Tinyproxy is a light-weight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX operating systems. It is free software, and supports transparent and reverse proxying.

AdProtect is described as 'Is free adblock tool that blocks ads in apps, games, browsers and has a built-in firewall for Internet access control in your apps' and is a Ad Blocker in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to AdProtect for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Google Chrome and Windows apps. The best AdProtect alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AdProtect are Adblock Plus, Portmaster, AdGuard and SponsorBlock.
Tinyproxy is a light-weight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX operating systems. It is free software, and supports transparent and reverse proxying.

Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server. It is designed to provide DNS and, optionally, DHCP, to a small network. It can serve the names of local machines which are not in the global DNS.

FamilyShield, powered by OpenDNS, blocks adult websites from home computers for free, with no software to install.


DNSecure is a configuration tool of encrypted DNS for iOS/iPadOS. An encrypted DNS service you configure will be used system-wide.


Proximodo is a loopback proxy server, seemingly a fork of proxomitron though likely abandonware. Unlike Proxomitron its developer is not existentially challenged. Additionally Proximodo can use Proxomitron filters. Unfortunately it does not support SSL connections.



BlockBear is a really simple, often adorable app that blocks ads and protects your privacy from within Safari.



hBlock is a POSIX-compliant shell script, designed for Unix-like systems, that gets a list of domains that serve ads, tracking scripts and malware from multiple sources and creates a hosts file (alternative formats are also supported) that prevents your system from connecting to...
AdClear is the premier non-root adblocker for Android users. AdClear’s technology filters out advertisers before they invade your browsing or app experience.



Block This 3.0 is a FREE and Open Source ad blocker for Android that works in all apps and browsers! It provides the additional benefits of malware protection, increased browsing speed and reduction of mobile data traffic.



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.


Skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos playing on a YouTube TV device (see below for compatibility details).
Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.