AdGuard
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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!.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Yandex Browser
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
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Security & Privacy, Network & Admin, Web BrowsersApple AppStore
- Updated Dec 30, 2024
- 4.32 avg rating
Comments and Reviews
Very good app with best UX/UI design. Blocks all ads, popups, etc. Easy to customize settings. There I can write and add my extensions for adguard. Extensions are writed on JavaScript and Styles on CSS. I love it!
Good, commercial app. The network-wide client is open source. However, other implementations, such as AdGuard for Windows is closed-source.
Easy to use and set up. But it is quite bulky compared to competitors, even if you choose between a couple different services like Zen ad-blocker, YogaDNS, Technitium, Pi-hole, unbound, dnscrypt-proxy, etc.
When uninstalling, it tries to connect to the internet multiple times, and tells you there was an error on uninstall if you block it (but that it doesn't affect the uninstall process).
AdGuard (for Windows, not the extension and maybe not home) costs money. Around $2.50 a month, or $80 lifetime. So for the normal AdGuard app, it's not even freemium, it's paid. Not a horrible amount. But other apps like Zen ad-blocker are completely open-source and free.
And AdGuard in all its implementations currently lacks DNSCrypt-Proxy anonymized relays. You can set that up yourself, or use software to do it easily such as YogaDNS.
I switched from uBlock Origin to Adguard and I was impressed by Adguard's performance.
It effortlessly banishes annoying ads, giving me a seamless browsing experience and letting me enjoy the web without any distractions. It's a must-have for a hassle-free online journey.
To me, it has always been the best ad blocker extension.. and I've tried others. A great interesting "off-label" use for AdGuard is that it can block elements on a webpage at your choosing, whether they are ads or not. You may want to filter out particular images or clean up the webpage for printing. I use it on Newzit when I don't want to see a particular news sites. Sometimes the blocking takes more than one try, usually it doesn't.
Isn't it deceptive information here? AdGuard is not freemium. The website (https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html) clearly states they have a 14 day free trial. I can confirm that as I have used it, and indeed it's trial only. At the end of the period the application or app disables all its features, including settings, and says in red letter that the "Trial is over" and it disables itself completely unless you pay. There is NO continuing limited free service that justifies the "freemium" label here on Alternative.to dot net.
The extension is totally free.
Reply written Nov 23, 2022
That is only for the client-wide and VPN, isn't it? From my knowledge, the network-wide and browser extensions don't have trials, they are completely free.
Reply written Jul 4, 2024
I recently installed AdGuard on macOS, and I am experiencing an issue. Sometimes when I navigate to a website in Safari, the website will not load. If I disable AdGuard, the website loads. And if I reenable AdGuard, the website will continue to work. Can anyone help?