Signal Skip — skip ad segments in videos by STARTECH

Skip sponsor ads in videos on YouTube, VK Video and RuTube

Signal Skip automatically skips sponsor ads, intros and other video segments marked by the community. The extension was previously called VK AD SKIP.

Спонсорская реклама в видео на VK Видео, YouTube (Ютуб) и RuTube (Рутуб) пропускается по отметкам сообщества. Интерфейс доступен на русском.

Supported sites

• VK Video: vk.com and vkvideo.ru — enabled after installation.
• YouTube: www.youtube.com — enable it in the Sites section of the popup or extension settings.
• RuTube: rutube.ru — enable it in the same section.

You can also enable YouTube and RuTube from the What’s New page. Your browser asks for access when you enable a site. Reload tabs that are already open. VK needs no separate activation.

How it works

Users mark the start, end and category of a segment. The extension retrieves these timestamps from a shared database and uses them during playback. A video without community timestamps has nothing to skip yet. You can contribute timestamps using the button in the player.

Features

• Skip sponsored segments, intros, self-promotion and credits.
• Choose automatic skipping separately for each category. Credits are not skipped automatically by default.
• See coloured segment markers on the player timeline.
• Submit timestamps and vote on segments.
• View local statistics for skipped segments and time saved.
• Adjust settings in the popup, on a separate settings page or in the player.
• Russian and English interfaces.

Limitations

Signal Skip works with segments inside the video itself. It does not block platform pre-rolls, banners or other ads inserted by the video platform.

Shorts and live streams on YouTube and RuTube are not supported. Skipping pauses in YouTube's collapsed mini-player. Mobile YouTube and YouTube Music are not supported.

Data and privacy

To retrieve timestamps, the extension sends the API the platform and current video ID, a randomly generated persistent installation ID, the extension version and video duration when available. On VK, it may also send the account ID read from the site's local storage and the displayed view-count text. Timestamp submissions and votes include intervals, a category and a vote value as applicable.

These requests can be linked to the same installation and, on VK, to an account. We therefore do not describe them as anonymous. The server also receives the connection's IP address and HTTP metadata.

Settings and skip statistics are stored in your browser. The extension does not separately upload these statistics or include third-party analytics SDKs. Server-side data is retained indefinitely. You can request deletion of data associated with you at support@star-tech.dev. Uninstalling the extension does not delete server-side data.

For details, see the extension privacy policy linked in the store's privacy section. Analytics on signalskip.com are documented separately.

Website: https://signalskip.com/
Support the project: https://signalskip.com/#donate
Telegram: https://t.me/vkadskip