How to Turn Off or Disable Ads on Your YouTube Channel & Videos

When watching YouTube videos, you’ve probably encountered ads—those
brief interruptions you either skip or sit through.

But what if you’re a creator and don’t want ads on your videos?

Let’s break it down.

For YouTube Partner Program Members: Control Over Ads

If you’re part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), you have the option to disable ads on your videos. However, this comes with a trade-off: you lose ad revenue when you turn off monetization.

Turning Off Ads for Individual Videos

1. Open YouTube Studio and go to the Content tab.
2. Select the video you want to edit.
3. Under Monetization, switch from “On” to “Off.”
4. Click Save.

The green dollar sign next to the video will disappear, indicating that monetization is turned off.

Turning Off Ads for Multiple Videos

1. In YouTube Studio, click the Content tab.
2. Check the box at the top to Select All videos or select specific videos.
3. Click the Edit dropdown, choose Monetization, and select “Off.”
4. Click Update Videos.

Ads will no longer appear on the selected videos, and you’ll stop earning ad revenue from them.

For Non-YouTube Partner Program Creators: Limited Control

If you’re not in the YouTube Partner Program, ads may still appear on your videos. Unfortunately,
non-partners cannot disable these ads. YouTube reserves the right to display ads, even if the creator doesn’t earn revenue from them.

To join the YouTube Partner Program, you need:

• 1,000 subscribers
• 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months.

Once you meet these requirements, you’ll gain control over ad monetization.

Types of Ads on Your Videos

You can see and manage ad formats in YouTube Studio under Settings > Upload Defaults > Monetization.

Here are the main ad types:

• Skippable Ads: Viewers can skip after 5 seconds.
• Non-Skippable Ads: Play for up to 15 seconds without an option to skip.
• Mid-Roll Ads: Appear during videos longer than 8 minutes.
• Pre-Roll/Post-Roll Ads: Appear before or after a video.

YouTube recently simplified ad format options. Now, when monetization is on,
YouTube automatically decides the ad types displayed on long-form videos.

Controlling Ads on Shorts Videos

For Shorts videos, the process to turn off ads is similar:

1. Go to the Content tab in YouTube Studio.
2. Select Shorts videos individually or in bulk.
3. Choose Monetization and set it to “Off.”

Ads Beyond Your Control

Some ads appear outside the video player, such as:

• Watch Feed Ads: Displayed below or next to videos.
• In-Feed Video Ads: Appear on search results, home feeds, or watch-next feeds.

These types of ads cannot be turned off by creators within YouTube Studio.

How To Stop Ads Playing On Other People’s YouTube Videos

Tired of ads interrupting your viewing experience on YouTube?
The most reliable solution is to subscribe to YouTube Premium.

Benefits include:

• Ad-free viewing.
• Offline access: Download videos to watch without Wi-Fi.
• Background playback: Videos continue playing while using other apps.

YouTube Premium comes with a free trial, and you can cancel anytime.
Note: Using ad blockers violates YouTube’s terms of service and may
result in limited access to the platform.

Key Takeaways

1. YouTube partners can disable ads on their own videos.
2. Non-partners cannot turn off ads on their content.
3. Creators no longer control specific ad types but can block ads
   from sensitive categories or specific URLs.
4. Ads outside the video player cannot be turned off.
5. To avoid ads on other videos, consider subscribing to YouTube Premium.

For more tips on optimizing your YouTube channel, check out this guide:
How I Make Money on YouTube While Sleeping.