Reviews for Adblock Plus
Adblock Plus by Adblock Plus
323 reviews
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18469935, 9 months ago
Developer response
posted 8 months agoHi,
Hi,
We are updating the extension, therefore a popup might appear (it will only happen once per browser/device), but you can simply close it and continue browsing. If you are seeing many payment tabs all at once or encountering the payment page every time you open your browser, please reach out to us via support@adblockplus.org.
Here's more about how our contribution page works: For non-Premium users, we populate the page when we update the extension to keep you informed on changes we've made and as a reminder to support Adblock Plus if you find the software beneficial. We don't track who has previously paid unless your extension is already upgraded to Adblock Plus Premium (and in that case we won't show you the update page at all). The contribution page also displays just after installing ABP so it sometimes appears even though you have recently contributed or have paid for Premium.- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14844453, 9 months agoThe constant reporting of what you've blocked is absolutely f@@cking annoying!
Developer response
posted 8 months agoHi,
We are updating the extension, therefore a popup might appear (it will only happen once per browser/device), but you can simply close it and continue browsing. If you are seeing many payment tabs all at once or encountering the payment page every time you open your browser, please reach out to us via support@adblockplus.org.
Here's more about how our contribution page works: For non-Premium users, we populate the page when we update the extension to keep you informed on changes we've made and as a reminder to support Adblock Plus if you find the software beneficial. We don't track who has previously paid unless your extension is already upgraded to Adblock Plus Premium (and in that case we won't show you the update page at all). The contribution page also displays just after installing ABP so it sometimes appears even though you have recently contributed or have paid for Premium. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12655685, 9 months agoyoutube castiga el uso y hace esperar mientras pone un cartel de aviso de unos segundos
Developer response
posted 8 months agoHi,
YouTube is intermittently testing strategies to show you ads or the anti-adblocking notification (ie. wall). We believe they intend to roll the wall out to their entire user base soon.
While our filter list authors are working on trying to address this issue, it may not be possible due to the way YouTube is now displaying the wall within the video itself.
If you don't want to try to find a workaround, instead of uninstalling, we recommend allowlisting YouTube which will allow you to continue using AdBlock on other sites you visit while avoiding the wall on YouTube. Note: allowlisting will allow YouTube to show you ads.
If you'd like me to send some of the workarounds that other users have reported have worked them please send us a message to support@adblockplus.org. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 17107515, 9 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18447110, 9 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Gakster, 10 months agoRecently this excellent app is no longer blocking youtube ads, especially if they are in the beginning of the video PLS FIX SO I CAN GIVE U 5 STARS AGAIN!
Developer response
posted 10 months agoHi,
We would recommend taking a look at this article here: https://helpcenter.getadblock.com/hc/en-us/articles/9738509282451-I-m-seeing-ads-in-YouTube-videos
If the issue persists, can you please message us at support@adblockplus.org? We would be happy to help! - Rated 3 out of 5by Matchofu51, 10 months ago
Developer response
posted 10 months agoHi Dan,
If you are using the Adblock Plus extension on a desktop browser, you should not be seeing full length ads though you may see a variety of different behaviors such as a temporary black screen or a very brief display of an ad (less than a second or two). These are related to our efforts to stop the entirety of the ad appearing.
If you are seeing full length ads, I recommend checking out this article: https://help.adblockplus.org/hc/en-us/articles/26653087560595-Ads-appearing-on-YouTube- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18352852, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12659269, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Vienne2412, a year agoLeider gibt es keine Möglickeit selbsterstellte Filter (blockierte Elemente) zu exportieren oder importieren.
Ansonsten ein sehr gutes, nützliches Add-on. - Rated 3 out of 5by Justin, a year agoIt doesn't work with Youtube as of this writing, but signing out of Google does make it work. This seems to imply that the anti-adblocking on Youtube is done on an account-by-account basis.
Developer response
posted a year agoHi Justin,
YouTube's anti-adblock wall should no longer appear with the ABP desktop extension installed in Chrome, Edge or Firefox. You may see a variety of different behaviors such as a temporary black screen or a very brief display of an ad. These are related to our efforts to stop ads from appearing for you.
If you are using Chrome, Edge, or Firefox and you still see the anti-adblock notification, can you please reach out to us via support@adblockplus.org? We will be happy to look into it! - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 18243576, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by H.R., a year agoTLDR - ABP is 100% adequate software. It does exactly what it says on the tin and nothing more. If you're a privacy-conscious home user, you would be better served by uBlock Origin. Enterprise users and casual home users, however, have much more incentive to use AdBlock Plus over competitors like uBlock Origin and AdGuard.
Pros:
1. Long history as robust, well-tested, well-maintained open-source software.
2. Default filter lists block advertisements, though not other forms of online tracking (see "Tangent" section of this review for why I think this is a pro.
3. Simpler content blocking rules mean that it's less liable to break stuff than a more robust content blocker.
Cons:
1. "Acceptable advertisements" are enabled by default. This fact becomes much more revolting when you keep in mind that Eyeo GmbH (the company that owns ABP) literally charges advertisers a hefty fee to be on the "acceptable ads" list, and that advertising networks who pay into the acceptable ads programme don't always adhere to the guidelines that Eyeo GmbH sets. You CAN opt out, and I encourage you to do so. This is a huge black mark on the reputation of a still-useful and beloved open-source application.
Neutral/Your Mileage May Vary
1. In enterprise/business situations, AdBlock Plus may very well be the *only* ad blocker your IT team recommends.
2. Relatively limited selection of filter lists. You're basically limited to the standard ABP filters, EasyList, EasyPrivacy, I Don't Care About Cookies, and the foreign language EasyList filters. Third party filter lists used to be commonplace, but a lot of them use UBO syntax as opposed to ABP syntax nowadays.
Tangent: ABP and Privacy
→ I would like to point out that almost every major browser from Firefox, to Safari, to Edge, to Brave, to Vivaldi, among countless others, all have *some* form of built-in privacy protection. They all use the same list of known trackers provided by the Disconnect team. Here's a rather shocking revelation: you DO NOT need to use tons of filter lists with ANY ad blocker when the browser you're using already has robust tracking protection built in by this point. ABP on default settings, acceptable ads turned off, and Firefox ETP settings set to "strict" will have you pretty well-protected from both targeted advertisements AND surveillance capitalism more generally. Anything else you do beyond that is subject to diminishing returns.
I give it three stars because it's a functional product that does exactly what it says on the tin and nothing more. It's not perfect, but it does not need to be. I would've given it four stars had Eyeo GmbH not irrevocably stained the reputation of this project with the Acceptable Ads programme. As for how I use it: I use ABP on my work laptop's browsers (Firefox and Edge) and it does the job. - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14183430, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by S.SUDHAKAR, a year agoGood addon. Please remove the pop up window after the addon gets updated
- Rated 3 out of 5by JaniceV, a year agoGenerally, Adblock Plus works except when I want to create an exception. It blocks the exception.
- Rated 3 out of 5by JCfromNC, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by REDREKHAM, a year agoman yt detects the adblocker and when i block ads on yt page i still cannot play the videos
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12824642, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 16087333, a year ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14862208, a year agoI was very happy with this addon for years, even got a premium membership, but now it's been a while since can't stop youtube ads. Please fix it!
- Rated 3 out of 5by GiggleFits, a year agoYoutube is starting to detect this adblocker, I hope the developer updates soon.