TwitchAdSolutions/README.md

TwitchAdSolutions

This repo aims to provide multiple solutions for blocking Twitch ads.

Recommendations

M3U8 proxies (or full proxies / VPNs) are the most reliable way of avoiding ads.

• TTV.LOL - chrome / firefox / code
• Purple AdBlock - chrome / firefox / code

Alternatively:

• Video Ad-Block, for Twitch - chrome / firefox
• Alternate Player for Twitch.tv - chrome / firefox
• ttv_adEraser - chrome / firefox (manual install) / code
• ttv-tools - firefox (manual install) / code
• notify-strip - see below

Read this for more info.

Current solutions

Don't combine these scripts with other Twitch specific ad blockers.

There are more suitable / easier to use methods in the above Recommendations.

• notify-strip (ublock / userscript)
  • Ad segments are replaced by low resolution stream segments.
  • Notifies Twitch that ads were "watched" (reduces preroll ad frequency).
  • Audio sync issues? Infinite loading on midrolls? Try (ublock / userscript) TODO: Fix these issues #17 #24.
• notify-reload (ublock / userscript)
  • Notifies that ads were watched, then reloads the player.
  • Repeats this until no ads (which may never happen ~ infinite reload).
  • You should expect 3-10 player reloads (give or take). Once successful you shouldn't see preroll ads for a while on any stream (10+ minutes?).
• low-res (ublock / userscript)
  • No ads.
  • The stream is 480p for the duration of the stream.
• mute-black (ublock / userscript)
  • Ads are muted / blacked out for the duration of the ad.
  • You might see tiny bits of the ad.

Applying a solution (uBlock Origin)

• Navigate to the uBlock Origin Dashboard (the extension options)
• Under the My filters tab add twitch.tv##+js(twitch-videoad).
• Under the Settings tab, enable I am an advanced user, then click the cog that appears. Modify the value of userResourcesLocation from unset to 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://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions/raw/master/notify-strip/notify-strip-ublock-origin.js
• To ensure uBlock Origin loads the script I recommend that you disable/enable the uBlock Origin extension (or restart your browser).

Applying a solution (userscript)

• Viewing one of the userscript files should prompt the given script to be added.

Other solutions / projects

For a more detailed description of the following please refer to this.

• https://github.com/odensc/ttv-ublock (extension - purple screen may display every 10-15 mins)
• https://github.com/Nerixyz/ttv-tools (Firefox extension)
• https://github.com/LeonHeidelbach/ttv_adEraser (extension)
• https://github.com/instance01/Twitch-HLS-AdBlock (extension)
• https://github.com/Wilkolicious/twitchAdSkip (UserScript + FrankerFaceZ)
• https://gist.github.com/simple-hacker/ddd81964b3e8bca47e0aead5ad19a707 (UserScript + FrankerFaceZ(optional))
• https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/415412-twitch-refresh-on-advert/code (UserScript + FrankerFaceZ(optional))
• Alternate Player for Twitch.tv - code (extension)
• https://github.com/TTV-LOL/extensions (extension)
• https://github.com/arthurbolsoni/Purple-adblock (extension)
• Video Ad-Block, for Twitch - chrome / firefox

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• https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink (desktop application)
• multiChat for Twitch (android app)
• https://twitchls.com/ (external site - purple screen may display every 10-15 mins)
• Use a VPN targeting a region without ads

NOTE/TODO

NOTE: Many of these solutions could do with improvements.
TODO: Test midroll ads.
TODO: More testing in general.