Clearfold: YouTube Ad Blocker, Popup Blocker, Tracker & Scam Shield

Block YouTube ads, popups, trackers, cookie banners and scam sites. No acceptable ads, no browsing data collected, fixes in minutes.

Clearfold is an honest ad blocker that keeps YouTube watchable and the rest of the web calm. Nobody can pay to get through, no browsing data is collected, and fixes reach you in minutes. WHAT IT BLOCKS - Video ads on YouTube, including the ones that slip past other tools - Popups, pop-unders and sneaky redirects - Trackers and hidden analytics scripts - Cookie banners and other page clutter - Known scam and phishing pages, with a warning before you go further - Tracking tags in the links you open STAY IN CONTROL - Hide any element with one shortcut (Alt+Shift+H) and undo it anytime - Pause a site for 30 minutes (Alt+Shift+P) when something looks off - Custom rules and per-site switches - See how much was blocked. The counts never leave your device. OUR PROMISES - No "acceptable ads". No paid allowlisting, no affiliate injection. Ever. - No browsing data collected. No URLs, page content or history are sent anywhere. A page address goes into a problem report only after you confirm it. - Fast fixes. When a site breaks or the player changes, signed rule updates arrive in minutes, with no store review wait. - Signed updates only. Every download is verified before use, and Clearfold never runs remote code. FREE AND PRO Core blocking, video ad blocking, custom rules and fix speed are free and stay free. Pro adds cookie auto-reject, annoyance blocking, calmer video pages, clean Google and Bing results, sponsored social post hiding, settings sync, a full activity history with a weekly report built on your device, and priority problem reports. Safari on Mac and iPhone comes with Pro. EARLY ACCESS: Pro is free. Create an account to claim it, no card needed. Paid plans start after the first 500 users, and early claimers keep Pro. HOW IT WORKS - Network blocking: Clearfold uses Chrome's own request-blocking engine. Unwanted requests are stopped before they download, so pages carry less weight. - Page cleanup: leftover empty slots and banners are hidden with small style rules. - Video player: our own bundled scripts deal with player interruptions. They ship inside the extension and never come from a remote server. - Updates: new rules arrive as signed data in minutes. Selectors and settings only, never code. WHO IT HELPS - Anyone who wants to watch video without interruptions - Readers tired of newsletter popups, sticky banners and cookie walls - Shoppers and online banking users who want a warning before a known scam or phishing page opens - People who want fewer trackers following them from site to site QUESTIONS Does it slow the browser down? Blocking rules are matched by the browser itself, so no extra script runs on every request. Will it catch everything? No blocker can promise that. If something slips through or a page breaks, use Report a problem in the toolbar window. Confirmed fixes ship as signed rule updates. Is this ad blocker really free? Yes. Core blocking, video blocking, custom rules and fix speed stay free. Do I need an account? No. Free never needs one. What happens to my data? Nothing is collected. Counts stay on your device. PERMISSIONS, EXPLAINED - Read and change data on all websites: needed to block requests and hide unwanted page elements on the pages you visit. Everything is processed on your device. - Block content and webRequest: apply the blocking rules. - Storage and alarms: save settings and check for signed rule updates. - Tabs, scripting, context menus, notifications: per-site switch, hide element and status messages. Status and support: clearfold.pointerapps.net/status Made by Pointerflow LLC.