DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials AlternativesAd Blockers & Privacy Tools like DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials

DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is described as 'Privacy, simplified. Our add-on provides the privacy essentials you need to seamlessly take control of your personal information, no matter where the internet takes you: tracker blocking, smarter encryption, DuckDuckGo private search, and more' and is a Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Mac and Web-based apps. The best DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials are Privacy Badger, Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker, uBlock Origin Lite and wBlock.

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  1. uBlock Origin icon
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    This efficient and lightweight browser add-on, developed by Raymond Hill, functions as a wide-spectrum blocker, not just for ads but also trackers and malware. Compatible with Chromium and Firefox, it uses multiple filter lists like EasyList and customizable options, ensuring thorough protection.

    109 uBlock Origin alternatives

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Pale Moon
    • Thunderbird
    • Opera
    • Node.JS
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  2. Privacy Badger icon
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    Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images...

    66 Privacy Badger alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.

    90 Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. uBlock Origin Lite, also called uBO Lite or uBOL, is a permission-less MV3-based content blocker.

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
     
  5. wBlock icon
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    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.

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    • Mac
    • Safari
    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
  6. Disconnect icon
     126 likes

    Disconnect 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.

    84 Disconnect alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. Zen Ad-Blocker icon
     17 likes

    Zen 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...

    56 Zen Ad-Blocker alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  8. AdNauseam icon
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    AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks.

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • uBlock Origin
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
     
  9. Allows you to use Kagi Search with Privacy Pass, which cryptographically ensures that Kagi cannot tie that request to an account and allows for further privacy and anonymity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  10. Qwant VIPrivacy sets Qwant as your default search engine, blocks trackers for you to protect your personal data while you browse.

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  11. An extension to control requests. Provides front-end for Firefox webRequest.onBeforeRequest API for request management.

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    • Firefox
     
  12. SquareX icon
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    SquareX 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.

    14 SquareX alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
     
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