Adblock Plus - free ad blocker

Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse.

Adblock Plus - Free Ad Blocker for Chrome

Adblock Plus - free ad blocker is a popular Chrome extension that blocks annoying ads, protects privacy by stopping trackers, and enhances your browsing experience on YouTube and other sites. With over 500 million downloads, it offers features like customizable ad blocking, support for Acceptable Ads, and an option to upgrade for additional premium features. Adblock Plus prioritizes user privacy, ensuring your data remains secure.

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Extension stats

By: https://adblockplus.org

Users: 43,000,000+

Rating: 4.41

(185,717)

74 new ratings

Version: 4.15.0 (Last updated: 2025-02-28)

Creation date: 2020-07-01

Permissions:

alarms
contextMenus
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
notifications
scripting
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage
webNavigation
webRequest

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 56.43M

Email: su*****@adblockplus.org

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 5

Other rankings

#3 in Workflow & Planning

#2 in ad-blocking keyword 73

#2 in ad blocker keyword 78 ▼ 1

#2 in adblock keyword 45

#2 in block ads keyword 74

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Adblock Plus - free ad blocker (v4.15.0)

13,012,106+ 4.00

(1,251)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to use with no major issues reported by long-term users
Effective in blocking ads on most websites
Improves browsing experience by reducing distractions from ads
Provides a free service
Flexible in allowing users to turn it off for specific websites

Cons

Does not block ads effectively on YouTube and other platforms
Users experience occasional issues with ads still appearing
Requires manual page reload to apply blocking
Reported pop-ups for premium features which can be annoying
Some users find it less effective compared to other ad blockers like uBlock Origin

Most mentioned

Ineffectiveness on YouTube
Occasional ads still appearing
Requires reloading pages for proper functioning
Pop-ups for premium offers
Comparison to other ad blockers

User reviews

Лучшие

Tom Jerry, 2025-03-10

Doesn't block youtube ads, or twitch. That's literally the first thing they say it does in the product subscription is block youtube ads, but you dont, waste my time trying to get this to work, boo "Remove ads on YouTube and everywhere else you browse."

A M, 2025-03-09

Difficult to access easily on the menu

lvvry1, 2025-03-09

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Adblock Plus - free ad blocker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Adblock Plus - free ad blocker. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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