SponsorBlock (and DeArrow)

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DeArrow is a paid (if you want) browser extension. You can purchase an unlimited-use license key for 1$.

However, if you cannot, or do not want to pay, you can click the button at the bottom to use DeArrow for free. No worries if you can't or don't want to pay :)

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Who am I?

Hi, I'm Ajay. For the last 4 years, I've been working on SponsorBlock, an open-source privacy respecting browser extension and open API for skipping and identifying sponsors and other annoyances in YouTube videos. In June, I launched DeArrow, an extension targeting the next biggest annoyance on YouTube.

In January 2024, I will be graduating from university and hope to make SponsorBlock, DeArrow and future open-source user-focused tools my full time job. This DeArrow paywall is how I believe I'm going to make that possible.

With this paywall, I am trying to create a funding mechanism for my projects while still allowing universal access. That's why if you cannot or do not want to pay, I still very much want you to be able to use DeArrow as much as anyone else using the button at the bottom. But, if you can pay, I would really appreciate you supporting the project.

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Privacy Note: Other than intially checking your license key, no requests to DeArrow servers contain your license key. This means that fetching DeArrow data remains anonymous, and your DeArrow submissions cannot be linked to your payment details.

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If you cannot, or do not want to pay, you can use the button below use DeArrow for free, forever.

If you want to, or are able to support the project at a later time, that is always possible using any of the donation options.

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happy 5th birthday SponsorBlock

[Date and Post: 11:15 AM · Jul 24, 2024]

Source: https://x.com/SponsorBlock/status/1816175338927403408

DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.

"Clickbait" isn't the exception anymore, it's becoming the norm. Many have even started going through their entire backlog, changing old titles and thumbnails to be more attention grabbing and vague.

It's no one's fault. It's a system that creates a race to the bottom.

DeArrow hopes to stop this cycle. It's time to return to a more peaceful experience.

SponsorBlock is an open-source crowdsourced browser extension and open API for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about using a privacy preserving query system. It also supports skipping other categories, such as intros, outros and reminders to subscribe, and skipping to the point with highlight.

Check status.sponsor.ajay.app for server status.

There are currently 13,033,165 users who have submitted 17,777,498 skip segments, which have saved a total of 5090 years and 66.46 days of people's lives. Check out the leaderboard.