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# AdBlocker
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A fast, privacy-first ad and tracker blocker for Chrome and Chromium browsers. Built with [WXT](https://wxt.dev) and Manifest V3's `declarativeNetRequest` API all blocking rules are compiled at build time, so there's no background page network sniffing and zero runtime overhead.
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A fast, privacy-first ad and tracker blocker for Chrome and Chromium browsers. Built with [WXT](https://wxt.dev) and Manifest V3's `declarativeNetRequest` API all blocking rules are compiled at build time, so there's no background page network sniffing and zero runtime overhead.
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## Features
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- **EasyList + EasyPrivacy** Industry-standard filter lists bundled at build time
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- **uBlock Extended Filters** Optional additional rules (opt-in from the options page)
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- **Per-Domain Allowlist** Pause blocking on specific sites with one click
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- **Custom Rules** Add your own URL patterns via the options page
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- **Blocked Request Counter** See how many ads and trackers have been stopped
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- **Cosmetic Filtering** Hides ad placeholders and empty frames via injected CSS
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- **Zero Data Collection** No telemetry, no analytics, no network requests from the extension itself
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- **EasyList + EasyPrivacy** - Industry-standard filter lists bundled at build time
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- **uBlock Extended Filters** - Optional additional rules (opt-in from the options page)
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- **Per-Domain Allowlist** - Pause blocking on specific sites with one click
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- **Custom Rules** - Add your own URL patterns via the options page
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- **Blocked Request Counter** - See how many ads and trackers have been stopped
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- **Cosmetic Filtering** - Hides ad placeholders and empty frames via injected CSS
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- **Zero Data Collection** - No telemetry, no analytics, no network requests from the extension itself
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## Installation
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Since the extension is not yet on the Chrome Web Store, you load it manually. It takes about 2 minutes and works exactly the same as any store extension after that.
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### Step 1 Download
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### Step 1 Download
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Go to [Releases](https://github.com/RainyRoot/AdBlocker/releases) and download the latest `adblocker-*.zip`.
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### Step 2 Unzip
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### Step 2 Unzip
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Extract the zip to a **permanent folder** somewhere you won't accidentally delete it (e.g. `Documents/AdBlocker`). Chrome loads the extension directly from that folder, so if you delete or move it, the extension breaks.
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Extract the zip to a **permanent folder** somewhere you won't accidentally delete it (e.g. `Documents/AdBlocker`). Chrome loads the extension directly from that folder, so if you delete or move it, the extension breaks.
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### Step 3 Load in Chrome
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### Step 3 Load in Chrome
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1. Open `chrome://extensions` in Chrome
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Works in Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, and any other Chromium-based browser.
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> **"Disable developer mode extensions" popup** Chrome may show this warning when it starts. Just click **Keep extensions** every time. This only appears because the extension wasn't installed from the store; it does not affect how the extension works.
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> **"Disable developer mode extensions" popup** Chrome may show this warning when it starts. Just click **Keep extensions** every time. This only appears because the extension wasn't installed from the store; it does not affect how the extension works.
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## Daily Use
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Once loaded, AdBlocker runs automatically in the background you don't need to do anything. Every request to an ad or tracker domain is blocked before it even loads.
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Once loaded, AdBlocker runs automatically in the background you don't need to do anything. Every request to an ad or tracker domain is blocked before it even loads.
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**Toolbar icon** Click the AdBlocker icon in your toolbar to:
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**Toolbar icon** Click the AdBlocker icon in your toolbar to:
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- See how many requests have been blocked on the current page
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- Pause blocking for the current site (allowlist toggle)
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- Re-enable blocking after pausing
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- Add custom URL patterns to block
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- Manage your per-site allowlist
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**Blocking is silent** There's no notification for every blocked ad. The counter in the popup shows the total. Pages just load faster and cleaner.
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**Blocking is silent** There's no notification for every blocked ad. The counter in the popup shows the total. Pages just load faster and cleaner.
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### Build from Source
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