![]() ![]() I think most people won’t need that, so I highly recommend their free browser extension.ġ2-09-2016 Update: I still recommend Adguard, but with the release of uBlock Origin for Safari things might change. The company behind Adguard keeps its browser extension free but offers a paid suite software that can go beyond. I couldn’t believe the difference in speed when I switched from Adblock Plus to this one. However, with the new content blocking system built into Safari, you can block ads natively without a performance hit of a typical javascript-based ad blocker.Īdguard has its own filters and you can turn on and off the ones you like. Before Safari can render the page, it has to go through the ad blocker. Imagine this process on top of the normal Safari browser. Adguard (as well as Wipr/Adamant) takes advantage of this feature and blocks ads faster than the others.īasically, other ad blockers are a kind of javascript that intercept ads and block them. ![]() When Apple released Safari 9 for Mac OS X and iOS 9, it added a content blocking ability right into the browser. Why should I use this blocker if the developer isn’t proud enough to feature it on his website? The current overall best ad blocker for Safari: AdGuard I’m hesitant to use a blocker if I don’t know what sort of base it’s using for blocking ads. The developer seems to really want to focus on his iOS version and hardly mentions the Mac one. AdamantĪdamant is very similar to Wipr, but after looking all over the developer’s site, I couldn’t find any information on what blockers/lists it uses. While I can respect his decision, not being able to add sites to a white list and having to manually toggle off Wipr when I want to turn it off on sites is a bit tiresome. The developer has gone on to state that he has no intention of adding this feature due to his philosophy of making things really simple. However, the lack of a whitelist is what hurts it. I like this one a lot and it is my second favorite for Safari. It uses the EasyList and EasyList Privacy rules, which are updated fairly regularly. If you’re looking for something simple that just works with no fuss, Wipr is a really great ad blocker. There’s currently no way to install it from the Safari Extension page, so you’ll have to download the file and install it yourself. It’s currently undergoing testing, but it’s already very fast and stable. ![]() The best ad blocker for Firefox and Chrome has finally been ported to Safari! It’s the same as the current stable versions for other browsers and it already miles ahead of the languishing uBlock extension for Safari. UBlock=No updates from a dishonest developer that piggy backed on the original developer’s great work. Meanwhile the ORIGINAL developer has gone on to continually update his blocker and renamed it “uBlock Origin”, but it’s only available for Firefox and Chrome. This person took over the uBlock project and has neglected it along with some dishonest conduct. The original developer for uBlock made his extension for Firefox and Chrome, but there was no Safari version until another person came along and offered to make a Safari port. Why? Simply because it’s not regularly updated. However, I cannot recommend uBlock for Safari. The shining feature of uBlock is it doesn’t use as much memory as other blockers like Adblock Plus and can keep your browser lighter using less memory. uBlockĪ recent newcomer to the adblocking world, uBlock showed up out of nowhere and stole the show on Firefox and Chrome. ![]() It’s regularly updated for Safari too! Can’t go wrong with this one, but the performance is not great these days. It’s solid and lets you subscribe to different filtering lists. It’s the most famous one and the one I used the longest when I was using Firefox. This is probably one of the grandfathers of ad blockers. There are more ad blockers popping every day now, but there are three main ones I want to talk about: It’s not 100% on par with Firefox or Chrome’s extension abilities, but getting there. Since then, Apple has slowly opened up to allow developers to write extensions for it. Apple kept Safari locked down until version 5 hit in 2010. Updated (uBlock Origin has been ported to Safari! Anyone using the old uBlock for Safari should abandon it and switch to Origin ASAP)įor a long time, Safari didn’t even have extensions or the ability to use them. Which one is the best ad blocker for Safari? I’ll give you my thoughts. Today I want to talk about the current ad blockers available for Safari and which ones I think are worth using. I’m always testing out different browsers and utilities. ![]()
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