AdBlock
We built AdBlock to provide a worry-free and distraction-free Internet experience for everyone. It is used by tens of millions of users worldwide on all major browsers in more than 30 languages. Created by Michael Gundlach in 2009, AdBlock is now one of the most popular browser...
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
Features
- Block Trackers
- Safari extension
- Microsoft Edge extension
- Browser extension
- Opera extension
Tags
- Google Chrome Extension
- ad-filtering
- ad-filter
- Firefox Extension
- safari-ad-blocker
AdBlock News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
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Danilo_Venom added AdBlock as alternative to Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker
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What is AdBlock?
We built AdBlock to provide a worry-free and distraction-free Internet experience for everyone. It is used by tens of millions of users worldwide on all major browsers in more than 30 languages. Created by Michael Gundlach in 2009, AdBlock is now one of the most popular browser tools in existence.
The open-source software we create is designed to give users control over what they see in their web browser. It also gives users the ability to have control over their privacy by blocking many of the tools that advertisers and technology companies use to track people when they are online.
We believe that publishers should be able to monetize their content via advertising. Some of our favorite content is made possible with ads, and many of our users actively allow ads from creators they like using features available in AdBlock. Our focus is blocking annoying and intrusive ads. Since 2015, we have participated in the Acceptable Ads program, where publishers agree to ensure their ads meet certain criteria. Ads that are deemed non-intrusive are shown by default to AdBlock users. If you'd like to learn more about how Acceptable Ads works, where the money from this program goes, and more, please visit our Acceptable Ads FAQ.
We are a diverse, fully remote team with employees spread across North America and the globe. Our designers, developers, writers, managers, and more are obsessed with making the Internet a better place. We believe that everyone has a right to surf the web without being bombarded with pop-ups or video ads or being tracked by advertisers everywhere they go.
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Comments and Reviews
Once installed, you can't do without it! Easy to create filters to deactivate on your favorite sites that you want to sponsor. Like this one!
I haven't try ABP to compare. Any thoughts?
Adblock Plus does a better job educating the user (website) and creating lists. But I find AdBlock's interface more convenient to use (lists are still compatible). I salute the effort to let "acceptable ads" through to let small developers live off it.
I no longer support adblocker plus. I dont know if its just me but i was listening to music on soundcloud and then i got an ad, i checked everything to fix it, but no luck, i didn't see no ad count they blocked either, last time in total since 2 months ago is 17K blocked ads.
If im the only one then eh, i tried, if im not, let me know, liking it will help. Thanks
Adblock I think should be mandatory when using Chrom
Not perfect by any means and ads still slip here and there on YT, but still I would recommend it if constant ads get on your nerves. Ain't nobody got time for that.
I mentioned in my previous post that Adblock for Chrome can block most Youtube video ads (though not in Youtube videos embedded on third-party sites). Unfortunately, this functionality does not extend to videos from websites that aren't Youtube. Adblock Plus for Firefox is still king when it comes to blocking video ads in general. If you're watching a video on (for example) Engadget, Adblock Plus on Firefox will block both the ads that play before the main video itself, and the small banner ads that pop up within the main video while it's playing. Neat.
Not that I'm endorsing Adblock Plus. In fact, the Chrome version of Adblock Plus has the same flaws with video-blocking as its similarly-named competitor, Adblock for Chrome. In this regard, neither of these two major Chrome adblockers do as good of a job as their Firefox counterpart. For now, no matter which adblocker you're using on Google Chrome, you're still going to have to watch video ads. Dang it. :P
Oh yeah, and Adblock for Chrome isn't too great at blocking Youtube video ads, either. I'm talking about the ads that pop up inside videos, not the banner ads throughout the website. Though Adblock will block ads in videos on the actual Youtube website, it doesn't block video ads in embedded Youtube videos, on third-party sites. It's not a major flaw, but in my opinion, in-video ads are one of the most annoying types (right after popups, interstitials, and banner ads with sound).
Adblock is now defunct. A good alternative is Adblock Plus (ABP). Or, if you want more customization, uBlock Origin for chrome is also a good alternative.
Adblock for Chrome doesn't block ads as well as Adblock Plus for Firefox. Interstitial ads (ads that just randomly pop up and dominate the entire web page until you press the continue button) are not blocked most of the time, and sometimes you can still see ads for a brief moment before they're hidden. But Adblock for Chrome is getting better, and its current blocking ability is acceptable.