Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker

Name: Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker
Rating: 4.4226 (5591 reviews)
Author: Ghostery

The best privacy tool and ad blocker extension for Firefox. Stop trackers, speed up websites and block ads everywhere including YouTube and Facebook.

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Features & Capabilities

Ghostery is a leading privacy and ad blocker extension for Firefox, boasting over 100 million downloads worldwide. It blocks ads on websites including YouTube and Facebook, stops trackers from collecting your personal data, and automatically dismisses intrusive cookie consent pop-ups. With features like tracker information on visited sites, tracker preview on search results, and the ability to anonymize your identity, Ghostery offers a comprehensive and user-friendly privacy solution.

Open source and free to use forever, Ghostery empowers users to take back control of their digital privacy. Backed by the extensive WhoTracks.Me database and supported by a global community of contributors, it ensures up-to-date protection and transparency. Experience safer, faster, and clutter-free browsing with Ghostery, your trusted privacy advocate on Firefox.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Ghostery

Daily users:

1,008,887 228

Rating:

4.42

(5,591) 12 new ratings

Version:

10.5.47 Last updated: 2026-06-16

Version code:

6307700

Creation date:

2008-11-15

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

*
www.youtube.com

Size:

4.11MB

Email:

su*****@ghostery.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 16

Other rankings

#2 in Web Development

#5 in Privacy & Security

#1 in ad keyword 89

#1 in ads keyword 76

#1 in cost keyword 9

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Other platforms

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317 3.80

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929,122 4.50

(461)

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Developed by:

Ghostery

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ghostery/

Email:

su*****@ghostery.com

Website:

https://www.ghostery.com/support/

Permission Change History

2026-05-22: Version 10.5.42 → 10.5.43

Add Permissions: contextMenus

2025-02-26: Version 10.4.16 → 10.4.25

Add Permissions: activeTab

2024-10-28: Version 10.4.3 → 10.4.10

Add Permissions: unlimitedStorage

2024-08-19: Version 8.12.13 → 10.4.1

Add Permissions: alarms scripting ws://*/* wss://*/*

User Reviews

User reviews consistently praise Ghostery for strong, site-wide ad-blocking, unobtrusive operation, and ease of use. Many consider it essential, reliable over years, and it improves browsing speed. A recurring downside is a persistent 'leave a review' prompt that some users find intrusive and hard to dismiss, which has even led to negative ratings. Overall, most users view it as a free, effective privacy ad blocker that works across popular sites like YouTube and Picrew, enhancing the browsing experience without interfering with use.

Pros

Strong ad-blocking effectiveness across sites, reducing ads on most websites
Non-intrusive, lightweight and easy to use with a single-click toggle
Long-standing reliability and trust, used for years and considered essential
Improves browsing experience and performance with fewer nuisances and smoother navigation
Free to use and widely accessible

Cons

Persistent 'leave a review' prompt that cannot be easily dismissed, causing frustration for some users

Recent reviews

This is the best ad blocker ever!!! Good to use with DDG.

by Ja*****, 2026-06-17

by Fi*****, 2026-06-17

Works very well and a little more user friendly than other popular ad blockers out there.

by bl*****, 2026-06-16

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Is Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Ghostery – Privacy Ad Blocker has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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