Clify v17.0

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Clify v17.0.0 — Release Notes

YouTube, Uncluttered. Open-source YouTube content blocker. Available for Chrome / Chromium (MV3) and Firefox (WebExtensions).

clify-v17.0.0-chrome.zip · clify-v17.0.0-firefox.zip · clify-firefox-v17.0.0.xpi

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What's New in v17.0.0

🛡️ uBlock Origin–Level Ad Blocker

• Layer 1 — declarativeNetRequest: 593+ static rules (412 ad domains + 181 YouTube ad URL patterns)
• Layer 2 — DOM removal: scans every 600ms for 238 ad selectors across 15 categories (207 video ad selectors + 31 banner selectors)
• Layer 3 — Network interception: fetch/XHR hook blocking 135 ad domains + 29 regex URL patterns
• Layer 4 — Scriptlet injection: anti-adblock bypass, ad-detection flag overrides, nag popup blocking
• Layer 5 — Procedural cosmetic filtering: text-content-based element hiding

🌐 Remote Filter Lists (NEW)

• Bundled clify-filters.txt in uBlock Origin / AdGuard format
• 1,272 network rules + 227 cosmetic selectors
• Auto-refreshes every 12 hours with a bundled offline fallback — no manual updates

🎭 Fake Channel Block (NEW)

• Blocks impersonation/fake channels from search results and watch pages
• 16 known fake channel handles + 61 name patterns + custom list support
• Full-screen visual overlays on both search results and watch pages

🔔 YouTube Toast Notifications (NEW)

• In-page toast alerts when videos are blocked (Keyword Block / Language Block / Fake Channel / Video Hidden)

🎫 Support Ticket System (NEW)

• Global + per-user serial ticket IDs
• Sends system diagnostics and feature status with each ticket
• Telegram-based delivery

💻 Dashboard Toggle Toasts (NEW)

• Instant visual feedback when any dashboard toggle is switched

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🚀 What's Inside (both builds)

• SponsorBlock — skips sponsors, intros, outros, highlights, fillers (default ON, 3-URL fallback)
• Shorts Remover — removes Shorts from feed, sidebar, search, and dedicated tab
• Audio Equalizer — 5-band Web Audio API EQ (60Hz–12kHz) with 9 presets
• Age-Gate Bypass — auto-skips age verification and "Sign in to confirm" prompts
• Live Stream Cleaner — hide chat, Super Chat, members, tickers
• Channel Manager — block/allow channels with visual overlays
• Keyword Manager — 5,000+ keywords, pipe | synonyms, 32-language support
• Watch Later Queue — built-in playlist manager
• Scheduled Blocking — time-based focus schedules
• Content Density Meter — rolling 20-video quality scoring
• Monetization Badge — 7-method monetization detection on thumbnails
• Language Block — 22 scripts + Latin with Unicode detection
• PiP Button — native-style picture-in-picture toggle in the player
• 32-language UI with RTL support
• Dark/light theme, everything auto-saves to storage

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📥 Downloads

Platform	File
Chrome / Chromium (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc, Kiwi, Quetta)	clify-v17.0.0-chrome.zip
Firefox / Firefox Android	clify-v17.0.0-firefox.zip
Firefox (AMO-ready)	clify-firefox-v17.0.0.xpi

Both builds share the same v17.0.0 codebase and features. Chrome uses the MV3 chrome.* API; Firefox uses browser.* for full AMO compatibility.

🔧 Install

Chrome: chrome://extensions/ → Developer mode → Load unpacked → select extracted folder.
Firefox: about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox → Load Temporary Add-on → select manifest.json. For permanent install, submit the XPI to addons.mozilla.org.
Android (Kiwi/Quetta): load the Chrome ZIP the same way.

🔒 Privacy

Local processing · no telemetry · no servers · open source · MIT license.

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Made by Dipto Design Studio
© 2026 Dipto Design Studio

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This discussion was created from the release Clify v17.0.