Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free

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November 26, 2024
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AdBlock — block ads across the web Extension

Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free.

Looking for an alternative adblocker to uBlock Origin? We are and always will be Chrome-compatible with the latest MV3 updates.

AdBlock, the ad blocker trusted by over 60 million users worldwide, 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. Use AdBlock for YouTube, Facebook, and more, enhancing your browsing experience while boosting productivity.

- Privacy protection: More than just an ad blocker, AdBlock can disable third-party tracking making 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.

- 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.

➤ Block more than just ads with additional premium features:

- Block additional distractions: Manage distracting elements on websites such as auto-play videos and animated GIFs, enabling focused browsing and enhanced productivity.

- Hide cookie banners: Automatically hide annoying cookie consent banners that clutter websites, providing a cleaner and more enjoyable browsing experience.

- Sync across devices: Backup and sync your whitelists and custom ad-blocking rules seamlessly across multiple Chrome profiles and devices, ensuring a consistent browsing experience.

- Swap ads for fun images: Replace blocked ads with customizable images such as cats, dogs, or landscapes, adding a touch of personality to your browsing experience.

- Change your theme: Choose from various colorful themes to customize the appearance of your ad-blocking interface, matching your preferences and style.

➤ About Us:

Download AdBlock for free and experience ad-free browsing on all your favorite websites. Rest assured, this extension prioritizes user privacy and security, ensuring that your browsing history and personal information remain confidential. The extension begins blocking annoying and intrusive ads the moment you install it - you can just set it and forget it. Or you can customize your ad experience further by choosing to see unobtrusive ads or block them entirely, giving you full control over your browsing journey.

We believe in empowering users to dictate their online experience, so we participate in the Acceptable Ads program. This ensures that non-intrusive ads are not blocked by default, allowing users to opt-out easily within the extension’s settings.

➤ Changelogs:

[October 2024] Added 7-day smart allowlisting to give users more control over which sites they allowlist; also contains a potential fix for a bug where some users reported no longer having subscriptions due to corrupted data to restore default subscriptions

[Summer 2024] Minor fix for premium filter lists being turn off after MV3 migration. Added ad-blocking count to show users the number of total requests blocked.

[May 2024] Rolled out the Manifest V3 version of AdBlock and released a new AdBlock menu design. Premium users can now block cookie banners and other distractions in fewer clicks.

[Jan and Feb 2024] Released the ability to block cookie banners for Premium, better performance on YouTube and other sites across the web; various bug fixes; added support in languages including Japanese and Turkish, Hungarian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Bosnian, and more

[Dec 2023] Added new functionality that skips video ads while you stream, better functionality while you browse

[Nov 2023] Various bug fixes including the toolbar icon incorrectly showing a site is allowlisted while the extension is still active

[Fall 2023] Fixed a few bugs so users have a smoother experience using the ad-blocking extension, including a broken link in our help flow. Improved infrastructure that increases the functionality and longevity of the extension.

[Spring 2023] Improved YouTube and Twitch channel allowlists as you can now allow ads on specific streaming channels, not just individual videos.

[Fall 2022] Improved functionality, improved infrastructure for Manifest V3, various bug fixes including lags on websites
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "author": "Adblock, Inc.", "commands": { "toggle_pause": { "description": "Toggle Pause/Resume on all sites", "suggested_key": { "default": "Ctrl+Period", "mac": "Command+Period" } } }, "content_scripts": [ { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "vendor/@eyeo/webext-ad-filtering-solution/content.js", "polyfill.js", "ext/common.js", "ext/content.js", "globals-front.js", "adblock-functions.js", "contentscript-loader.js", "premium.preload.js", "adblock-picreplacement.js" ], "match_about_blank": true, "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "run_at": "document_start" }, { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "adblock-uiscripts-rightclick_hook.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "run_at": "document_idle" }, { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "globals-front.js", "adblock-getadblock.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*.getadblock.com/*", "*://*.getadblockpremium.com/*" ], "run_at": "document_start" }, { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "adblock-twitch-cs.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*.twitch.tv/*" ], "run_at": "document_start" }, { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "adblock-yt-cs.js", "yt-wall-detection.preload.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*.youtube.com/*" ], "run_at": "document_start" }, { "js": [ "info-injector.preload.js" ], "matches": [ "https://adblockplus.org/*", "https://accounts.adblockplus.org/*", "https://new.adblockplus.org/*", "https://welcome.adblockplus.org/*", "https://getadblock.com/*", "https://vpn.getadblock.com/*" ], "run_at": "document_start" } ], "name": "__MSG_name__", "short_name": "__MSG_short_name__", "description": "__MSG_description__", "default_locale": "en_US", "devtools_page": "devtools.html", "icons": { "16": "icons/adblock-16.png", "32": "icons/adblock-32.png", "48": "icons/adblock-48.png", "64": "icons/adblock-64.png", "128": "icons/adblock-128.png" }, "options_ui": { "open_in_tab": true, "page": "options.html" }, "optional_permissions": [ "management" ], "storage": { "managed_schema": "managed-storage-schema.json" }, "manifest_version": 3, "background": { "service_worker": "abp-background.js" }, "action": { "default_icon": { "16": "icons/adblock-16.png", "19": "icons/adblock-19.png", "20": "icons/adblock-20.png", "32": "icons/adblock-32.png", "38": "icons/adblock-38.png", "40": "icons/adblock-40.png" }, "default_popup": "adblock-button-popup.html", "default_title": "__MSG_name__" }, "minimum_chrome_version": "124.0", "declarative_net_request": { "rule_resources": [ { "id": "07549D8B-F06F-4D9D-A567-929AA59E9D1D", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/07549D8B-F06F-4D9D-A567-929AA59E9D1D" }, { "id": "0798B6A2-94A4-4ADF-89ED-BEC112FC4C7F", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/0798B6A2-94A4-4ADF-89ED-BEC112FC4C7F" }, { "id": "0A679439-445F-4DE7-84B9-88341F6DA520", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/0A679439-445F-4DE7-84B9-88341F6DA520" }, { "id": "0B0296EB-1CC5-49CD-AD38-8AF27420B7E4", "enabled": false, "path": 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"BBC07C05-66F1-42EC-BD4D-7AD495FAC84B", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/BBC07C05-66F1-42EC-BD4D-7AD495FAC84B" }, { "id": "C3D13A19-3E8D-41F5-AD64-0F3B36DDE128", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/C3D13A19-3E8D-41F5-AD64-0F3B36DDE128" }, { "id": "CBE50FA2-DE3F-480C-B1D7-04289391C033", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/CBE50FA2-DE3F-480C-B1D7-04289391C033" }, { "id": "CDAD4CF5-2706-42CB-B404-F5B9B61B8CAA", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/CDAD4CF5-2706-42CB-B404-F5B9B61B8CAA" }, { "id": "D4028CDD-3D39-4624-ACC7-8140F4EC3238", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/D4028CDD-3D39-4624-ACC7-8140F4EC3238" }, { "id": "D72B6F06-52B2-4FED-96A2-1BF59CDD7AEC", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/D72B6F06-52B2-4FED-96A2-1BF59CDD7AEC" }, { "id": "D99D3350-7F11-43E1-87CB-FDE0C78E8CD6", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/D99D3350-7F11-43E1-87CB-FDE0C78E8CD6" }, { "id": "E22C3B40-DC90-49D7-8BF5-E60904AB159A", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/E22C3B40-DC90-49D7-8BF5-E60904AB159A" }, { "id": "EEEF75EC-B2B4-49F4-BC49-17B08266F334", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/EEEF75EC-B2B4-49F4-BC49-17B08266F334" }, { "id": "EF6F4884-47DB-46A5-AAF8-8EB819D8D4D8", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/EF6F4884-47DB-46A5-AAF8-8EB819D8D4D8" }, { "id": "F12E0801-A00B-49DE-B1E3-52C9C4F90C8C", "enabled": false, "path": "/data/rules/dnr/F12E0801-A00B-49DE-B1E3-52C9C4F90C8C" } ] }, "permissions": [ "alarms", "contextMenus", "declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess", "idle", "notifications", "scripting", "storage", "tabs", "unlimitedStorage", "webNavigation", "webRequest" ], "host_permissions": [ "" ], "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": [ "adblock-uiscripts-adblock-wizard.css", "adblock-ads-allowed-icon.svg", "adblock-ads-blocked-icon.svg", "adblock-wizard_sync_cta.svg", "adblock-yt-manage.css", "icons/icon24.png", "icons/ab-19.png", "icons/adblock-20.svg", "icons/dark_theme/logo.svg", "icons/default_theme/logo.svg", "fonts/lato-ext-italic.woff", "fonts/lato-italic.woff", "fonts/lato-ext-bolditalic.woff", "fonts/lato-bolditalic.woff", "fonts/lato-ext-regular.woff", "fonts/lato-regular.woff", "fonts/lato-ext-bold.woff", "fonts/lato-bold.woff", "fonts/font-face.css", "icons/MaterialIcons-Regular.woff2", "icons/adblock-icons.woff2", "purify.min.js", "adblock-deny-push-notifications-requests.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ] }, { "resources": [ "adblock-yt-capture-requests.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*.youtube.com/*" ] }, { "resources": [ "adblock-twitch-capture-requests.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*.twitch.tv/*" ] }, { "resources": [ "adblock-yt-capture-events.js" ], "matches": [ "*://*.youtube.com/*" ] } ], "version": "6.12.0"}
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How to download and manually install AdBlock — block ads across the web extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install AdBlock — block ads across the web extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download AdBlock — block ads across the web extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the AdBlock — block ads across the web extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the AdBlock — block ads across the web extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web extension file

Select and download the AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web 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 AdBlock — block ads across the web extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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anime emina (ID: 000000403ba63a83) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 12/04/2024 Dec 04 2024 if you think adblock suddenly stops blocking ads... try uninstalling then reinstall... open the site you want ...still seeing ads? Just wait for atleast 2mins try closing the app then try to browse again... i hope this steps works for you too... I experience adblock failing after it block too many ads... Maybe once a months Oct 26 2023 Cant block ads now...always opening my shopping apps that very annoying...yet thank for every thing

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Unholy (ID: 000000762e15f546) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/28/2024 works really good glad the daughter found it, Works Great on Brave Browser.

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Андрій H (ID: 000000a753b543b5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/27/2024 Aug 2023: Thanks Michael! Happy to donate :) Nov 2024: CPU runs very hot now, perhaps due to anti-adblocker chrome policy, had to disable for now

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Angel Fabian (ID: 0000002e492cc050) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 11/13/2024 Esta porqueria no solo no bloquea los anuncios sino que aparte quita el boton de saltar anuncio

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GzibE (ID: 000000009f9db65e) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 10/30/2024 не блочит рекламу на ютубе