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What is your preferred Safari ad blocker?
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Used AdBlock, but had problems with certain sites, so turned to uBlock. Seems to be better, for me.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...t-blocker-thread.1924936/page-8#post-22450660
Take a look at this thread discussing the new "content blocker" type adblockers for Safari. I'm using the beta of the Adguard content blocker mentioned in the thread and it works well.
Take a look at this thread discussing the new "content blocker" type adblockers for Safari. I'm using the beta of the Adguard content blocker mentioned in the thread and it works well.
[doublepost=1453080017][/doublepost]ublock - low CPU - go into preferences and select *all* the lists too... if you really hate ads
It doesn't. That rule is not a rule against discussing adblocking in general like we are here. That rule is directed at discussions regarding specifically blocking ads on MacRumors.
Personally, I use AdBlock, plus some sneaky hosts file shenanigans thanks to
http://someonewhocares.org
...very rare that I see an ad these days.
To be fair, I disabled AdBlock recently and didn't notice much difference, so I think the majority of the work is handled by the hosts file stuff.
Interested to know if anyone else uses that approach!
http://someonewhocares.org
...very rare that I see an ad these days.
To be fair, I disabled AdBlock recently and didn't notice much difference, so I think the majority of the work is handled by the hosts file stuff.
Interested to know if anyone else uses that approach!
I would also like to know if others have used this. I currently use adblock. Is there a way to pause hosts file if you want to see something that is blocked?Personally, I use AdBlock, plus some sneaky hosts file shenanigans thanks to
http://someonewhocares.org
...very rare that I see an ad these days.
To be fair, I disabled AdBlock recently and didn't notice much difference, so I think the majority of the work is handled by the hosts file stuff.
Interested to know if anyone else uses that approach!
I'm no expert on network things, but I expect you'd just temporarily rename/move the hosts file.
Agreed. I like ublock, and was hoping that Chris (Purify) would weigh in but that has not happened. Adguard is looking good.
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I've been using chrome.[doublepost=1453080017][/doublepost]ublock - low CPU - go into preferences and select *all* the lists too... if you really hate ads
Hi,
I wonder which is the best ad-blocker out there today?
I don't want it to take so much power from the MBP etc.
I have tried adguard but that is not so good as it messup some sites for me etc.
I wonder which is the best ad-blocker out there today?
I don't want it to take so much power from the MBP etc.
I have tried adguard but that is not so good as it messup some sites for me etc.
uBlock is practically dead, its developer (Chris Aljoudi) seems to not care about it anymore and focuses on Purify (currently available for iOS only, version for OS X promised to be released sometimes in the future).
The uBlock Origin (fork of the uBlock from its original author Raymond Hill) which is being actively developed (and is really great by the way) isn't available for Safari unfortunately.
I suggest to use the AdGuard Browser Extension. The new version 2.1.x will also bring the support for the new content blocking API introduced in the Safari 9.0
The uBlock Origin (fork of the uBlock from its original author Raymond Hill) which is being actively developed (and is really great by the way) isn't available for Safari unfortunately.
I suggest to use the AdGuard Browser Extension. The new version 2.1.x will also bring the support for the new content blocking API introduced in the Safari 9.0