uBlock Origin Lite, also called uBO Lite or uBOL, is a permission-less MV3-based content blocker.
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- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- iPhone
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- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
AdAway Alternatives
AdAway is described as 'An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. The hosts file contains a list of mappings between hostnames and IP addresses. When an app requests an ad, that request is directed to 127.0.0.1 which does nothing' and is a very popular Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to AdAway for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Google Chrome and Windows apps. The best AdAway alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like AdAway are Adblock Plus, AdGuard, NextDNS and Pi-hole.
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84 Disconnect alternativesDisconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
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- Discontinued
Platforms
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
wBlock is a powerful content blocker for macOS that cuts through the noise, delivering a clean and private browsing experience without the hassle. Using AdGuard's filters and more, wBlock gives you the best of all worlds: high performance and maximum blocking.
AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Online
- Google Chrome
- uBlock Origin
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
56 Zen Ad-Blocker alternativesZen is an open-source system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It works by setting up a proxy that intercepts HTTP requests from all applications, and blocks those serving ads, tracking scripts that monitor your behavior, malware, and other...
23 DNS66 alternativesDNS66 blocks advertisements on Android by intercepting DNS requests using Android's VPN layer and blocking requests for blacklisted hosts.
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57 Privoxy alternativesPrivoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.
Effectively blocks ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, and popups across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ensuring cleaner, faster web pages. It improves battery life, reduces data use, updates its blocklist twice weekly, and is fully accessible, focusing on user privacy.
47 keweonDNS alternativesA DNS-based solution designed to enhance defenses like ad blockers, antivirus tools, and firewalls. Using AI, it blocks ads, trackers, and threats at the DNS level. It ensures faster performance, better privacy, and comprehensive device protection without extra software.
AdClear is the premier non-root adblocker for Android users. AdClear’s technology filters out advertisers before they invade your browsing or app experience.
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personalDNSfilter is a DNS filter proxy written in Java. It hooks into the domain name (DNS) resolution and returns the loopback address for filtered hosts.
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Comments about personalDNSfilter as an Alternative to AdAway
- personalDNSfilter is Free and Open Source
15 BLOCK THIS! alternativesBlock 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.
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Low Memory consumption, supports secure DNS via DoH and DoT, blocklists with millions of hosts are possible without memory impact, works out of the box