PrivaBlock version history - 4 versions
PrivaBlock by PrivaApps
PrivaBlock version history - 4 versions
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Latest version
Version 3.1.2
Released Nov 11, 2026 - 311.76 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and later- Hides generic ad boxes and sticky ad bars on all sites (generic element hiding from the filter lists).
- Closes pop-up ad tabs opened by pages.
- Video players: ad SDKs are replaced with harmless stand-ins, so videos start without ads.
- Fewer "turn off your ad blocker" walls: adds the Adblock Warning Removal List and defusers for common
ad blocker detection scripts. - YouTube ad blocking closer to uBlock Origin's behaviour.
- At browser start-up, pages wait until the filters are loaded, so restored tabs are protected too.
Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Older versions
Version 3.1.0
Released Nov 11, 2026 - 292.89 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and later- Blocks YouTube video ads.
- Runs the filter lists' scriptlet rules: defuses anti-adblock walls, pop-ups and cookie banners.
- Advanced (procedural) element hiding rules from the lists.
- Element picker: click any part of a page to hide it (popup, or Alt+Shift+H).
- Keyboard shortcut to turn protection on or off for the current site.
- Back up your settings to a file and restore them.
- Firefox for Android support.
Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 3.0.0
Released Nov 10, 2026 - 264.34 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterPrivaBlock 3.0 is a rewrite with a new look.
- New popup: the number of requests blocked on the page, today's total, and a switch to turn PrivaBlock off for the site.
- New settings page and logger, in English and Turkish, with light and dark themes.
- Filter lists now update on their own, about once a day.
- Leftover ad boxes are hidden with less work on the page, and YouTube ad slots are hidden again.
- Better first- and third-party detection for domains like .co.uk and .com.tr.
- Fingerprinting protection is now optional and off by default. If version 2 turned it on, the update gives Firefox's own setting back.
- The logger shows which filter and list blocked each request.
- Your profile, your own filters, custom lists and the sites you turned it off on are kept. Single-list choices go back to your profile's defaults.Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0
Version 2.1.0
Released Aug 16, 2026 - 1.2 MBWorks with firefox 140.0 and laterSource code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0