Adblock Plus

Install Adblock Plus 3.4.2 for Chrome Install Adblock Plus 3.4.2 for Firefox Install Adblock Plus 3.4.2 for Opera Changes Fixed the “Waiting for Extension Adblock Plus…” problem which some users were experiencing (issue 7065). Added the ... [More] new hide-if-contains-image snippet (issue 7088). Added the new hide-if-has-and-matches-style snippet (issue 7137). [Less]

The punches thrown over the last TV on discount will not be the only fight going on this week. The busiest shopping week of the year means an absolute bombardment of ads fighting for your attention.

Install Adblock Plus 3.4.1 for Chrome Install Adblock Plus 3.4.1 for Firefox Install Adblock Plus 3.4.1 for Opera Changes Added the new abort-on-property-read snippet (issue 6969). Fixed a bug where an issue reporter screenshot was submitted without annotations under certain circumstances (issue 7100).

Adblock Plus’ 3.4 release includes a refresh to the user interface (UI). In this post, we take a look at the design process behind the new look and feel.

For the third year in a row, Adblock Plus participated in the leading event that builds upon the incredible movement for an open web: MozFest. This year, we had a clear mission to connect, share, and celebrate 20 years of open source together with ... [More] the Open Source Initiative (OSI). It was the perfect occasion to combine our appreciation for an open Internet, and to actively support and participate in the broader movement that exists around the issues of the web. [Less]

Adblock Plus 3.4 released – 50% reduction in memory consumption and a new UI!

Install Adblock Plus 3.4 for Chrome Install Adblock Plus 3.4 for Firefox Install Adblock Plus 3.4 for Opera This release includes user interface improvements as well as a further reduction of the overall memory usage. Changes Redesigned ... [More] the first-run page (issue 6749). Redesigned the icon popup (issues 6794, 6801, 6816 and 6922). Polished the design of the issue reporter and begun including a screenshot with each report (issues 6751, 6795, 6827, 6828 and 6895). Made the following improvements to the settings page: Added the “Show number of ads blocked in icon” option (issue 6740). Started showing the “Show useful notifications” option regardless of whether the user has seen a notification previously (issue 6736). Tooltips are shown on click now (issue 6758). Removed the title input field when adding a filter list (issue 6760). Removed the “NEW” label from Acceptable Ads without third-party tracking (issue 6768). Snippet filters are now required to be restricted to at least one domain (issues 6797 and 6846). Started logging snippet filter hits in our developer tools panel (issue 6843). Removed support for legacy :-abp-properties() syntax (issue 6870). Special comments are now required to be given at the top of filter lists (issue 6923). Added the EasyList Portuguese filter list (issue 6944). Added the new dir-string snippet to simulate logging in the developer tools console (issue 6964). Reduced the initial memory footprint by ~16% (issue 6916), base memory usage by ~28% (issues 6815, 6916), and memory used per frame by ~660 KB (issue 6967). Fixed: Layout shifted after opening dialog for adding new filter list on the settings page (issue 5851). Fixed: Blank values for snippet arguments were ignored (issue 6811). Fixed: Sometimes all subscriptions were listed as additional subscriptions (issue 6838). Fixed: $rewrite filters using wildcards didn’t match end of URL (issue 6868). Fixed: $csp filters with blank value caused errors due to injection of an invalid header (issue 6871). Fixed: Element hiding emulation filters for the domain localhost were considered invalid (issue 6931). Fixed: Snippet filters were ignored if the user resubscribed to the ABP anti-circumvention filter list (issue 6974). Firefox-only changes Reverted to using inline styles for element hiding emulation filters (issue 6504). Ported the hide-if-contains-and-matches-style snippet (issue 6938). [Less]

Install Adblock Plus 2.0.3 for Safari Changes Updated filter lists

Install Adblock Plus 2.0.2 for Safari Changes Added logic to update filter lists between app updates Fixed filter list not loading on initial install in rare instances Updated filter lists Updated Deployment target from 10.12 to ... [More] 10.12.6 Updated on-boarding styling Updated on-boarding for legacy users to see toolbar installation procedure Updated Toolbar Extension hover text Updated Toolbar Extension descrpiton Updated Toolbar & Content Blocker Extension names [Less]

Install Adblock Plus 2.0.1 for Safari Adblock Plus 2.0.1 has been made from the ground up to support Safari’s native content blocking engine, which is required for ad blocking to function as of Safari 12.0. The main advantage of using the new ... [More] content blocking APIs are the significant improvements to the speed and performance of ad blocking capabilities. Using these APIs also means there’s still some ground work to be done to improve the accuracy of what’s being blocked. We’ll be working over time to better optimize our filter list generation to provide a great ad blocking experience. As this is a newly-built native macOS app, some features from the previous version aren’t available just yet but will be re-introduced with ongoing development. Changes Added filter list management Added user controlled whitelisting Added ‘Help Page’ with support/social links Added user controlled whitelisting in toolbar extension UI Added on-boarding instructions Added automated removal of legacy ABP extension Fixed whitelist UI not updating in some instances [Less]