AdSidebar

Live in harmony with ads. AdSidebar is an alternative to traditional ad blocker extensions that benefits both the user and content creators. Ads are displayed in a sidebar on the right side of the screen.
AdSidebar is an alternative to traditional ad blocker extensions. Ads are displayed in a controllable sidebar on the right hand side of the screen. It benefits both the user and content creators and helps distinguish between actual content and deceptive ads.
Manifest V2
By:
Paul Shaw
Daily users:
1
Version:
0.6.0.3resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Version code:
5726897
Creation date:
2016-06-16
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • <all_urls>
  • contextMenus
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • webNavigation
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • notifications
Size:
710.49K
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Updated:
16 hours ago

User reviews


I give you five stars for creativity and the addon seems to work as intended. The only problem with it is that being intrusive isn't the only problem with ads. They've become huge, and weirdly prioritized, killing page load times. They contain embedded trackers, and often gather personal data. They can be loud (I <i>despise</i> video/audio ads that start automatically). I want to have ads running, but because of these and other problems, I just can't. All in all, until ads stop being so horrible for reasons beyond what this addon seeks to fix, I'm going to have to stick with uBlock. But like I said - it's a neat idea and it seems to work well.
by s20, 2020-09-06
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Extension safety

Risk impact

AdSidebar requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
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Risk likelihood

AdSidebar may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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