Adblock Plus Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to Adblock Plus for Mac, Windows, Chrome, Linux, iPhone and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to Adblock Plus.

Popular ad blocking web browser extension that includes an "Acceptable Ads" list enabled by default. If you're looking for more info about Adblock Plus like screenshots, reviews and comments you should visit our info page about it. Below you find the best alternatives.

The list of alternatives was last updated: 5/20/2020 12:01:00 AM

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uBlock Origin

A wide-spectrum efficient blocker. Which block ads, trackers and malware sites. Supports Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Thunderbird. Fast and lean, and as of 2017 still being actively improved. Forked from uBlock uBlock Origin has received praise from technology websites, and is reported to be much less memory-intensive than other extensions Manifesto • The user decides what web content is acceptable or not in their browser.
- Uses less resources than Adblock Plus, and it's more customizable. Buster_Blue • Nov 2016 • 25 agrees and 3 disagrees
- More efficient, faster, less use of memory. Guest • Nov 2017 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Preferred by many: lighter, quicker, does a great job. Outperforms adb+ Guest • Mar 2017 • 8 agrees and 0 disagrees
- UBlock Origin actually blocks ads, but companies can pay to bypass Adblock Plus Guest • Mar 2020
- Easy on memory and CPU, uses the same lists of AdBlock+ and others, does not allow "acceptables ads" Guest • Jun 2016 • 16 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Open Source, faster, better, no ads, built in C++. Guest • Apr 2016 • 16 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It's point and click to block a part of webpage is awesome. After clicking a panel opens which describes the clicked part better than best browsers built in "Inspect Element" option. Deviated • May 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Much lighter, and somehow more effective! Long time-user of ABP, very happy to change to uBlock Origin kelzebub • Jan 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Microsoft Edge ... Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Pale Moon Opera Chromium Firefox
Block ads Lightweight Firefox Extensions Customizable ... Configurable Google Chrome Extensions Element blocker Security & Privacy Privacy focused 3rd-party filters Browser extension Custom filters Security focused Block ads Microsoft Edge extension Website whitelisting Add a feature

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AdBlock

AdBlock stops ads, improves browser speeds, and protects you online. Your browser is automatically updated with additions to the filter: just click Install, then visit your favorite website and see the ads disappear. It works without any configuration -- while advanced users can still create custom filters and subscribe to arbitrary filter lists.
- AdBlock has a better interface and is more efficient at blocking malware, pop-ups than AdBlock Plus. However, the advanced settings are primitive and there have been reports of privacy concerns. Whitter • Oct 2019
Free Open Source Android Microsoft Edge Chrome Samsung Internet Safari ... Opera Firefox
Block ads Block ads Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions ... Firefox Extensions Microsoft Edge extension Opera extension Safari extension Add a feature

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Privacy Badger

Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images, scripts and advertising in the pages you visit.
- Open Source, don't use lists but an algorithm, developed by EFF Guest • Jun 2016 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Web Microsoft Edge Chrome Opera Firefox
Content Filtering Security & Privacy Tracker blocker Block ads ... Automatic Looping Block trackers Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions Heuristic Detection Opera extension Add a feature

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Ghostery

Ghostery sees the invisible web - tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons. Ghostery tracks the trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity. After showing you who's tracking you, Ghostery also gives you a chance to learn more about each company it identifies. How they describe themselves, a link to their privacy policies, and a sampling of pages where we've found them are just a click away.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad Microsoft Edge Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox
Tracker blocker Block ads Block trackers Browser extension ... Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions Microsoft Edge extension No Tracking Opera extension Safari extension Add a feature

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AdGuard

AdGuard is the best way to get rid of intrusive ads and online tracking, and to protect your computer from malware. Make your web surfing faster, safer and more comfortable with AdGuard! Why choose AdGuard? There are many addons for AdGuard writed on JavaScript. Enjoy with that! Pop-ups, video adverts, banners and such — they will all go away. Due to unnoticeable background filtering and cosmetic processing, all you will see is clean pages with the content you came for.
- It's a standalone program, not embedded into a certain browser like ABP. Guest • Jan 2020 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Adblock is good, Adguard is better. Guest • Jun 2017
- Excellent and you can customize it to get rid of annoying ads that others don't block. Guest • Apr 2017
- Low use of RAM and more options!!! Guest • Feb 2017
Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Android iPhone Chrome OS ... Android Tablet iPad Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox
Pop up blocker Block ads Built-in Ad-blocker Custom DNS ... DNS over HTTPS DNS-over-TLS Add a feature

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uMatrix

Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. uMatrix: A point-and-click matrix-based firewall, with many privacy-enhancing tools. uMatrix put you in full control of where your browser is allowed to connect, what type of data it is allowed to download, and what it is allowed to execute. Nobody else decides for you: You choose. You are in full control of your privacy.
- More granular control over blocking than uBlock Origin. Rodney42 • Dec 2019
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome Opera ... Chromium Firefox
Block ads Browser based Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions ... Firefox Extensions Opera extension Outbound firewall Request filter Security & Privacy Timer for clearing cache Using public domain lists Add a feature

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uBlock

Enjoy a faster, cleaner web. uBlock enhances your browsing experience, efficiently blocking any clutter and overhead disturbing your experience. Built for performance, uBlock is also potent and effective — from built-in ad-blocking and privacy-protection filter lists and the ability to add your own to advanced Dynamic Filtering.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Chrome OS ... Chrome Safari Opera Chromium Firefox
Lightweight Block ads Built-in Ad-blocker Google Chrome Extensions ... Firefox Extensions Opera extension Safari extension Unattended installation Add a feature

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Blokada

The best ad blocker for Android that works for all apps and does not require root. Free and open source. Blokada efficiently blocks ads, tracking and malware. It saves your data plan, makes your device faster and protects your privacy. It's free, open source and secure. Blokada works across all of your apps, not only the browser! It doesn't require root, supports both wifi and mobile networks, and is perfectly safe and simple to use. Just turn it on, and it will do the job silently!
- It is a system-wide Adblocker, which means it can also block ads outside of your browser. This obviously makes it much more flexible. Guest • Mar 2018
Free Open Source Android Android Tablet
Block ads Custom DNS Switch DNS servers Lightweight ... No Root Required Non-root system-wide adblocker Privacy Protected Add a feature

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Disconnect

Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California. Disconnect exists to help solve an important social issue and our founding principles are reflected in the way we run the company. We’re proud to be a Certified B Corp and honored to be named one of the best places to work in the B corp community.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Chrome ... Safari Opera Firefox
Privacy Protected Tracker Blocking Browser extension No Tracking ... Browser extension Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions Based on OpenVPN Opera extension Privacy focused Safari extension Tcp proxy Add a feature

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Pi-hole

Block ads for all your devices without the need to install client-side software. The Pi-hole blocks ads at the DNS-level, so all your devices are protected.

Free Open Source Linux Self-Hosted CentOS Fedora Ubuntu ... Debian Raspbian Raspberry Pi
Block ads Network-wide blocking Privacy focused Block ads ... Custom DNS DNS Proxy DNS Server Privacy Protected Add a feature

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