AdAway AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Ad Blockers for Windows

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   AdGuard

    284 likes

   Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

   124 AdGuard alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Cyprus
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • Safari
   • Yandex Browser
   • Opera
   • Mozilla Firefox
   • Snapcraft
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Android TV

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Apr 30, 2024

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   Customization and Price. Adaway's primary feature is that it's free. Then it has the ability to accept custom host lists which let you block ads while not breaking sites.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Sep 18, 2024

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   In my opinion, Adguard ad blocker for Windows and Android offers more features than just blocking ads with certain filters, custom DNS and protocol DNS-over-QUIC filtering, which is fast and less hackable.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • AdGuard is Freemium and Open SourceAdAway is Free and Open Source
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   NextDNS

    161 likes

   NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.

   141 NextDNS alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • BSD
   • iPad
   • UC Browser
   • Vivaldi
   • Google Chrome
   • UniFi Network
   • Safari
   • Yandex Browser
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • OpenWrt
   • Opera
   • Alpine Linux
   • pfSense
   • Mozilla Firefox
   • DD-WRT

   

   

   

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   bLue

   Positive comment•Jan 16, 2024

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   Most comprehensive protection you can get and the best is it's free.

   Centaro

   Negative comment•Dec 25, 2025

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   It asks for an account in the home screen.

   

   

   • NextDNS is Freemium and Open SourceAdAway is Free and Open Source
   • NextDNS is Customizable and Security-focusedAdAway is not according to our users
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   Zen Ad-Blocker

    18 likes

   Zen is an open-source system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It works by setting up a proxy that intercepts HTTP requests from all applications, and blocks those serving ads, tracking scripts that monitor your behavior, malware, and other...

   58 Zen Ad-Blocker alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application types

   • Ad Blocker
   • Privacy Tool

   Origin

   • Kazakhstan

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Windows

   

   

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   AdGuard

   Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spywa...

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   Privoxy

    60 likes

   Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.

   59 Privoxy alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Ad Blocker

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   AdBlocker Ultimate

    13 likes

   Cross-browser ad-blocking solution.

   105 AdBlocker Ultimate alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Ad Blocker

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Google Chrome
   • Yandex Browser
   • Opera
   • Mozilla Firefox

   

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   Technitium DNS Server

    9 likes

   Technitium DNS Server is an open source tool that can be used as a personal local DNS server for privacy & security. It includes Ad blocking feature combined with DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS support.

   27 Technitium DNS Server alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Ad Blocker

   Origin

   • India

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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    Unified hosts file with base extensions

     15 likes

    Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

    98 Unified hosts file with base extensions alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Ad Blocker

    Origin

    • Canada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    

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    ZenMate Web Firewall

     12 likes

    ZenMate Web Firewall is a security solution that blocks malware, trackers and security threats, plus free Ad Blocker against Malvertising!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Ad Blocker

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome

    

    

    

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    TBlock

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    TBlock is a content blocker that uses the hosts file (that is present in all operating systems) to block undesired websites.

    8 TBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus

     11 likes

    Fight the text ads! Element Hiding Helper is a companion extension for Adblock Plus meant to make creating element hiding rules easier.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Ad Blocker

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Adblock Plus
    • GNU IceCat
    • Firefox

    

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    CatBlock

     4 likes

    In 2014, Michael Gundlach (the creator of the AdBlock extension) discontinued his pay-monthly "CatBlock" extension, that let users replace ads online with cats (or any other image from Flickr).

    47 CatBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Ad Blocker

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera

    

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