How to Skip YouTube and Dailymotion Ads on Desktop Chrome or Edge

If you want a free ad blocker with YouTube ad skipping on a desktop browser, FixGuard offers experimental support for YouTube and Dailymotion in Chrome and Edge. Install it, enable video pre-roll blocking, reload the page, and check whether ads skip without disrupting the main video.

This guide covers the supported workflow, testing steps, limitations, and what to report when playback behaves unexpectedly.

Before you start

You need:

• Desktop Chrome or Microsoft Edge
• The latest FixGuard extension from FixGuard
• A YouTube or Dailymotion video for testing
• Permission to reload the page after changing settings

FixGuard is a free browser ad blocker that also blocks trackers. Its video feature is experimental and turned off by default. It is designed for desktop browsers, not the YouTube or Dailymotion mobile apps. The deciding factor among tech products is whether they support this exact workflow.

If you are new to browser extensions, first review how to install FixGuard as a free Chrome or Edge ad blocker.

Enable experimental video ad skipping

Use these steps for either browser:

1. Install FixGuard through the Chrome or Edge store link on its website.
2. Open the FixGuard extension menu.
3. Open Settings.
4. Turn on Block video pre-roll ads.
5. Return to YouTube or Dailymotion.
6. Reload the page.
7. Start a video and observe the beginning of playback.

This setting acts as a YouTube pre-roll ad blocker for Chrome and Edge, while also providing experimental Dailymotion pre-roll handling. It may skip confirmed ads, advance through consecutive ads, and restore sound or player controls after an ad sequence. Results can change when either site updates its player.

For background on the relevant browser extension products, remember that this feature is opt-in specifically to avoid changing playback for existing users without their consent.

Verify the result in Chrome or Edge

Test one video on each service rather than assuming every page will behave identically.

• On YouTube, check whether the main video begins without a pre-roll.
• On Dailymotion, check whether playback advances to the selected video.
• Confirm that sound returns normally.
• Open the player controls and test pause, play, seeking, and full screen.
• Reload once more to see whether the result is consistent.

You can use the same process when looking for a free YouTube ad blocker Chrome extension, a free YouTube ad blocker Edge extension, or an ad blocker that works on YouTube and Dailymotion. FixGuard’s support is experimental, so successful playback on one video does not guarantee identical behavior on another.

If you want broader page-level controls, the content blocker products category is relevant, but this guide focuses on desktop video skipping.

Common mistakes and feedback to send

The most common setup mistake is enabling the feature but not reloading the video page. Another is testing inside a mobile app, where this desktop browser extension cannot operate. Also check whether another blocker is enabled, since multiple extensions can affect player behavior.

If an ad is not skipped, or the player shows a black screen, stall, unexpected jump, missing sound, or broken controls, record:

• Browser and version
• FixGuard version
• Operating system
• Other enabled blockers
• Public YouTube or Dailymotion URL, when possible

FixGuard processes page content locally and does not upload page content, form data, or browsing history. It does download blocking-rule updates. You can pause protection for a site if needed.

For privacy-focused blocking tools, see browser privacy products. To help improve the experimental feature, share playback feedback through FixGuard after testing several videos. The useful final check is simple: confirm whether the ad skipped, the main video started, and all player controls still worked.