Skip Ad is a Chrome Extension that can automatically close the video ads on YouTube, and also hide the video overlay ads (banners) and ads in the column next to the video.

Before or during the playback of the YouTube video, video ads can be shown. These ads can be closed with the Skip Ad or Skip Ads buttons that are displayed after 5 seconds. And so, you not only need to step in, but also wait for the buttons to appear. A different kind of ads can be video overlay ads that can be closed with the X button, or column ads that cannot be closed.

Skip Ad will look for the Skip Ad or Skip Ads buttons, and click them automatically to close the video ads for you. Although the buttons are displayed after 5 seconds, they are already prepared and extension can click them to close the ads quickly. Video overlay ads, and column ads, will be hidden.