A ViewPure alternative that works the same way

ViewPure was the go-to way to show a YouTube video without the surrounding clutter, especially in classrooms. If you are looking for something that does the same job today, SkipAds works the same way - paste a link, get a clean page.

What people used ViewPure for

ViewPure solved one specific problem: you want to show a video, and you do not want everything else on the page coming with it. No recommended-video sidebar competing for attention, no comment section, no autoplay pulling the room somewhere unexpected when the video ends.

That need has not gone away. It is just as relevant for a classroom, a presentation, a shared screen, or simply watching something without being pulled into the next thing.

How SkipAds compares

SkipAds does the same core job. You paste a YouTube URL or video ID, and the video plays on its own page through YouTube's own player - no sidebar of recommendations, no clutter, and nothing to install.

  • Free, with no account needed. Signing in is optional and only exists for playlists and your subscription feed.
  • Works in any browser. Desktop, iPad, Android, smart TV - anywhere there is a modern browser.
  • Nothing installed. It is a website, not an extension.
  • Creators still get their view. Playback runs through YouTube's own player, so views and watch time are still counted and attributed.

Where SkipAds goes further

ViewPure was built around a single video at a time. SkipAds adds the parts of YouTube worth keeping: you can build playlists, your watch history is kept in your own browser, and if you sign in with Google you get your actual subscription feed rather than a trending page. Picture-in-picture lets you pop the player out and keep watching while you work.

Honest limitations

The same constraint that applied to ViewPure applies here: creators can choose not to let their videos play outside YouTube, and those will not play here. Age-restricted and region-locked videos may also be unavailable. This is a viewer, not a replacement for YouTube - posting comments, liking and subscribing still happen on YouTube itself.