YouTube sponsor skipper
youtube-sponsor-detection (github.
by @tdinh_me
Overview
youtube-sponsor-detection (github.com/trungdq88/youtube-sponsor-detection) is Tony Dinh's open JavaScript extension. Optional live audio and captions feed Jev a sponsor-segment classification; when confidence crosses threshold the player skips forward. The author cites about $0.005 per video on X. MIT repo plus madewithjev build notes.
Problem: Sponsor segments waste viewer time and simple keyword skips miss nuanced transitions or fire on the wrong cue.
Built for: Chrome users who want a BYOK extension that listens for sponsor pivots and jumps the playhead without a cloud DVR service.
First indexed on Jev Directory: 2026-09-17
Creator and team
- Name
- Tony Dinh
- Handle
- @tdinh_me
How Jev is used
- Role in the product flow
- Realtime sponsor segment detection gate on streaming transcript or audio cues
- Primitives
- NoulScore
- State in
- Rolling transcript or audio-derived text from the active YouTube tab plus lightweight player state.
- Decision out
- Sponsor-segment probability that triggers an automatic skip command when above threshold.
- Extension attaches to the YouTube player with user consent
- Audio or captions stream into chunked text state
- Jev evaluates sponsor-segment questions on a timer
- Player seeks past the segment when the gate fires
Tony's extension is a listening loop, not a batch summarizer. Chunks of transcript arrive while you watch; Jev answers a tight sponsor question instead of rewriting the video. That keeps cost in the fractional cent band he quoted. Skips are client-side player commands, so latency depends on how often you poll and how aggressive thresholds are. The showcase clip on X shows the behavior; embed uses remote twimg like other directory videos. Prototype status means expect rough edges before you ship it to non-technical friends.
Sourced performance claims
- Author post cites about $0.005 per video for the prototype with BYOK.Source: x.com/tdinh_me/status/2100793777103466615
- Public GitHub repo trungdq88/youtube-sponsor-detection had about ninety four stars when this listing was drafted.Source: GitHub star count September 2026
Features and stack
Features
- Chrome extension with optional live audio path
- BYOK TypeSafe configuration
- Automatic playhead skip on sponsor detection
- Open source MIT JavaScript
Stack
- JavaScript
- Chrome extension APIs
- YouTube player hooks
- TypeSafe Jev
Pricing: BYOK; author cites about half a cent per video on the launch post.
Demo
Showcase clip with the same lightbox player as the homepage. Click to play.
YouTube sponsor segment skipper
Optional ears on the tab, Jev spots the this video is sponsored pivot, and the player jumps past the coupon code monologue. BYOK, pennies per binge.
Links
FAQ
- Does it upload audio to a custom backend?
- The prototype is BYOK to TypeSafe per repo and author post. Read the extension permissions before installing.
- Will it skip non-sponsor CTAs?
- Threshold tuning matters. Treat detections as probabilistic gates, not legal sponsorship disclosures.
- Is this an official YouTube feature?
- No. It is a third-party open source experiment from Tony Dinh, unrelated to Google.
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