AdBlock-Maxxer v1.5.8 — how to install (Chrome / Brave / Edge)
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This is an unpacked extension (we are intentionally NOT on the Chrome Web
Store), so you install it by pointing your browser at THIS folder:

  1. Keep this folder extracted somewhere permanent (e.g. Documents) —
     do NOT delete it after installing; the browser loads from it.
  2. Open your browser's extensions page:
       Chrome  -> chrome://extensions
       Brave   -> brave://extensions
       Edge    -> edge://extensions
  3. Turn ON "Developer mode" (top-right toggle, or left sidebar on Edge).
  4. Click "Load unpacked" and select THIS folder
     (the one containing manifest.json).
  5. Pin the shield icon and you're done. A welcome tab will open with the
     hotkeys and features.

Updating: download the latest zip from https://dl.maxxtopia.com/adblockmaxxer-chrome.zip,
extract over this folder, then hit the refresh icon on the extensions page.
(There's no auto-update because we're off-store — that's the trade-off.)

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ADVANCED: ad-free YouTube even on 'server-side ad enforced' accounts
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If YouTube black-screens videos or shows an "allow ads" wall on your
account, no in-browser blocker can beat that alone. The companion app
fixes it -- nothing to install (no Python):
  1. Download the companion:
       https://dl.maxxtopia.com/adblockmaxxer-companion.zip
  2. Unzip it, then double-click abm-companion\abm-companion.exe.
     It runs invisibly in the background. Done. (Keep the whole
     folder together; the exe needs its _internal files. To auto-start
     every login, run companion\install-companion-autostart.ps1 once.)
  3. Make sure the extension's 'YouTube Reclaim' toggle is on (default).
Everything else (Twitch, Spotify, the wider web, normal YouTube) works
WITHOUT the companion. Devs can run companion\abm_companion.py instead.

Questions: https://maxxtopia.com/extensionmaxxing
