A SkipCut alternative with your own subscriptions

What they have in common

Both are websites rather than browser extensions, both are free, both work without an account, and both play video through YouTube's own player rather than modifying anything about YouTube itself. If all you need is to paste a link and watch, either will do the job.

Where SkipAds is different

A real subscription feed

This is the main difference. SkipCut is built around pasting one URL at a time. If you sign in to SkipAds with Google, you get the channels you actually subscribe to - your feed, not a trending page. That turns it from a URL converter into somewhere you can start your session rather than somewhere you land mid-way through one.

Playlists and history that stay with you

Build playlists that persist, and keep a watch history so you can pick up where you left off. History is stored in your own browser by default; signing in syncs playlists across devices.

Comments, if you want them

SkipCut deliberately leaves comments out. SkipAds shows them, because for a lot of videos the comments are part of the point. You can read them here; posting still happens on YouTube.

Where SkipCut is ahead

Worth being straight about this. SkipCut has SponsorBlock integration for skipping in-video sponsor segments, download options, and a browser extension for opening videos in one click. SkipAds has none of those today. If those specific features are what you are after, SkipCut is the better fit.

Which one to pick

If you want a quick paste-and-play tool with SponsorBlock and downloads, SkipCut. If you want somewhere to actually follow the channels you care about - with playlists, history and comments - SkipAds. Both are free, so trying both costs nothing.