals.push('ad-overlay');
if (signal_ad_renderers()) signals.push('ad-renderer');
if (signal_ad_duration()) signals.push('ad-duration');
} catch (e) { log('gatherAdSignals err', e); }
return signals;
}
function isLikelyAd() {
const signals = gatherAdSignals();
log('ad signals:', signals);
return signals.length >= AD_SIGNAL_THRESHOLD;
}
// --- Actions ---
function clickWithHumanDelay(el) {
if (!el) return false;
const delay = randBetween(MIN_CLICK_DELAY, MAX_CLICK_DELAY);
setTimeout(() => {
try { el.click(); log('Clicked element after', delay, el); } catch (e) { log('click failed', e); }
}, delay);
return true;
}
let _speedState = { active: false, prevRate: 1, restoreTimer: null };
function speedUpVideoTemporaryIfAd(video) {
if (!video) video = document.querySelector('video');
if (!video) return false;
// Very important: re-check ad signals immediately — only proceed if still likely ad
if (!isLikelyAd()) { log('refused to speed: not enough ad signals'); return false; }
try {
if (_speedState.active) return true;
const prev = (video.playbackRate && video.playbackRate > 0) ? video.playbackRate : 1;
_speedState.prevRate = prev;
// Use conservative fallback speed
video.playbackRate = Math.max(prev, SPEED_FALLBACK);
_speedState.active = true;
log('sped video from', prev, '->', video.playbackRate);
// ensure restore is scheduled at min duration
_speedState.restoreTimer = setTimeout(() => {
// restore only when ad signals gone, otherwise keep it until ad ends
if (!isLikelyAd()) restoreVideoSpeed(video);
else {
// wait a bit and re-check
if (_speedState.restoreTimer) clearTimeout(_speedState.restoreTimer);
_speedState.restoreTimer = setTimeout(() => { if (!isLikelyAd()) restoreVideoSpeed(video); }, 800);
}
}, SPEED_DURATION_MIN);
return true;
} catch (e) { log('speedUp failed', e); return false; }
}
function restoreVideoSpeed(video) {
if (!video) video = document.querySelector('video');
if (!video) return;
try {
if (_speedState.restoreTimer) { clearTimeout(_speedState.restoreTimer); _speedState.restoreTimer = null; }
if (_speedState.active) {
video.playbackRate = (_speedState.prevRate && _speedState.prevRate > 0) ? _speedState.prevRate : 1;
_speedState.active = false;
log('restored playbackRate to', video.playbackRate);
}
} catch (e) { log('restoreVideoSpeed err', e); }
}
// Attempt to handle ad: click skip buttons (with human delay); if none and ad likely, fallback to speed-up
function handleAdOnce() {
if (!_enabled) return false;
const signals = gatherAdSignals();
if (signals.length < AD_SIGNAL_THRESHOLD) {
// Not enough signals; ensure any incidental speed is restored
const v = document.querySelector('video');
if (v) restoreVideoSpeed(v);
return false;
}
log('handleAdOnce acting on signals:', signals);
// 1) Click skip-like buttons if present
const skips = findSkipButtons();
if (skips.length) {
for (const b of skips) clickWithHumanDelay(b);
// After the max click delay, if still ad, fallback to speed-up
setTimeout(() => {
if (!isLikelyAd()) return;
const v = document.querySelector('video');
if (v) speedUpVideoTemporaryIfAd(v);
}, MAX_CLICK_DELAY + 150);
return true;
}
// 2) Try to close overlay-style 'close' buttons
const closers = qsAll('button, a').filter(el => {
try {
const aria = (el.getAttribute && el.getAttribute('aria-label')) || '';
const txt = (el.textContent || '').trim();
return /close ad|close overlay|dismiss ad|close/i.test(aria + ' ' + txt);
} catch (e) { return false; }
});
if (closers.length) {
for (const c of closers) clickWithHumanDelay(c);
return true;
}
// 3) If no skip/close buttons but ad is still likely, then safe speed-up (only after re-check)
const vid = document.querySelector('video');
if (vid) {
speedUpVideoTemporaryIfAd(vid);
return true;
}
return false;
}
// --- Observers and polling ---
let _pollTimer = null;
function startRandomPolling() {
if (_pollTimer) return;
function loop() {
try { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); } catch (e) { log('poll err', e); }
const next = randBetween(POLL_MIN, POLL_MAX);
_pollTimer = setTimeout(loop, next);
}
loop();
log('polling started');
}
function stopRandomPolling() { if (_pollTimer) { clearTimeout(_pollTimer); _pollTimer = null; } }
let _playerObserver = null;
function attachObservers() {
const player = document.getElementById('movie_player');
if (player && !_playerObserver) {
try {
_playerObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
for (const m of mutations) {
if (m.type === 'attributes' && m.attributeName === 'class') {
if (player.classList.contains('ad-showing')) {
setTimeout(() => { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); }, 60);
} else {
// ad ended -> restore quickly
const vid = document.querySelector('video');
if (vid) restoreVideoSpeed(vid);
}
}
if (m.addedNodes && m.addedNodes.length) {
setTimeout(() => { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); }, 80);
}
}
});
_playerObserver.observe(player, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['class'], childList: true, subtree: true });
log('player observer attached');
} catch (e) { log('attachObserver err', e); }
}
// Global lightweight observer
try {
const g = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
for (const m of mutations) {
if (m.addedNodes && m.addedNodes.length) {
setTimeout(() => { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); }, 120);
break;
}
}
});
g.observe(document.documentElement || document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
log('global observer attached');
} catch (e) { log('global observer err', e); }
}
function hookNavigation() {
document.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', () => {
setTimeout(() => { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); }, 300);
}, { passive: true });
const push = history.pushState;
history.pushState = function () {
const res = push.apply(this, arguments);
setTimeout(() => { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); }, 300);
return res;
};
}
// --- UI toggle ---
let _enabled = true;
function createToggle() {
if (document.getElementById('bbye-stealth-toggle')) return;
const t = document.createElement('div');
t.id = 'bbye-stealth-toggle';
t.title = 'Toggle ByeByeYT Stealth Mode';
t.textContent = 'ByeByeYT: ON';
t.setAttribute('data-enabled', 'true');
t.addEventListener('click', () => {
_enabled = !_enabled;
t.textContent = _enabled ? 'ByeByeYT: ON' : 'ByeByeYT: OFF';
t.setAttribute('data-enabled', _enabled ? 'true' : 'false');
if (_enabled) {
startRandomPolling();
handleAdOnce();
} else {
stopRandomPolling();
const v = document.querySelector('video'); if (v) restoreVideoSpeed(v);
}
}, { passive: true });
document.documentElement.appendChild(t);
}
// init
function init() {
attachObservers();
hookNavigation();
createToggle();
startRandomPolling();
setTimeout(() => { if (_enabled) handleAdOnce(); }, 400);
}
if (document.readyState === 'complete' || document.readyState === 'interactive') init();
else window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init, { once: true });
// If you ever see the real video speeding again: set LOG = true (top) and open DevTools -> Console.
// The console will show "ad signals" and why the script acted. Share them and I will tighten detection further.
})();