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).

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

Alternatively:

• Video Ad-Block, for Twitch (fork) - chrome / firefox / code
• Alternate Player for Twitch.tv - chrome / firefox
• notify-strip / notify-swap / vaft - see below

Read this for a full list and descriptions.

Scripts

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

• notify-strip - ublock / userscript / ublock (permalink)
  • Ad segments are replaced by low resolution stream segments.
  • Notifies Twitch that ads were "watched" (reduces preroll ad frequency).
  • You may experience a small jump in time when the regular stream kicks in.
• notify-swap - ublock / userscript / ublock (permalink)
  • The same as notify-strip with a slightly different method to fix freezing issues (especially on Firefox).
  • The ad/non-ad transition takes slightly longer than notify-strip.
• vaft - ublock / userscript / ublock (permalink)
  • Video Ad-Block, for Twitch (fork) as a script.
• low-res ublock / userscript / ublock (permalink)
  • No ads.
  • The stream is 480p for the duration of the stream.

For the sake of security it's recommended to use a permalink when using uBlock Origin (these links do not auto update).

Applying a script (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).

To stop using a script remove the filter and make the url unset.

Applying a script (userscript)

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