- Improved vaft buffering mitigation - Changed 2k/4k player reload to only occur when the 2k/4k quality is active - Added new script "strip" which just strips ad segments - Removed all usage of "var"
TwitchAdSolutions
This repo aims to provide multiple solutions for blocking Twitch ads.
Don't combine Twitch specific ad blockers.
Recommendations
Proxies are the most reliable way of avoiding ads (buffering / downtime info).
Alternatively:
Alternate Player for Twitch.tv- chrome / firefoxPurple AdBlock- chrome / firefox / userscript / codeAdGuard Extra- chrome / firefox / userscriptvaft- see below
Read this for a full list and descriptions.
Also see this list maintained by @zGato.
Scripts
There are better / easier to use methods in the above recommendations.
- vaft - userscript / ublock / ublock (permalink)
- Attempts to get a clean stream as fast as it can
- If it fails to get a clean stream it removes ad segements (no playback until ad-free stream is found)
- video-swap-new - userscript / ublock / ublock (permalink)
- Attempts to get a clean stream
- If it fails to get a clean stream it removes ad segments (no playback until ad-free stream is found)
- Not recommended,
vaftis a better script
Applying a script (uBlock Origin)
- Navigate to the uBlock Origin Dashboard (the extension options)
- Under the
My filterstab addtwitch.tv##+js(twitch-videoad). - Under the
Settingstab, enableI am an advanced user, then click the cog that appears. Modify the value ofuserResourcesLocationfromunsetto the full url of the solution you wish to use (if a url is already in use, add a space after the existing url). e.g.userResourcesLocation https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions/master/vaft/vaft-ublock-origin.js - To ensure uBlock Origin loads the script I recommend that you disable/enable the uBlock Origin extension (or restart your browser).
To stop using a script remove the filter and make the url unset.
For the sake of security it's recommended to use a permalink when using uBlock Origin (permalinks do not auto update).
The scripts may randomly stop being applied by uBlock Origin for unknown reasons (#200). It's recommended to use the userscript versions instead.
Applying a script (userscript)
Viewing one of the userscript files should prompt the given script to be added when you have a userscript manager installed.
Userscript managers:
- https://violentmonkey.github.io/
- https://www.tampermonkey.net/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/userscripts/id1463298887
Issues with the scripts
If the script doesn't work or you're experiencing freezing / buffering issues see issues.md