AdBlock is the best ad blocker with over 60 million users, and one of the most popular Chrome extensions with over 350 million downloads! FEATURES ☆ Block pop ups, ads, and annoying banners (even remove video ads!) on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and all your favorite sites ☆ Block third-party trackers and protect your privacy ☆ Browse safely by blocking malicious ads with malware. Adblock Plus is a free ad-blocking extension for all browsers that supports websites by not blocking nonintrusive ads by default (configurable). Adblock Plus for Microsoft Edge is still in its early development stages and therefore has known issues and limitations.
If you're seeing ads or a web page isn't working, here are the most common reasons and what to do about them.
I'm seeing ads on every site I visit
Click the AdBlock icon in the Safari toolbar. If you see Resume, it means AdBlock is paused. Select Resume. Wait for AdBlock to reload the page to check it for ads.
Currently the AdBlock app only blocks ads well on English-language websites. The filter lists that block and hide ads must be converted to Apple's content blocking syntax for use with the new generation of Safari content blockers. Converting the filter lists is complicated. So far, we have been able to convert only EasyList, the list that blocks and hides ads on English-language sites.
We plan to add filter lists for more languages over the coming months. In the meantime, you may want to visit non-English sites in Chrome or Firefox, where AdBlock includes filter lists for non-English languages.
We plan to add filter lists for more languages over the coming months. In the meantime, you may want to visit non-English sites in Chrome or Firefox, where AdBlock includes filter lists for non-English languages.
Is the filter list disabled, out-of-date, or is the non-intrusive ads setting on?
1. Start by clicking the AdBlock icon in the MacOS menu bar.
2. Select Filter Lists. Is Block annoying ads, pop-ups unchecked? If so, it means the filter list that should be blocking ads is turned off. Select this setting. Reload the page in Safari so AdBlock can check it for ads.
3. If the ads are still there, select Update Filter Lists and reload the page in Safari.
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4. If the ads are still there, or if you are seeing text ads in Google, Bing, or Amazon search results, deselect Allow some non-intrusive ads, then reload the page in Safari. (AdBlock allows a few ads to appear if they meet certain criteria for acceptable online advertising. Learn more about the Acceptable Ads initiative.)
5. If you get this far and you're still seeing ads on every site, especially if the ads all look the same, then your computer may be infected with malware. AdBlock isn't an anti-malware. It can't block ads that are 'injected' on to web pages by malicious software. The only way to remove the ads is to remove the malware. See this article in our Knowledge Base for advice.
6. If all else fails, see this article for more suggestions.
I'm only seeing ads on one site
The content blocking method Apple requires us to use in our Mac app is one of those 'good news/not-so-good news' things. The good news is that it blocks more kinds of ads on more sites than the old method did. The not-so-good news is that it may not block YouTube and Facebook ads as well. We're working hard to find a way around this limitation.
In the meantime, if the ads are really annoying you might want to visit the site in Chrome or Firefox, where AdBlock uses a different, more effective method to block ads on YouTube and Facebook.
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The site may be allowlisted (that is, you have turned off ad-blocking on that site). There are two place you can allowlist websites: in AdBlock and in Safari itself.
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Unlike in other browsers, the AdBlock icon in the Safari toolbar doesn't change when the website you're visiting is whitelisted, regardless of where it was whitelisted. The only way to tell is by looking at the AdBlock menu in Safari and at Safari's settings for individual sites.
1. Start by clicking the AdBlock icon in the Safari toolbar. If the site was allowlisted in AdBlock, you will see Block ads on this site in the menu. Select it. Wait for AdBlock to reload the page.
2. If the ads are still there, check that content blocking is turned on for the site in Safari's settings. Right-click the address bar and select Settings for This Website. If Enable content blockers is not selected, select it. Wait for Safari to reload the page.
3. If the ads are still there, there is one more place to check. Close the page in Safari. Select Safari > Preferences > Websites > Content Blockers. Select the site, then click Remove.
If the site isn't whitelisted in either AdBlock or Safari, then it may be using an aggressive form of ad technology that's particularly difficult to block. We see this used most often on free video and audio streaming sites and news sites. For some suggestions, see this article in our Knowledge Base.
If nothing else has helped, you're welcome to open a support ticket. Please include debugging information, a link to a page where you're seeing ads, a screenshot of the ads (please capture the entire screen, not just the ad), and what troubleshooting steps you've already tried.
A web page isn't working or doesn't look right
First try pausing AdBlock. If that fixes the problem, the culprit is most likely an overzealous filter list blocking something it shouldn't. Go ahead and do what you need to do while AdBlock is paused, and remember to unpause when you're done. (If you want to be a good web citizen, you can also report the issue to the filter list authors so that it can be fixed for everyone.)
If pausing AdBlock doesn't change anything, then something else is breaking the site. For more suggestions, see this article in our Knowledge Base.
I can't allowlist an entire website
The ability to add an entire site to your allowlist is a feature provided with the Gold upgrade. If you prefer not to upgrade to Gold, it's only possible to allowlist by page from the AdBlock menu. To allow ads on an entire site, please add the site manually in the AdBlock app interface.
A site is telling me to disable AdBlock
Don't actually disable AdBlock. The better solution is to pause it. If you don't want to see ads, you may be able to get to the content in another way. See this article in our Knowledge Base for some suggestions.
I need help with something else
Feel free to send us an email at [email protected] or open a support ticket. If applicable, please include a link to a page where you're seeing the issue, a screenshot of the issue if possible (please capture the entire screen), and what troubleshooting steps, if any, you've already tried.
Countless websites on the web are littered with unwanted content. They could be flashy advertisements, annoying social media buttons, or clunky site elements, all of which make navigation a pain. Worse yet, they take ages to load. However, you don’t have to put up with them if you don’t want to. The solution—content blocking.
If you use Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, then you can easily use an array of third-party content blockers to remove unwanted clutter from loading onto the browser.
But while content blockers are synonymous with ad blocking extensions, they work quite differently and have certain advantages and disadvantages. Let’s dig into them below.
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Content blockers are tiny apps that contain lots of rules, each with their specific triggers and actions. These rules notify Safari about the exact forms of content that need to be blocked. For example, a rule involving a certain type of advertisement would have a trigger that helps the browser identify it, with the resultant action being to stop the ad from loading.
While most content blockers are designed to block ads, web trackers, and third-party cookies, some block various site elements such as social media plugins. Available features vary between content blockers. Some apps let you determine what you want to block, while some even let you create custom rules.
On the iPhone and iPad, Safari started supporting content blockers from iOS 9 onward and is the only way to block advertisements on the browser. On the Mac, Safari versions 9, 10, 11, and 12 support both ad blocking extensions and content blockers — but starting with Safari 13, the browser only supports content blockers.
Safari Content Blockers Help to Load Sites Faster
Once you start using a content blocker, websites will generally load faster in Safari since the browser doesn’t have to load and render certain forms of content. Usually, sites with lots of advertisements, trackers, and hefty social media plugins will display a remarkable improvement in performance.
When it comes to Safari on the Mac, content blockers also allow websites to load even faster compared to ad blocking extensions. That happens due to two reasons. Firstly, Safari compiles the rules within content blockers so that it can read them easily. Secondly, Safari acquires these rules in advance so that it doesn’t have to communicate with the content blocker in real-time.
Safari Content Blockers Improve Privacy
Content blockers also play a part in preserving your privacy. For example, certain sites and advertising networks use tracking and fingerprinting scripts to track and profile user activity — content blockers that specifically target trackers and advertisements help put a stop to that.
On the Mac, opting for a content blocker over an ad blocking extension also brings privacy-related benefits on its own. Unlike with ad blockers, Safari doesn’t access the rules within a content blocker in real-time. That prevents content blockers from profiling users by activity.
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In addition to improving your privacy, content blockers are very safe to use. They do not have access to your browsing activity since Safari loads all the rules in advance, hence preventing them from gaining access to sensitive information in any shape or form.
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On macOS, content blockers once again take precedence over ad blockers in terms of security. With ad blockers, it's the extension and not the browser that blocks the content. But when you use a content blocker, it's the browser that does the hard part. Even if you use a reputed ad blocker for Safari, there’s always the chance for an extension to be hijacked. But with content blockers, that won’t cause an issue since they can’t see your browsing activity in the first place.
With ad blockers, it's the extension and not the browser that blocks the content. But when you use a content blocker, it's the browser that does the hard part.
Additionally, using content blockers that target advertisements can also enhance security. That is helpful when it comes to malicious code within advertisements. There is less chance of being infected in the event of a malvertising attack.
Limited Functionality of Safari Content Blockers
If there’s a downside to using content blockers, it’s the fact that they aren't as versatile as ad blocking extensions. That is especially apparent on macOS, where the ability to whitelist sites is only available in a limited form. You can only do that for entire domains, and not to specific URLs. For example, this could be problematic if you want to support specific YouTube channels.
Some content blockers don’t even have the means to whitelist in the first place. On iOS, however, you can override content blockers, and even whitelist sites via Safari's site customization menu.
Limits Enforceable Rules
Another major downside to using content blockers is that there’s a maximum limit on the number of rules that it can enforce, which stands at 50,000. While that sounds like a lot, the filter lists used by certain ad blocking extensions well exceed that. Hence, you may see the odd advertisement creep through when using content blockers.
However, this limitation does offer an advantage in terms of performance since developers often write rules in more effective ways to cover more ground. Certain content blockers may also counteract this by including multiple lists, though this could degrade any performance benefits.
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Read MoreShould You Use Content Blockers?
Content blockers bring a range of advantages. You improve the overall speed when loading sites in Safari, and also enhance both privacy and security. Using them can really help improve your browsing experience, and are quite indispensable on the iPhone and iPad.
But on the Mac, you may not want to ditch your ad blocker just yet since they have no limits on rules and offer better whitelisting capabilities, even though content blockers are superior in terms of performance and privacy. Furthermore, content blockers are also rather annoying since you need to open them separately outside Safari in case you want to make modifications to the content settings.
If you are already on Safari 13 (or if you upgraded to macOS Catalina), it's either content blockers or none at all. Some of the better content blockers out there include Ghostery Lite (macOS only), AdGuard, and 1Blocker. However, you need to try them out to figure out what suits you the best.
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