Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker

Name: Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker
Rating: 4 (8 reviews)

348 likes

Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.

Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker screenshot 1

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)

Application typeApplication types

Origin

Germany
EU

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Microsoft Edge
Vivaldi
Google Chrome
Safari
Yandex Browser
Opera
Mozilla Firefox

Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker screenshot 2

Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker screenshot 3

Alternatives

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Properties

Privacy focused

Features

No Tracking
Block Trackers
Microsoft Edge extension
Safari extension
No registration required
Dark Mode
Ad-free
Browser extension
Opera extension

Comments and Reviews

Top Positive Comment

Benjamin Lupton

★★★★★

Sep 9, 2015

I love this extension how I can select exactly what to block and what not to block, and it alerts me of all the different things on each site, I finally feel as if I have regained control of my web browsing experience - without all the pesky clutter I don't want, and informed about it all.

Top Negative Comment

Eriko

★★★★★

Dec 9, 2022

Ghostery is a data trading company that presents itself as an adblocker.

Nick M

CommentJul 18, 2024

Replying to @Eriko

It was before

RemovedUser

★★★★★

Jun 1, 2020

The software is very good, but it only blocks official advertising and no advertising integrated via websites. to have only a subscription model and no lifetime model like other providers I would rather pay once than pay every month / year.

[Edited by msebastian100, June 01]

Review from a new or low-activity account — shown here, but not counted in the app rating.

Cora

★★★★★

Oct 15, 2018

-2

Ghostery does a great job of deflecting trackers. I always install Ghostery alongside AdBlock Plus whenever I transition to a new browser or machine.

loziniak

★★★★★

Dec 31, 2017

-1

The functionality is great, but last modifications to UI make the app resources-intensive and not so usable.

jcarpenter

CommentJun 21, 2011

I'm thoroughly impressed by the elegant and effective design of this plugin (have only used in Chrome so far). Its notifications are unobtrusive yet obvious, attractively formatted, and has a perfect escalation of information curve (popup names - right click UI - complete entity profile page).

gordita_de_lisoform

CommentNov 23, 2010

Thanks Ghostery, now I can stalk my boyfriend's exes without worries :D

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What is Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker?

Ghostery counts more than 100+ million downloads worldwide.

Ghostery for provides safe, fast, and clutter-free browsing for free. The browser extension upgrades your browser and supplies full adblock functionality, stops trackers from accessing your personal data, and annoying cookie consent pop-ups.

Ghostery has three main components:

Ad-Blocking - blocks all ads on websites you visit with your browser, including Youtube and Facebook, helping you to focus only on the information important to you.
Anti-Tracking - stops trackers’ ability to collect your personal data, replacing it with random values and anonymizing your identity for data brokers. If you see a need to unblock individual trackers, we developed this option. The reasons are up to you!
Never-Consent - automatically removes intrusive cookie popups and expresses dissent to online tracking. This unequaled feature adds convenience to each website visit and acts like your privacy advocate towards content providers while using any web browser.

Ghostery delivers the online privacy protection our users have come to know and love while minimising the need for customisation and maintenance.

As Ghostery is more than an ad-blocker, it comes with exceptional additional features, not found in any other ad-blocking extension:

Trackers information on any website your visit, informing you about the number of trackers, their type, and the company operating them.
Trackers Preview on search engine result pages - displaying tracker information even before you visit a page. You can safely make the choice to visit it, as Ghostery will stop trackers expecting you on the landing page.
WhoTracks.Me - Owning and operating the largest database of trackers allows Ghostery to update tracker information fast and reliably for all users.

Moreover, Ghostery is:

Open source
Supported by thousands of contributors worldwide
Free to use forever

Ghostery is free for everyone. Take back control over your digital privacy and become a Contributor to Ghostery. Contributors help Ghostery fund the development of the Privacy Suite and WhoTracks.Me, the largest database of trackers in the world.

Become a Contributor and help Ghostery fight for privacy as a human right!