Domain Blocker

Helps you hide ads, avoid tracking, load pages faster, fight procrastination
What is Domain Blocker?
"Domain Blocker" is a Chrome extension built to provide an efficient and speedy browsing experience. It's designed with the capability to block ads, prevent tracking from various services, enhance the speed of page loading and assist in fighting procrastination. The user builds their blocklist as they browse, making the tool highly customizable and resource-conscious. Moreover, it's absolutely free, void of ads, and developed with precision and love.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.60 (92)
Version: 1.6.2 (Last updated: 2017-07-25)
Creation date: 2017-07-25
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • contextMenus
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
Size: 211.97K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Domain Blocker is written to be as efficient as possible, in terms of speed (CPU) and memory (RAM).

The main idea is that there's little meaning to use predefined blocklist consisting of tens of thousands rules when you'll ever use only small percentage of it. In Domain Blocker you build the blocklist as you go along.

🚀 Hide ads ⭐️ by blocking advertisement domains you disable the display of some of those pervasive ads

🚀 Avoid tracking ⭐️ by blocking tracking domains you prevent the services to acquire information about your browsing behaviour

🚀 Load pages faster ⭐️ by blocking unnecessary domains (requests) you save traffic and make pages loading faster!

🚀 Fight procrastination ⭐️ just keep facebook.com out of the Whitelist and... do more!

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Effectively blocks unwanted URLs, trackers, and ads
  • Allows custom blocking with wildcards
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Works well for various file domains (.zip, .mov)
  • Highly recommended by users
Cons
  • Some users report it doesn't work as expected
  • Lack of clear tutorial or instructions
  • Initial setup may confuse some users
Most mentioned
  • Works perfectly with specific domains
  • Praise for its effectiveness in blocking
  • Requests for additional features like a pause button
User reviews
Absolutely Essential!
by Harold Hastings, 2024-09-21

This is one of the best background URL blockers available, and I hope it gets updated to Manifest V3 so that it continues to be available. No other blocker (that I'm aware of) can be refreshed to show what URLs a site is loading in the background, and then let you block them - even using wild-cards. Allows one to clean up a lot of sites unwanted hidden URL loads - and makes things faster.
by Paul Kobres, 2024-08-31

This extension does work you need to take out the first bit of the link for example www. http:// https:// and then paste the link or select it from the lists on the right. I've been using this extension for ages now and never had a problem its excellent at locking trackers, pop ups and redirects. It's a must have extension.
by Ben, 2024-08-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Domain Blocker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Domain Blocker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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