Adblock Plus for Chrome for Mac

Adblock Plus for Chrome for Mac 1.8.6

Mac / Adblock Plus / 89697 / Full spec
Description

Adblock Plus for Chrome for Mac is a powerful browser extension that blocks all types of obtrusive ads, including banners, pop-ups, YouTube video ads, Facebook advertisements and more. This community-driven open source project has been developed by hundreds of volunteers who are committed to ensuring that all annoying ads are automatically blocked.

With Adblock Plus for Chrome installed on your Mac device, you can enjoy a seamless browsing experience without any interruptions from unwanted advertisements. The software works by filtering out the ad content before it even reaches your browser window. This means that you won't have to deal with any annoying pop-ups or banner ads while browsing the web.

One thing to note when installing Adblock Plus for Chrome is that your browser will show a warning message indicating that the software has access to your browsing history and data. However, it's important to understand that this is just a standard message and Adblock Plus never collects any information whatsoever.

In addition to blocking obtrusive ads, Adblock Plus also offers an Acceptable Ads initiative which allows some small and static ads on websites. By enabling this feature, you can support websites that rely on advertising but choose to do it in a non-intrusive way. However, if you prefer not to see any type of advertisement at all while browsing the web then this feature can be easily disabled at any time.

Overall, Adblock Plus for Chrome is an essential tool for anyone who wants to enjoy an uninterrupted browsing experience without having their screen cluttered with unwanted advertisements. With its easy-to-use interface and powerful ad-blocking capabilities, this software is sure to become one of your favorite browser extensions in no time!

Review

Adblock Plus for Chrome for Mac performs well as a basic add-on, and would be a useful addition to most users' browser toolkits.

Adblock Plus for Chrome for Mac is free and installation is quick and painless, with no user interaction required. Operating in the background during browsing, the add-on did not have any interface or visible technical support. During our testing, the program did block more obtrusive ads from sites like YouTube and Facebook. As indicated with the add-on, some basic advertisements can be seen, since the program is designed to encourage less invasive promotions. The add-on as a whole operated well and did not appear to slow down the browsing experience.

For those who want an effective advertisement blocker for the Google Chrome browser, Adblock Plus for Chrome for Mac works well in the background and is a welcome add-on for the browser.

Full spec
Publisher Adblock Plus
Publisher site http://adblockplus.org/en/
Release date 2014-10-27
Date added 2014-10-27
Category Browsers
Sub category Chrome Extensions
Version 1.8.6
Os requirements Mac OS X 10.4 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5, Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.8, Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Requirements None
Price Free
Downloads per week 20
Total downloads 89697

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