#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC MAC OS X#
#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC INSTALL#
#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC FOR ANDROID#
#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC ANDROID#

Please select 'Preferences' to access the Adblock Plus profile, and click on 'Filter Preferences': In the Add-ons Manager under the 'Extensions' tab, you will find Adblock Plus:

#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC MAC OS X#

In Firefox select 'Firefox' > 'Add-ons' (for Mac OS X / Linux, select 'Tools' from the menubar > 'Add-Ons'), this will open your Firefox Add-ons Manager. If you want to remove a filterlist again check out this tutorial. You can also use filterlists to protect yourself against tracking, malware, social media tracking etc. choose either EasyList OR Fanboy's List). As a rule of thumb, it is highly recommended to not use overlapping filterlists (e.g. This will slow down the adblocker, therefore, your browsing. It is important to note that you should not add too many filterlists to Adblock Plus. An overview of all the lists can be found here. In this case, this will be 'EasyList Germany + EasyList'. In the case that you, for example, come from Germany, you will have to subscribe to the national German filter list. However, these lists do not block ads on less popular national websites. These two lists block the ads from the most popular (often English) websites. There are a two basic lists out there, EasyList and Fanboy's List.

#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC INSTALL#

When you install Adblock Plus for the first time, it will automatically suggest a filterlist to you based on the language settings of your browser. By itself, Adblock Plus can only see the webpage you are loading, but has to be 'told' by the filterlist which elements to block. Once Adblock Plus has been installed, enabled and configured, all ads should be blocked.įirst steps Choosing the right filterlistĪs previously described, Adblock Plus requires filterlists to block ads.

#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC ANDROID#

In order to download Adblock Plus for Android, access the Android installation page, download the app and open it. Tap the checkbox and confirm the upcoming message with 'OK' Open 'Settings' and go to 'Unknown sources' option (under 'Applications' or 'Security' depending on your device)

To install Adblock Plus, you will need to allow app installation from unknown sources: It is important to note, that there are a few limitations for non-rooted devices.

#ADBLOCK PLUS FOR MAC FOR ANDROID#

Please confirm by clicking on 'Install', and Adblock Plus will block ads in your Opera browser.Īdblock Plus is also available for Android devices. To install Adblock Plus on Opera, go to the Opera Add-ons page and click on 'Add to Opera'. After clicking this button, the following pop-up will ask you to 'Add' Adblock Plus to your browser:Īfter confirming, you will be protected against all obtrusive online advertising by world's most popular ad blocker! In this screen, please click on the blue 'Add to Chrome' button in the top-right corner. The following screen will open our adblock for Chrome: If you wish to install Adblock Plus through the Chrome Webstore please click here to open ABP. Installation through the Google Chrome Webstore in three steps You know it has been successful if the following message shows up: Click on 'Add' when the following dialog pops-up in your browser:Īdblock Plus will be installed into your browser. Simply go to the Chrome installation page and click on the install button to add the ad blocker to your Chrome browser. Installation through our website in two steps The easiest way is through our website, the second way is through the Chrome Webstore. Google Chrome allows two ways to install our ad block software. You are now protected against all intrusive ads! Click on 'Install Now' to add Adblock Plus to your Firefox browser. Firefox will prompt you to allow Adblock Plus to install the add-on: Click on 'Allow'.įirefox will start the installation of our ad block, and will ask you to confirm that you trust the author. If you use the Mozilla Firefox browser, click the install button on the Firefox installation page. Adblock Plus is still able to remove these with a functionality called 'element-hiding': based on certain specific characteristics, Adblock Plus is able to hide certain elements from the webpage. Blocked ads often leave blank spaces or 'Advertising Tags' on webpages. With these filters enabled, it can block specific requests from websites, usually the requests to serve an ad. Out of the box, Adblock Plus comes without any filters, but, it will offer you to add a filter subscription on first start. In order to block ads, Adblock Plus requires the so-called filters to 'tell' it which requests to block. Its primary purpose is to remove all intrusive advertisements from your browsing experience: YouTube video ads, Facebook ads, banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, background ads etc.

What if Adblock Plus doesn't block an advertisement?Īdblock Plus is the most popular browser extension available for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Android.

Disabling/Reenabling Adblock Plus on all Websites.

Disabling Adblock Plus on frequently used sites.

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