Compare Chrome extensions: AdBlock — best ad blocker vs Dark Reader

Stats AdBlock — best ad blocker AdBlock — best ad blocker Dark Reader Dark Reader
User count 66,000,000+ 5,000,000+
Average rating 4.50 4.70
Rating count 287,905 11,347
Last updated 2024-04-27 2024-05-01
Size 66.07M 731.14K
Version 6.0.1 4.9.84
Short description
Block ads and pop-ups on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and your favorite websites. Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.
Full summary

Block pop-ups and intrusive ads effortlessly across YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and your favorite websites with AdBlock – the ad blocker trusted by over 60 million users worldwide. As the leading ad-blocking solution, AdBlock gives you a better browsing experience and more control over your online privacy.

Key free features: Comprehensive ad-blocking: Say goodbye to disruptive pop-ups, banners, and video ads on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and more, enhancing your browsing experience while boosting productivity.

Privacy protection: AdBlock can disable third-party tracking to make it more difficult for advertisers to track your behavior as you browse.

Enhanced security: Browse safely when you reduce malicious ads containing malware and scams from compromising your device, providing peace of mind while exploring the web.

Improved performance: Enjoy faster page load times and a smoother internet experience by eliminating bandwidth-consuming ads, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced data consumption.

Customization options: Tailor your ad-blocking preferences with advanced filters, allowlists, and dark mode, empowering you to personalize your browsing environment and optimize your online experience.

Friendly support: Get fast and reliable support from the dedicated AdBlock team and access a robust Help Center for assistance with any queries or issues, ensuring a hassle-free experience for users.

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This eye-care extension enables night mode by creating dark themes for websites on the fly. Dark Reader inverts bright colors, making them high contrast and easy to read at night.

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, sepia filter, dark mode, font settings and the ignore-list.

We may ask you to support the development of the app with a donation. You may see news about Dark Reader in the settings popup. There are Developer Tools for experienced users.

Dark Reader doesn't show ads and doesn't send users' data anywhere. It's fully open-source: https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader

Before you install it, disable similar extensions. Enjoy watching!