AdBlock for Safari 4+
Block Ads. Browse Better.
Adblock Inc.
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
AdBlock has been downloaded more than 350 million times and is used by more than 65 million people worldwide. Now, AdBlock has created a powerful ad blocker that’s available as a Mac app.
AdBlock for Safari is a powerful and simple-to-use ad blocker. It stops annoying pop-ups, removes autoplay video ads, and blocks obnoxious audio ads. It also gives you control over which ads you see and what websites you support. You can tell AdBlock to stop working on certain websites, allow ads on sites you want to support, and get easy access to a comprehensive library of customer support information to help you get the most out of your AdBlock app.
It’s easy to install and free to use. Give it a try!
KEY FEATURES
Block ads on the websites you visit, including Facebook, YouTube, and millions of others sites. This protects you from annoying and intrusive ads that distract you from the stories you are trying to read
Speed up your browsing by filtering out unwanted content with Apple’s powerful Content Blocking API.
Enjoy a modern and easy to use interface with dark mode.
Access AdBlock VPN straight from the AdBlock for Safari app when you use both products.
CONTROL OVER HOW AND WHERE YOU SEE ADS
One-click Pause allows you to stop AdBlock if a website prompts you to turn off your ad blocker.
Create custom allow lists to allow ads on specific sites of your choice, giving you more control over your browsing experience. This previously paid-for feature is now free!
Allow non-intrusive ads like Google search ads that aren’t annoying and help you find the items you’re looking for.
Get access to a library of hundreds of knowledge base articles that help you understand how ad blocking works, how to get the most out of AdBlock, and provides answers to commonly asked questions.
Email AdBlock’s help desk to get quick answers to problems you are facing.
We value your feedback and look forward to making the AdBlock Mac app the best ad blocker in Apple’s app store. If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to our team at help@getadblock.com or leave us a review here in the app store.
What’s New
Version 2.1.7
• Bug fixes & improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Stopped Working
I've been using this specific adblock for years and although it works on some of the other machines I own it has stopped working as intended recently.
Every now and then an ad would slip by which a quick refresh would fix but now ads still pop up but are blacked out with audio still coming from the ads. I don't think this recent behaviour is deserving of anything less than 3 stars but imo is no longer that 5 star product I used to love.
Be prepared to be locked down for life
Adblock is just absolutely insane. It takes the liberty of putting itself front and center when you're in the middle of something to require some sort of action. "Hey look at me I'm adblock, I'm on your computer! I need to be updated every day!" It's as if it needs me to be reminded that it's installed on my computer EVERY DAY by stopping everything I'm doing and putting itself on a new tab for me to look at or pop up as an app for some sort of notification. And what's worse is when you try to delete it, it WON'T Delete. It'll tell you something like "The app can't be installed because it's still being used." And even though i turn off the eextension, it still says that and will refuse to be installed. This app is awful, please do yourself a favor and do NOT install this.
Developer Response ,
To prevent the AdBlock window from appearing, please go to the Settings tab and toggle the option "Launch at login" off. Note: you don't need to keep the app open to block ads in Safari. If you'd still like to uninstall and are running into an error message, I recommend this Apple Support article for additional information about uninstalling applications: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102610 — Kat C., AdBlock Support
Good - but needs status indicator
EDIT: Developer indicated that Apple does not allow the AdBlock icon to change color when Active vs Inactive. That's frustrating but I'm grateful for the Developer's feedback. FYI Apple - a bit more Developer leniency would be helpful in cases like these to enhance the user experience.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: Works well for me - but why doesn't the icon gray out when I pause ad blocking? If I forget to turn it back on, the icon just remains blue and I forget that it's still paused. Please fix.
Developer Response ,
Hi, The blue icon is not something we can change -- Apple does not provide the functionality to gray out the icon if a app is active on a particular page. Because AdBlock is allowing ads, according to Apple, that means it's active. We wish we could change the behavior but we can't! Please do provide your feedback to Apple since this is something they can change. --AdBlock Support
App Privacy
The developer, Adblock Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Adblock Inc.
- Size
- 18.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Adblock Inc
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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