The latest articles on Forem by Life is Going (@lifeisgoing). https://forem.com/lifeisgoing https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3769528%2F8b3045f5-6efa-4198-a47d-4e934ef8085f.png https://forem.com/lifeisgoing en Life is Going Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:50:05 +0000 https://forem.com/lifeisgoing/youtube-adblocker-that-fixes-video-buffering-iframetube-2ebc https://forem.com/lifeisgoing/youtube-adblocker-that-fixes-video-buffering-iframetube-2ebc <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Famkxnqveeo29cy4rpr2p.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Famkxnqveeo29cy4rpr2p.png" alt="IframeTube preview" width="800" height="500"></a></p> <p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>I have recently made an adblocker called IframeTube, which fixes all of Youtube video buffering, removes all ads, and returns the old player UI. It should be used in a combination with a second adblock (e.g. uBlock Origin) to work properly. It does this by using the embedded Youtube player, which is lightweight, has no ads, and includes the old UI. You can learn more about this in the README file of the repository. The project is completely free and open source.</p> <p>Features:</p> <ul> <li><p>no ads, no video buffering</p></li> <li><p>old Youtube player ui</p></li> <li><p>auto sets your preferred video quality</p></li> <li><p>removes annoying shorts elements (optional)</p></li> <li><p>lightweight</p></li> </ul> <p>All your favorite features in the embedded player were remade:</p> <ul> <li><p>theater mode, Picture In Picture, autoplay &amp; autoplay button</p></li> <li><p>previous and next buttons with previews for the videos &amp; next video preview is also available for non playlists videos, replay feature for the previous button</p></li> <li><p>double speed logic activated when you hold space or left click on the video for 0.5s</p></li> <li><p>playlist functionality</p></li> <li><p>language based (the players tooltips, settings options are in your current language)</p></li> <li><p>all shortcuts are supported</p></li> <li><p>works perfectly with Youtube’s single page application</p></li> </ul> <p>Download links:</p> <p>Chrome: <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/iframetube-youtube-adbloc/popbfaalnmahdonefnbbogalimefpcnm" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/iframetube-youtube-adbloc/popbfaalnmahdonefnbbogalimefpcnm</a></p> <p>Firefox: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/iframetube-youtube-adblocker/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/iframetube-youtube-adblocker/</a></p> <ul> <li>please note that firefox may include a bit more bugs, so if you find any, please open an issue on Github :)</li> </ul> <p>Issues, source code, more detailed explanation:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/IframeTube/IframeTube" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/IframeTube/IframeTube</a></p> <p>I hope this will solve your Youtube issues and make you enjoy Youtube again :). As I said, if you have any issues or questions, open an issue on Github.</p> <p>You can also donate if you like to support the development :)</p> <p>Thank you!</p> youtube adblock oldui opensource