Data month 2026-09

Skipper AI

Name: Skipper AI
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

General AI

AI Assistant / Chatbot

Skip YouTube sponsors, see AI audience ratings from the comments, and track your watch time — private, no API key needed.

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According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension Skipper AI has 104 users (+395.2% MoM), rated 4.4 (5 reviews) — ranked #4,160 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #1,017 of 2,418 in General AI.

Users · 2026-09

104+395.2%

Rating

★ 4.45

Overall Rank (9,324)

#4,160

General AI Rank

#1,017/ 2,418

What is Skipper AI

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Skip YouTube sponsors, see AI audience ratings from the comments, and track your watch time — private, no API key needed. Skipper enhances YouTube video watching in three ways: it skips supported promotional segments, shows an AI-generated audience rating for a video based on its comments, and provides a private summary of your own viewing time. All features operate on the YouTube watch experience.

HOW IT WORKS

Skipper sources sponsor segment timestamps from:

SponsorBlock — a free, community-maintained database covering millions of videos. Works without sign-in or setup.

Gemini AI (optional) — for videos not yet covered by the community database, signed-in users with YouTube's built-in "Ask about this video" feature can request AI-powered analysis.

When playback reaches a detected segment, Skipper automatically jumps past it and displays a brief notification with an Undo option. Detected segments are also shown as markers on the video progress bar.

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For audience ratings, Skipper reads a video's public top comments and uses YouTube's built-in "Ask about this video" feature to summarize how viewers received the video, shown as a rating badge next to the like/dislike buttons.

FEATURES

Automatic skipping of supported sponsors, self-promotions, intros, and outros
No sign-in required for SponsorBlock-powered skipping
Optional AI analysis for uncovered videos
AI audience rating (out of 10) with a positive/negative breakdown, from a video's comments
Private usage dashboard: time saved, time spent watching, top channels, and Shorts time — stored on your device only
Per-category skip controls, plus a toggle for the rating badge
Timeline markers with labels
Skip notifications with Undo
Local caching for faster repeat visits

LIMITATIONS

Some videos may not contain SponsorBlock data or detectable segments.
AI analysis and audience ratings require supported YouTube features and public comments, and may not be available for all users or videos.
Audience ratings are AI-generated summaries and may be imperfect.

PRIVACY

No sign-in required for core skipping functionality.
SponsorBlock lookups use a privacy-preserving hashed video identifier.
Sponsor timestamps and audience ratings are shared through a public database keyed by a hashed video identifier — never the raw video ID, your comments, or any user identifier.
Usage statistics (viewing time, top channels) are computed and stored only on your device and are never transmitted.
No watch history or personally identifying information is collected or uploaded.

CREDITS

Sponsor data provided by the SponsorBlock project and its contributors (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube, Google, Gemini, or SponsorBlock.