Adblock Plus Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to Adblock Plus for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome, 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.

Adblock Plus is a free extension that allows you to - among other things - block annoying ads, disable tracking and block domains known to spread malware. If your 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: 4/11/2019 11:32:00 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 More than 12 million users. Including 3.8+ millions users on Firefox and 8.

    • Uses less resources than Adblock Plus, and it's more customizable. Buster_Blue • Nov 2016 • 20 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Open Source, faster, better, no ads, built in C++. Guest • Apr 2016 • 14 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Easy on memory and CPU, uses the same lists of AdBlock+ and others, does not allow "acceptables ads" Guest • Jun 2016 • 14 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Preferred by many: lighter, quicker, does a great job. Outperforms adb+ Guest • Mar 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • 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 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • More efficient, faster, less use of memory. Guest • Nov 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
    • Much lighter, and somehow more effective! Long time-user of ABP, very happy to change to uBlock Origin kelzebub • Jan 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Microsoft Edge Vivaldi Browser ... Chrome Safari Pale Moon Opera Chromium Firefox

    Lightweight 3rd-party filters Google Chrome Extensions Custom filters ... Customizable Element blocker Firefox Extensions Privacy focused Security focused Website whitelisting Add a feature

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    Basic mode. Popup user interface.
    Advanced-user mode. A point-and-click firewall which can be configured on a per-site basis.
    uBlock Origin is easy on the CPU
    On average, uBlock Origin does make your browser run leaner
    Advanced-user mode. A point-and-click firewall which can be configured on a per-site basis.

  • 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 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome Firefox

    Block trackers Content Filtering Heuristic Detection Add a feature

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    Overview of Privacy Badger extension

  • 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 $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Microsoft Edge Vivaldi Browser Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox

    Tracker blocker Block trackers Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions ... Microsoft Edge extension No Tracking Opera extension Safari extension Add a feature

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    Ghostery Blocking
    iPhone/iPod Touch: Ghostery App Home
    iPhone/iPod Touch: Ghostery App Search
    iPhone/iPod Touch: Ghostery App Block
    Ghostery Main Page

  • 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.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome Opera ... Chromium Firefox

    Browser based Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions Opera extension ... Outbound firewall Request filter Timer for clearing cache Using public domain lists Add a feature

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  • AdGuard

    AdGuard is a unique desktop program that has all the necessary features for the best web experience. The software combines the world's most advanced ad blocker for Windows, a whole privacy protection module, and a parental control tool — all working in any browser or app. Why choose AdGuard? 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.

    • Low use of RAM and more options!!! Guest • Feb 2017 Disagree   Agree
    • Excellent and you can customize it to get rid of annoying ads that others don't block. Guest • Apr 2017 Disagree   Agree
    • Adblock is good, Adguard is better. Guest • Jun 2017 Disagree   Agree

    Freemium Mac Windows iPhone Chrome OS Vivaldi Browser ... Chrome Safari Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox

    No features added 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.

    • Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, v0.9.5.2, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Chrome OS ... Chrome Safari Opera Chromium Firefox

    Built-in Ad-blocker Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions Opera extension ... Safari extension Unattended installation 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 Google Chrome Extensions Firefox Extensions No Tracking ... Based on OpenVPN Opera extension Privacy focused Safari extension Tcp proxy 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 Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Android Android Tablet

    Custom DNS Switch DNS servers Lightweight No Root Required Add a feature

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  • Bluhell Firewall

    Lightweight Ad-Blocker and Privacy Protector for Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. All we know the availability of popular AdBlockers lying around... but frankly, these are too bloated with several features and options which most of us don't use beyond the defaults. So, this extension was made for those of us who don't care about all that stuff but does about just getting rid of all the nasty resources being loaded by websites.

    • Discontinued The link to the extension no longer exists. Likely discontinued after legacy extension support was dropped on Firefox.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Thunderbird ... Firefox

    Firefox Extensions 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

    Network-wide blocking Custom DNS Add a feature

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  • Privoxy

    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. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux

    No features added Add a feature

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  • AdBlocker Ultimate

    AdBlocker Ultimate is a cross-browser ad-blocker. FEATURES - Completely free - Block ALL ads - no whitelisted ads/websites - Block tracking and malware domains

    • it blocks everything and looks very good and its simple and premium yet it costs nothing and its opensource its also rated extremely high on every browser btw im using adblocker ultimate right now on this website to block all ads tracking and virus Guest • Oct 2018 Disagree   Agree

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Microsoft Edge Chrome Safari ... Yandex.Browser Opera Firefox

    Ad-free Add a feature

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  • AdFender

    State-of-the-Art Ad Blocking Technology for home and business from AdFender. AdFender provides the most comprehensive, easy-to-use ad-blocking software that can... Block ads in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Avant, K-Meleon, Maxthon, Lunascape, Epic and more Save bandwidth Speed up web browsing Protect online privacy Delete browsing history (IE) Remove tracking cookies (IE)

    Free Windows Internet Explorer Chrome Safari K-Meleon ... Maxthon Epic Browser Lunascape Avant Browser Opera Firefox

    No features added Add a feature

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  • Ad Muncher

    Ad Muncher is a powerful advert and popup blocking system for all browsers and advert-displaying programs like Pando, SopCast, ICQ, Morpheus, Kazaa, Grokster, Opera, PalTalk, iMesh, Bearshare, LimeWire, TVAnts. Ad Muncher can be configured to block anything that annoys Music and sound; Colorful scroll bars; Self-bookmarking; Automatic page reloading; Customized bookmark and address bar icons; Interference with mouse clicks.

    Free Windows

    No features added Add a feature

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  • RedMorph Browser Controller

    Control. Protection. Privacy. Privacy is now one click away! RedMorph provides an easy to use extension that couples all the features of an adblocker, tracker blocker, encrypted proxy, and content filter. You shouldn't need multiple products and technical know-how to protect yourself or your family online. We've created a single, easy-to-use solution to give anyone comprehensive protection and control: the RedMorph Browser Controller.

    Freemium Web Vivaldi Browser Chrome Yandex.Browser

    Encrypted Connection Tracker blocker Add a feature

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  • Hosts by Steven Black

    Extending and consolidating hosts files from several well-curated sources like adaway.org, mvps.org, malwaredomainlist.com, someonewhocares.org, and potentially others. You can optionally invoke extensions to block additional sites by category. - StevenBlack/hosts

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... Android Tablet

    Privacy focused Root required Add a feature

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  • Better Blocker

    Better makes the web safer, lighter, and faster by blocking tracking and other malicious web content, enforcing the principles of the Ethical Design Manifesto. How is Better different? • Blocks tracking scripts, tracking pixels, and behavioural advertising. • Unique, open tracker database with informative, encyclopaedia-like entries based on our own web crawls. We identify and block the most prevalent trackers based on the principles of the Ethical Design Manifesto.

    Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Mac iPhone iPad Safari

    Content blocker Safari extension Add a feature

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  • Wipr

    A Cleaner Web Wipr blocks all ads and trackers in Safari and apps that use Safari to display web pages, so you can focus on the content that matters to you. Time, Data, and Battery Saver Web pages load a lot faster with Wipr, and much less needs to be downloaded. Your mobile devices will love this. Private Wipr prevents countless trackers from invading your privacy. Wipr itself cannot, nor wants to, know what you do on the web.

    Commercial $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad Safari

    Content blocker Safari extension Tracker blocker Unlimited private repos Add a feature

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  • Kill Evil

    Kill Evil is a Chrome extension that mercilessly removes or disables the following annoyances on all pages (except those you whitelist): - oncontextmenu (disabled right-click) - window.

    Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Chrome

    Work without JavaScript Add a feature

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  • Nano Defender

    An anti-adblock defuser for Nano Adblocker and uBlock Origin This extension is designed for Nano Adblocker and uBlock Origin and does not work with other adblockers.

    Free Windows Chrome

    No features added Add a feature

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