AdBlock-Maxxer v1.6.24 — 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
is the component that makes those videos play ad-free -- nothing to install
besides the downloaded helper (no Python):
  1. Open companion\install-companion.bat in this download.
     It registers the helper, starts it invisibly, and enables auto-start.
     Keep the companion\abm-companion folder together.
  2. 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
