Chrome-Stats extension
Compare Edge add-ons: AdBlock — best ad blocker vs uBlock Origin
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AdBlock — best ad blocker
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uBlock Origin
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| User count | 18,638,622 | 16,234,148 |
| Average rating | 4.10 | 4.60 |
| Rating count | 1,256 | 1,992 |
| Last updated | 2024-04-23 | 2024-04-08 |
| Size | 4.35M | 3.84M |
| Version | 6.0.0 | 1.57.2 |
| Short description | |
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| Block ads and pop-ups on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and your favorite websites. | Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. |
| Full summary | |
Block pop-ups and intrusive ads effortlessly across YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and your favorite websites with AdBlock – the ad blocker trusted by over 60 million users worldwide. As the leading ad-blocking solution, AdBlock gives you a better browsing experience and more control over your online privacy. Key free features: Comprehensive ad-blocking: Say goodbye to disruptive pop-ups, banners, and video ads on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and more, enhancing your browsing experience while boosting productivity. Privacy protection: AdBlock can disable third-party tracking to make it more difficult for advertisers to track your behavior as you browse. Enhanced security: Browse safely when you reduce malicious ads containing malware and scams from compromising your device, providing peace of mind while exploring the web. Improved performance: Enjoy faster page load times and a smoother internet experience by eliminating bandwidth-consuming ads, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced data consumption. Customization options: Tailor your ad-blocking preferences with advanced filters, allowlists, and dark mode, empowering you to personalize your browsing environment and optimize your online experience. Friendly support: Get fast and reliable support from the dedicated AdBlock team and access a robust Help Center for assistance with any queries or issues, ensuring a hassle-free experience for users. |
An efficient blocker: Fast, potent and lean, and yet can load and enforce thousands more filters than other popular blockers out there. Illustrated overview of its efficiency: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared Usage: The big power button in the popup is to permanently disable/enable uBlock for the current web site. It applies to the current web site only, it is not a global power button. Flexible, it's more than an "ad blocker": it can also read and create filters from hosts files. Out of the box, these lists of filters are loaded and enforced:
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