Show HN: I built a cleaner YouTube – no ads, sponsors, or doomscrolling
I built SkipCut
it’s like an ad-free, distraction-free YouTube with useful extras: background play, SponsorBlock, dark mode, playlist support, local history, download/share buttons… and it works on any device. No install. No login.
Here’s the best part: It works just by replacing "youtube" with "skipcut" in the video link. You skip all the boring stuff — ads, sponsors, intros, silence, filler and just watch what matters.
Why it’s different: No comments. No suggested videos. No clickbait.
I made this for my kid, I create a playlist and just send a SkipCut link like: https://skipcut.com?list=xyz123 It plays only those videos and stops the doomscrolling.
Just replace youtube with skipcut in the URL of any video Example: https://www.skipcut.com/watch?v=abc123
No signup required
Would love your feedback, ideas, and bug reports!
Try it: https://skipcut.com
- https://youloop.leftium.com
- https://github.com/Leftium/youloop
Your app gave me some ideas. Here are some ideas your app might use:
- Load video by detecting YouTube ID/URL in clipboard
- Hide YouTube "branding" in paused/thumbnail state. (Mostly to hide "More videos" UI)
- (A-B) looping
- Playback speed controls
- Mute
I’m already planning to use a different player to remove YouTube branding, playback speed controls, and other features.
Thanks for the feedback.
- Single click to open transcript
- Transcript not crammed into tiny window in corner
- Often I use the transcript as a navigation tool when (re)viewing a long video. Especially when I want to share a specific part of a video.
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And I found a bug in SkipCut when clicking a FAQ:
- If the video was started (then paused) opening a FAQ starts the video (audio).
- Possibly related? often the browser jumps down the page, so the FAQ I clicked is not visible unless I scroll back up. (Or maybe it is scrolling the FAQ to near the top of the viewport? It's disorienting. If intentional, a smooth scroll animation may help.)
keep up the great work!