---
title: "AdBlock for YouTube™ – Lightweight & Fast – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000 users, rated 4.31 by 13 people. Version 3.0.5, updated 2026-04-22. Requests 5 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd"
---

# AdBlock for YouTube™ – Lightweight & Fast

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000
- Rating: 4.31 from 13 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-27 01:23 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #17,733 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Shopping: #688 of 8,433

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Unlike other ad blockers, this lightweight extension focuses only on YouTube ads…

- Extension ID: `foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd`
- Developer: [choicechronicle](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u6e928bca683293ab217ea5e2abd62775)
- Category: [Lifestyle › Shopping](https://extensiontracker.com/category/lifestyle/shopping)
- First published: 2023-04-19
- Last updated: 2026-04-22
- Version: `3.0.5`
- Size: 105 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (53): Deutsch, English, English (United Kingdom), Filipino, Indonesia, Kiswahili, Melayu, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, eesti, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, اردو, العربية, فارسی, मराठी, हिन्दी, বাংলা, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Privacy policy: `https://getcheese.co/yt-adblock-light/privacy.html`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-for-youtube-%E2%80%93-lig/foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Ffoefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,000 | 4.31 | 13 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://m.youtube.com/*`: m.youtube.com
- `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://m.youtube.com/*`: m.youtube.com
- `*://www.youtube.com/*`: www.youtube.com

### Browser features

- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `tabs`: Read the addresses and titles of your tabs

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-27 01:23 UTC; next check around 2026-10-01.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “AdBlock for YouTube™ – Lightweight & Fast” (foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd,
  title   = {AdBlock for YouTube™ – Lightweight & Fast (foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-27},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/foefmapdjhbfdehppmnnfghcicfgohpd},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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