AdBlock
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| Developer(s) | BetaFish Incorporated |
|---|---|
| Initial release | December 8, 2009 |
| Stable release | 2.6.4
/ July 29, 2013 |
| Written in | HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | 411kb |
| Available in | Bahasa Indonesia, Deutsch, English, Français, Nederlands, Türkçe, dansk, español, hrvatski, italiano, magyar, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenský, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, Српски, български, русский, українська, עברית, తెలుగు, 中文 (简体), 中文 (繁體), 日本語, 한국어 |
| Type | Browser extension |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | getadblock.com/ |
AdBlock is a content-filtering and ad blocking extension for the Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Opera web browsers. AdBlock allows users to prevent page elements, such as advertisements, from being displayed. AdBlock is currently the most popular Google Chrome extension, with over 15,000,000 users,[1] and the most popular Safari extension.[2] According to an article in The New York Times,[3] the extension was created on December 8, 2009 (the day that support for extensions was added to Google Chrome). Safari support was added in June 2010.
AdBlock is not to be confused with Adblock Plus. The developer of AdBlock claims to have been inspired by the AdBlock Plus extension for Firefox, but otherwise the two efforts are unrelated.[4]
Version History
Version 2.1 added internationalization. Currently, AdBlock supports over 28 languages.
Version 2.4 saw many speed improvements - reportedly, the extension is twice as fast, while loading less memory per tab.[5]
As of Version 2.5, the add-on blocks the download of all advertising resources, including ads in videos and in Flash.
Version 2.6 lets the user see how many ads have been blocked by AdBlock on the page and overall.[6]
Filters
AdBlock uses the same filter syntax as Adblock Plus for Firefox and natively supports Adblock Plus filter subscriptions. Filter subscriptions can be added from a list of recommendations in the "Filter Lists" tab of the AdBlock options page, or by clicking on an Adblock Plus auto-subscribe link.
Users can also add their own filters in the "Customize" tab of the options page; they can be added automatically from the right click or toolbar menus.[citation needed]
CatBlock
On April 1, 2012 the developer changed the code to display LOLcats instead of simply blocking ads. Initially developed as a short-lived April Fool, the response was so positive that CatBlock is now an optional add-on supported by a monthly subscription.[7]
See also
- Adblock Plus
- IE7Pro (for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
References
- ^ List of popular extensions for Chrome
- ^ List of popular extensions for Safari
- ^ New York Times article describing AdBlock
- ^ Kurdi, Samer (June 22, 2011). "Adblock v. Adblock Plus: two Chrome extensions compared". Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ AdBlock for Chrome
- ^ "Version 2.6 release announcement".
- ^ http://adblockforchrome.blogspot.com/2012/04/catblock-lives-on.html