Blocks web ads and web activity trackers, helping your pages load faster and protecting your privacy.

Latest Version

Version
6.1.1
Update
December 4, 2024
Size
548KiB
Developer
webadblocker.org
Category
Users
50,000+
Rating
4.25 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
Español
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Permissions
ContextMenus
DeclarativeNetRequest
Storage
UnlimitedStorage
Tabs
WebRequest
Scripting
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Web Ad Blocker Extension

Web Ad Blocker is the premier security and privacy application that blocks ads, trackers, and enhances your privacy by blocking companies that track your internet presence.

Types of ads we block:

- Block Ads (Ads in header, footer, sidebars, and other ways)
- Block Popups (Fake Blue Screen & Microsoft Support)
- Block Pop-Exits (When you try to close a website and they bombard you with ads)
- Block Remarketing (Where they deliver thousands of targeted ads by seeing what you searched for)

Types of trackers we block:

- History (Where you have been on the internet)
- Malicious (Trackers that try to trick you into doing something)
- Personal Identifiable Information (We mask any information that could be used to identity you)

With Web Ad Blocker, you get:

- Unlimited Ad Blocking
- Continuous Updates to Filters and Applications
- Licenses for up to 3 Devices
- US-Based Customer Service

Web Ad Blocker is a US-based business that only develops and deploys applications that enhance the user experience on PCs and Macs. All of our applications are built and maintained right here in Plantation, FL.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "action": { "default_popup": "panel.html", "default_title": "Web Ad Blocker" }, "author": { "email": "[email protected]", "name": "WebAdBlocker.org" }, "background": { "service_worker": "service-worker.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "all_frames": false, "css": [ "content.css" ], "js": [ "modules/jquery-3.6.0.min.js", "modules/common.js", "modules/storage.js", "modules/sset.js", "modules/idb.js", "modules/wlist.js", "modules/hlist.js", "modules/stats.js", "modules/lic.js", "modules/totals.js", "modules/tutorial.js", "modules/foot.js", "modules/head.js", "filters/hosts.js", "filters/sel.js", "filters/extra.js", "filters/fb.js", "filters/yt.js", "filters/search.js", "filters/track.js", "content.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*", "" ], "run_at": "document_start" } ], "content_security_policy": { "extension_pages": "script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'", "sandbox": "sandbox allow-scripts; script-src 'self'; object-src 'self'" }, "default_locale": "en", "description": "Blocks web ads and web activity trackers, helping your pages load faster and protecting your privacy.", "host_permissions": [ "*://*/*" ], "icons": { "16": "img/logo-16.png", "48": "img/logo-48.png", "128": "img/logo-128.png" }, "incognito": "spanning", "manifest_version": 3, "minimum_chrome_version": "101", "name": "Web Ad Blocker", "optional_permissions": [], "permissions": [ "contextMenus", "declarativeNetRequest", "storage", "unlimitedStorage", "tabs", "webRequest", "scripting" ], "short_name": "WAB", "version": "6.1.1", "web_accessible_resources": [ { "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "resources": [ "tutorial.html", "foot.html", "foot2.html", "foot-a.html", "foot-b.html", "head.html" ] } ], "declarative_net_request": { "rule_resources": [ { "id": "ytads", "enabled": true, "path": "filters/ytads.json" } ] }}
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How to download and manually install Web Ad Blocker extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Web Ad Blocker extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Web Ad Blocker extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Web Ad Blocker extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Web Ad Blocker extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Web Ad Blocker extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Web Ad Blocker Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Web Ad Blocker extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Web Ad Blocker extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Web Ad Blocker extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Web Ad Blocker extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Web Ad Blocker extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Web Ad Blocker extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Web Ad Blocker extension file

Select and download the Web Ad Blocker extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Web Ad Blocker extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Web Ad Blocker extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Web Ad Blocker extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Web Ad Blocker extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Henry Carlett (ID: 0000001c5197e321) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 05/22/2024 Loving it! Best ad blocker I have used. Thank you so much.

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SANDRA LERCH (ID: 000000817d742528) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 04/22/2024 Works great, wish I knew about this several years ago. It is a must!

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Mark Richards (ID: 00000059ecc58297) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 03/22/2024 The free trial seemed to work pretty well, although I sometimes had to turn off computer and try again. Then when I paid for it, it wasn't working at all. Tried to negotiate website to register, start, fix, etc. Unable to do so. I wanted this to be easy. Instead, it's frustrating and (for now) useless.

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Tim Freeman (ID: 000000db80f8f5c5) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/17/2024 I'm still getting a lot of ads popping up on Yardbarker!

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Lawrence Parker (ID: 00000032ddc7a926) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 02/15/2024 Don't understand why after loading ad blocker I keep get blank page after a lot of links.