Sanitize AlternativesAd Blockers and other similar apps like Sanitize

Sanitize is described as 'It blocks ads, tracking scripts, social share buttons, pop-ups, and other annoyances from websites you visit. These things all waste mobile data, compromise privacy, and slow down web browsing' and is a Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Sanitize for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Safari, iPad, Google Chrome and Mac apps. The best Sanitize alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sanitize are Adblock Plus, SponsorBlock, AdAway and AdBlock.

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  1. uBlock Origin icon
     1804 likes

    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. Adblock Plus icon
     1745 likes

    Adblock Plus is a free extension that allows you to - among other things - block annoying ads, disable tracking and block domains known to spread malware.

    120 Adblock Plus alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. SponsorBlock icon
     126 likes

    SponsorBlock is a browser extension and open API via crowdsource for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos. It's open-source. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about using a privacy...

    75 SponsorBlock alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. AdAway icon
     140 likes

    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.

    94 AdAway alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  5. AdBlock icon
     305 likes

    Blocks intrusive ads and trackers to boost browser speed and privacy, supports customizable ad filtering on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari, offers Acceptable Ads whitelisting, works in 30+ languages, with tens of millions of users worldwide.

    101 AdBlock alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Wipr icon
     16 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
  8. All we know the availability of popular AdBlockers lying around... but frankly, these are too bloated with several features and options which most of us don't use beyond the defaults. So, this extension was made for those of us who don't care about all that stuff but...

    65 Bluhell Firewall alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  9. Browse the web like it should be – free of nags to accept cookies or privacy invasive tracking. It's tiny, fast, free, open, secure and without any access to your data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
  10. Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. An extension to control requests. Provides front-end for Firefox webRequest.onBeforeRequest API for request management.

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    • Firefox
     
  12. Skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos playing on a YouTube TV device (see below for compatibility details).

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    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
    • Roku
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Playstation
    • YouTube
     
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