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Privaxy

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Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Self-Hosted
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2.5 / 5 Avg rating (2)
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2comments
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Features

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  1.  HTTP Proxy

 Tags

  • blocker
  • mitm
  • servers
  • Proxy
  • blocker-proxy
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Privaxy News & Activities

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Recent activities

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    UniqueGo added Privaxy as alternative to Total Adblock
    3 months ago
  • rocky67 liked Privaxy
    3 months ago
  • App icon
    POX added Privaxy as alternative to WebShield
    4 months ago
  • TopHatProductions115 updated Privaxy
    7 months ago
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    POX added Privaxy as alternative to wBlock
    8 months ago
  • jdakfkj333 reviewed Privaxy  
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    12 months ago

    I like the idea, but it doesn't block anything with the gui on Windows, even selecting most filters.

  • jdakfkj333 liked Privaxy
    12 months ago
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Privaxy information

  • Developed by

    Barre

  • Licensing

    Open Source (AGPL-3.0) and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 2.5

  • Alternatives

    40 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Security & Privacy, Network & Admin, Web Browsers

GitHub repository

  •  2,447 Stars
  •  115 Forks
  •  17 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jul 19, 2024 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Privaxy, and it has gotten 3 likes

Privaxy was added to AlternativeTo by pierre3235208345 on Jan 11, 2023 and this page was last updated Nov 11, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Negative Comment
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Jul 4, 2024
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I like the idea, but it doesn't block anything with the gui on Windows, even selecting most filters.

TopHat Prodxns
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Nov 11, 2024
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After a brief time with the software (running on Windows), I have determined the following:

  • it can sufficiently block ads and other undesirable content
  • it is only accessible to localhost, and therefore loses the benefit of being a network service

The author of the service will need to resolve this before I can write a proper, in-depth review. I can't review a proxy server that is only accessible to the host running the server :(

What is Privaxy?

Privaxy is the next generation tracker and advertisement blocker. It blocks ads and trackers by MITMing HTTP(s) traffic.

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