BlockBear is a really simple, often adorable app that blocks ads and protects your privacy from within Safari.
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fadblock Alternatives
fadblock is described as 'This was posted over reddit a few months ago, Apparently Ad Blockers are not allowed on Youtube. Is this a new thing they've implemented? and judging by all the recent comments and posts all over r/youtube, this change was just rolled out on a larger scale' and is a Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to fadblock for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps. The best fadblock alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like fadblock are Adblock Plus, NextDNS, AdGuard and SponsorBlock.
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Hate running over all these little "Can I help you widgets", with little red badges, chat bubbles popping up, that you just don't need 99% of the time?
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Online
- Google Chrome
- uBlock Origin
- Adblock Plus
- Firefox
Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
An extension to control requests. Provides front-end for Firefox webRequest.onBeforeRequest API for request management.
Skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos playing on a YouTube TV device (see below for compatibility details).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Apple TV
- Android TV
- Roku
- Nintendo Switch
- Playstation
- YouTube
Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic.
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Privaxy is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to fadblock.
- Privaxy is Free and Open Source
Save data and speed up your Safari - block ads, trackers, unnecessary resources and bypass anti-adblock detectors.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Safari
14 SquareX alternativesSquareX keeps you safe, anonymous, and private online! Instead of blocking access to files and websites, SquareX allows you to open suspicious or malicious files and sites fearlessly.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Brave
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ZenMate Web Firewall is a security solution that blocks malware, trackers and security threats, plus free Ad Blocker against Malvertising!.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Google Chrome
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AdLock is a comprehensive ad blocking software that meets all of your expectations. It blocks:
Cost / License
- Subscription
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Safari
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Content Farm Terminator is a cross-platform browser extension that helps the user identify and repel content farms. It has the following features:
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
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