# Adblock Plus

> One of the most popular free ad blockers for Firefox. Block annoying ads on sites like Facebook, YouTube and all other websites. Adblock Plus blocks all annoying ads, and supports websites by not blocking unobtrusive ads by default (configurable).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/adblock-plus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/adblock-plus)

## Overview

- **ID:** `adblock-plus`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Adblock Plus
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 2,858,786
- **Weekly downloads:** 33,027
- **Rating:** 4.37 / 5 (11,409 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.43.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-03
- **First published:** 2006-01-17
- **Size:** 3.86 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/)
- **Website:** [https://help.eyeo.com](https://help.eyeo.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/privacy/)

## Description

Adblock Plus is a highly popular free ad blocker for Firefox, with nearly 500 million downloads. It blocks annoying ads, popups, video ads on sites like YouTube, and protects your privacy by stopping trackers and social media icon tracking. By speeding up page loading times and reducing malvertising risks, it gives you a safer and cleaner browsing experience.

This extension also supports the Acceptable Ads initiative, displaying nonintrusive ads by default to support websites relying on advertising revenue. Users can customize filters, whitelist favorite sites, or block all ads entirely. Adblock Plus balances user control with support for content producers, ensuring a fair and sustainable online environment.

## Rankings

- #2 — Overall
- #27 — Privacy & Security
- #7 — adblock
- #10 — adblocker
- #10 — sustainable
- #11 — block ads

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `alarms`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `*.youtube.com`
- `youtube.com`
- `www.youtube.com`
- `accounts.adblockplus.org`
- `*.myaccount.adblockplus.org`
- `adblockplus.org`
- `new.adblockplus.org`
- `welcome.adblockplus.org`
- `getadblock.com`
- `vpn.getadblock.com`
- `*.myaccount.getadblock.com`
- `btloader.com`
- `*.facebook.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise Adblock Plus for its strong ad-blocking performance and overall usefulness. It is viewed by many users as one of the best ad blockers and as a trusted, essential extension. The most recurring complaint across reviews is intrusive donation prompts and prompts to pay, which detract from the experience. A few reviews also mention isolated issues like outdated filter lists or performance slowdowns, but these are far less common than the donation-related concerns.

### Pros

- Strong ad-blocking effectiveness and reliability.
- Very positive sentiment from users, with several calls that it's among the best ad blockers.
- Widely regarded as an essential, trusted extension by multiple users.

### Cons

- Frequent donation/prompt popups asking for money, reported by several users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/adblock-plus)