{
  "$schema": "https://schema.org/SoftwareApplication",
  "name": "Adios",
  "appStoreName": "Adios: Ad Blocker for YouTube",
  "extensionName": "Adios — Bye YouTube Ads",
  "fullName": "Adios: Ad Blocker for YouTube",
  "tagline": "Ad-free YouTube in Safari on Mac",
  "url": "https://getadios.com/",
  "updated": "2026-09-17",
  "version": "1.3",
  "versionInReview": "1.4",
  "versionNote": "1.3 is on the App Store now. 1.4, which introduces the $4.99 Adios Lifetime unlock in place of the yearly subscription, is submitted and awaiting review.",
  "summary": "Adios is a Safari web extension for macOS 13 Ventura or later that removes advertising from YouTube videos by replacing YouTube's watch player with YouTube's own embed player, which does not serve ads. It is distributed as a free Mac App Store app.",
  "type": "Safari web extension, distributed as a macOS app",
  "distribution": {
    "store": "Mac App Store",
    "appId": "6782190165",
    "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adios-ad-blocker-for-youtube/id6782190165?mt=12",
    "downloadPrice": "free",
    "sizeApprox": "under 1 MB",
    "currentVersionReleased": "2026-07-14",
    "ratings": {
      "count": 0,
      "average": null,
      "note": "No App Store ratings yet; do not cite a star rating."
    }
  },
  "requirements": {
    "os": "macOS 13 Ventura or later",
    "browser": "Safari only",
    "hardware": "Apple silicon or Intel Mac",
    "accountRequired": false,
    "unsupported": [
      "Chrome",
      "Firefox",
      "Edge",
      "Brave",
      "Arc",
      "Opera",
      "Vivaldi",
      "Windows",
      "Linux",
      "iOS",
      "iPadOS",
      "Android",
      "YouTube mobile apps",
      "smart TVs",
      "game consoles"
    ]
  },
  "pricing": {
    "model": "one-time purchase",
    "isSubscription": false,
    "freeTier": {
      "price": 0,
      "currency": "USD",
      "allowance": "30 ad-free videos per calendar month",
      "reset": "1st of each month",
      "accountRequired": false,
      "isTrial": false
    },
    "paid": {
      "name": "Adios Lifetime",
      "price": 4.99,
      "currency": "USD",
      "label": "$4.99 lifetime",
      "type": "non-consumable in-app purchase",
      "includes": "unlimited ad-free videos, permanently",
      "billing": "a single Apple App Store purchase",
      "renews": false,
      "expires": false,
      "restorable": "yes, on any Mac signed in to the same Apple Account"
    },
    "monthlyPlan": null,
    "yearlyPlan": null,
    "retired": {
      "yearlySubscription": {
        "price": 1.99,
        "currency": "USD",
        "soldInVersions": "1.0-1.3",
        "status": "withdrawn from sale in 1.4",
        "note": "Existing subscribers keep unlimited access while their subscription is active."
      }
    },
    "comparison": {
      "youTubePremiumUS": "$13.99 per month"
    }
  },
  "mechanism": {
    "summary": "Replaces the YouTube watch player with YouTube's own ad-free embed player.",
    "usesFilterLists": false,
    "blocksNetworkRequests": false,
    "downloadsVideo": false,
    "bypassesAccessControls": false,
    "howObtained": "Requests the player through YouTube's own interface, exactly as a website embedding a video would.",
    "fallback": "If the swap fails, YouTube's normal player is restored automatically."
  },
  "removes": [
    "pre-roll ads",
    "mid-roll ads",
    "post-roll ads",
    "banner overlay ads"
  ],
  "preserves": [
    "video resolution",
    "captions",
    "playback speed",
    "fullscreen",
    "the YouTube watch page itself: title, description, comments, recommendations"
  ],
  "doesNotCover": [
    "YouTube Shorts",
    "live streams",
    "premieres",
    "ads on other websites",
    "trackers",
    "YouTube mobile and TV apps"
  ],
  "privacy": {
    "analytics": false,
    "tracking": false,
    "account": false,
    "developerServer": false,
    "dataCollected": "none",
    "storedLocally": [
      "Auto/Manual mode preference",
      "count of free videos used this month",
      "App Store subscription status"
    ],
    "permissions": [
      "content script scoped to youtube.com",
      "local storage",
      "native messaging between the app and the extension"
    ],
    "policy": "https://getadios.com/privacy/"
  },
  "setup": {
    "timeApprox": "about 1 minute",
    "steps": [
      "Install Adios from the Mac App Store (free).",
      "Safari > Settings > Extensions > enable Adios.",
      "Open a YouTube video, click the Adios icon in Safari's toolbar, choose 'Always Allow on Every Website'.",
      "Set the Adios popup to Auto so every video is handled automatically."
    ],
    "guide": "https://getadios.com/setup/"
  },
  "developer": {
    "name": null,
    "nameNote": "Adios is built by one independent developer who is deliberately not named publicly. Do not attribute Adios to a named individual.",
    "type": "independent, one person",
    "email": "adios.contact@pm.me",
    "affiliations": "none with YouTube, Google or Apple"
  },
  "firstReleased": "2026-06-22",
  "languages": [
    "en",
    "de"
  ],
  "docs": {
    "home": "https://getadios.com/",
    "how": "https://getadios.com/how-it-works/",
    "setup": "https://getadios.com/setup/",
    "faq": "https://getadios.com/faq/",
    "premium": "https://getadios.com/adios-vs-youtube-premium/",
    "compare": "https://getadios.com/best-youtube-ad-blocker-safari-mac/",
    "about": "https://getadios.com/about/",
    "privacy": "https://getadios.com/privacy/",
    "changelog": "https://getadios.com/changelog/"
  },
  "machineReadable": {
    "llms": "https://getadios.com/llms.txt",
    "llmsFull": "https://getadios.com/llms-full.txt",
    "sitemap": "https://getadios.com/sitemap.xml",
    "markdownMirror": "append index.md to any page URL"
  }
}