{"slug": "adguard", "name": "AdGuard", "category": "browsers", "category_name": "Browsers and extensions", "description": "Ad and tracker blocker available as browser extensions, desktop and mobile apps, and DNS.", "recommenders": 10, "commenters": 15, "warners": 1, "score": 9.323, "rising": 3.36, "first": "2025-11-17", "latest": "2026-10-16", "why": "Commenters use it to block ads in browsers and mobile apps, and value that it still works under Manifest V3 with an element picker and custom filter lists.", "why_is_quote": false, "has_verdict": true, "sentiment": {"recommend": 10, "neutral": 2, "compare": 2, "warn": 1}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 5, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": ["Effective blocking", "Cross-platform"], "caveat": "VPN approach", "short_quote": "I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app.", "icon": true, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://adguard.com", "pricing": "freemium", "aliases": ["AdGuard"], "verdict": [{"text": "Commenters use it to block ads in browsers and mobile apps,", "cites": [{"id": 788100496, "item_id": 49256281, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256281", "by": "altern8", "date": "2026-08-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app.", "excerpt": "Using the web is basically impossible without an ad blocker, and having a phone is basically impossible without a call blocker. Spam has taken over every form of communication, but luckily there are easy ways to stop it. I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app. For telemarketers I use Should I Answer, it works GREAT. Never ever receive a single call ", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls"}, {"id": 789981696, "item_id": 49373856, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49373856", "by": "ankushdograuk", "date": "2026-08-20", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use adguard everywhere", "excerpt": "This is the reason I use adguard everywhere", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking trackers", "switched_from": "", "story": "AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint"}, {"id": 784236096, "item_id": 49014756, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014756", "by": "jvican", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success.", "excerpt": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success. Why's uBlock Origin better? Also, wipr now has filtr, which provides URL filtering at the macOS level, so it's as efficient as it gets.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on Safari", "switched_from": "", "story": "Safari Technology Preview 248 Released"}]}, {"text": " and value that it still works under Manifest V3 with an element picker and custom filter lists.", "cites": [{"id": 788938401, "item_id": 49308650, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308650", "by": "Markoff", "date": "2026-08-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker", "excerpt": "1. Vivaldi supports uBlock Origin, if you consider Firefox a \"major browser\" then sure also Vivaldi and Brave are major browsers 2. while I use uBlock Origin on phone (Firefox) and desktop (Vivaldi), it's overrated, AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker, so if I was on browser not supporting uBO I would switch to AdGuard since I can't live without element picker", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking with element picker", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin"}, {"id": 787559616, "item_id": 49222476, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49222476", "by": "zb3", "date": "2026-08-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.", "excerpt": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me. I don't get the fuss about MV2 deprecation.. sure, MV3 is limited compared to firefox, but it's not like MV2 was that much better, no version ever supported rewriting request response. MV3 DNR redirect is notably lame though, instead of replacing the response it generates a real redirect which breaks for example replacing the service worker response. But could MV2 webReques", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did"}, {"id": 775082928, "item_id": 48442683, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48442683", "by": "watermelonpuppy", "date": "2026-06-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations", "excerpt": "If you would like to keep the native youtube.com experience, in addition to disabling the watch history, which gets rid of the first screen recommendations, you can also use a filter list such as https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/YouTubeEvenMorePureVideoExperience.txt. I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations on what to watch next, it also blocks comment", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking YouTube recommendations", "switched_from": "", "story": null}]}, {"text": " There is no single dominant complaint:", "cites": [{"id": 801864097, "item_id": 50116506, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50116506", "by": "cromka", "date": "2026-10-16", "stance": "warn", "quote": "never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN", "excerpt": "I use Brave and never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN. Then I use Wireguard to seamlessly access my home setup. Honestly, I choose security and very little admin anxiety over random ads in other, non-browser apps or sites.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "What I self-host"}, {"id": 735314977, "item_id": 45957186, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957186", "by": "microflash", "date": "2025-11-17", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "excerpt": "Been using wBlock for a while. It blocks ads pretty well, supports custom blocklists and userscripts and does get rid of entire DOM nodes containing ad elements instead of leaving annoying empty elements. Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari"}]}, {"text": " one commenter avoids it because of how it uses a VPN, another says wBlock gets better battery life at the cost of cosmetic filtering, and in-app WebView blocking reportedly needs AdGuard's DNS rather than the content blocker.", "cites": [{"id": 801864097, "item_id": 50116506, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50116506", "by": "cromka", "date": "2026-10-16", "stance": "warn", "quote": "never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN", "excerpt": "I use Brave and never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN. Then I use Wireguard to seamlessly access my home setup. Honestly, I choose security and very little admin anxiety over random ads in other, non-browser apps or sites.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "What I self-host"}, {"id": 735314977, "item_id": 45957186, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957186", "by": "microflash", "date": "2025-11-17", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "excerpt": "Been using wBlock for a while. It blocks ads pretty well, supports custom blocklists and userscripts and does get rid of entire DOM nodes containing ad elements instead of leaving annoying empty elements. Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari"}, {"id": 777088257, "item_id": 48568016, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48568016", "by": "d7w", "date": "2026-06-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good", "excerpt": "You can try Wipr2/Filtr: https://kaylees.site/wipr2-whats-new.html Based on the description it solves exactly your issue, but requires iOS 26/macOS 26. Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good, but WebView blocking will be working with the DNS part, not content blocker. So alternative is PiHole.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "NetNewsWire Status"}]}], "praise": [{"label": "Effective blocking", "summary": "Users report it reliably blocks ads, alone or alongside other blockers.", "quotes": [{"id": 787559616, "item_id": 49222476, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49222476", "by": "zb3", "date": "2026-08-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.", "excerpt": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me. I don't get the fuss about MV2 deprecation.. sure, MV3 is limited compared to firefox, but it's not like MV2 was that much better, no version ever supported rewriting request response. MV3 DNR redirect is notably lame though, instead of replacing the response it generates a real redirect which breaks for example replacing the service worker response. But could MV2 webReques", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did"}, {"id": 784236096, "item_id": 49014756, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014756", "by": "jvican", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success.", "excerpt": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success. Why's uBlock Origin better? Also, wipr now has filtr, which provides URL filtering at the macOS level, so it's as efficient as it gets.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on Safari", "switched_from": "", "story": "Safari Technology Preview 248 Released"}, {"id": 777088257, "item_id": 48568016, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48568016", "by": "d7w", "date": "2026-06-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good", "excerpt": "You can try Wipr2/Filtr: https://kaylees.site/wipr2-whats-new.html Based on the description it solves exactly your issue, but requires iOS 26/macOS 26. Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good, but WebView blocking will be working with the DNS part, not content blocker. So alternative is PiHole.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "NetNewsWire Status"}]}, {"label": "Cross-platform", "summary": "Used as a browser extension and as a mobile app that blocks ads in apps.", "quotes": [{"id": 788100496, "item_id": 49256281, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256281", "by": "altern8", "date": "2026-08-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app.", "excerpt": "Using the web is basically impossible without an ad blocker, and having a phone is basically impossible without a call blocker. Spam has taken over every form of communication, but luckily there are easy ways to stop it. I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app. For telemarketers I use Should I Answer, it works GREAT. Never ever receive a single call ", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls"}, {"id": 789981696, "item_id": 49373856, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49373856", "by": "ankushdograuk", "date": "2026-08-20", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use adguard everywhere", "excerpt": "This is the reason I use adguard everywhere", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking trackers", "switched_from": "", "story": "AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint"}, {"id": 784238144, "item_id": 49014884, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014884", "by": "jjice", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.", "excerpt": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop. I swear there are little gaps in each that the others get, but they're very minor. When uBlock Origin Lote recently released on iOS (within the last year), I noticed a few more things blocked. I also prefer the custom element removal or uBlock and can reuse my desktop filters. It's free, so I'd recommend adding it as an addition t", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on iPhone", "switched_from": "", "story": "Safari Technology Preview 248 Released"}]}, {"label": "MV3 support", "summary": "Works under Manifest V3 and, unlike uBlock Origin Lite, offers an element picker.", "quotes": [{"id": 788938401, "item_id": 49308650, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308650", "by": "Markoff", "date": "2026-08-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker", "excerpt": "1. Vivaldi supports uBlock Origin, if you consider Firefox a \"major browser\" then sure also Vivaldi and Brave are major browsers 2. while I use uBlock Origin on phone (Firefox) and desktop (Vivaldi), it's overrated, AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker, so if I was on browser not supporting uBO I would switch to AdGuard since I can't live without element picker", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking with element picker", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin"}, {"id": 787559616, "item_id": 49222476, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49222476", "by": "zb3", "date": "2026-08-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.", "excerpt": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me. I don't get the fuss about MV2 deprecation.. sure, MV3 is limited compared to firefox, but it's not like MV2 was that much better, no version ever supported rewriting request response. MV3 DNR redirect is notably lame though, instead of replacing the response it generates a real redirect which breaks for example replacing the service worker response. But could MV2 webReques", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did"}]}, {"label": "Custom filters", "summary": "Supports third-party filter lists, such as one that strips YouTube recommendations and comments.", "quotes": [{"id": 775082928, "item_id": 48442683, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48442683", "by": "watermelonpuppy", "date": "2026-06-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations", "excerpt": "If you would like to keep the native youtube.com experience, in addition to disabling the watch history, which gets rid of the first screen recommendations, you can also use a filter list such as https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/YouTubeEvenMorePureVideoExperience.txt. I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations on what to watch next, it also blocks comment", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking YouTube recommendations", "switched_from": "", "story": null}]}, {"label": "Security", "summary": "One commenter says its Brave-integrated MV2 version helps block malicious ad-network scripts.", "quotes": [{"id": 792252146, "item_id": 49515759, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515759", "by": "joshheitzman", "date": "2026-08-31", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Those are also both excellent for security since the main threat is malicious scripts served up by ad networks.", "excerpt": "I've been using Brave for years and its great. Having JS off by default (i.e. shields) is excellent for security. They provide MV2 versions of AdGuard and uBlock Origin that you can enable directly from the browser settings. Those are also both excellent for security since the main threat is malicious scripts served up by ad networks.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "VPN approach", "summary": "One commenter avoids it specifically because of how it uses a VPN.", "quotes": [{"id": 801864097, "item_id": 50116506, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50116506", "by": "cromka", "date": "2026-10-16", "stance": "warn", "quote": "never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN", "excerpt": "I use Brave and never had a kneed for AdGuard, specifically because of how it uses VPN. Then I use Wireguard to seamlessly access my home setup. Honestly, I choose security and very little admin anxiety over random ads in other, non-browser apps or sites.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "What I self-host"}]}, {"label": "Battery life", "summary": "wBlock is said to give better battery life, though it lacks AdGuard's cosmetic filtering.", "quotes": [{"id": 735314977, "item_id": 45957186, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957186", "by": "microflash", "date": "2025-11-17", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "excerpt": "Been using wBlock for a while. It blocks ads pretty well, supports custom blocklists and userscripts and does get rid of entire DOM nodes containing ad elements instead of leaving annoying empty elements. Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari"}]}, {"label": "WebView blocking", "summary": "Blocking ads in app WebViews relies on AdGuard DNS rather than the content blocker.", "quotes": [{"id": 777088257, "item_id": 48568016, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48568016", "by": "d7w", "date": "2026-06-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good", "excerpt": "You can try Wipr2/Filtr: https://kaylees.site/wipr2-whats-new.html Based on the description it solves exactly your issue, but requires iOS 26/macOS 26. Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good, but WebView blocking will be working with the DNS part, not content blocker. So alternative is PiHole.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "NetNewsWire Status"}]}, {"label": "Minor gaps", "summary": "One user runs it alongside other blockers because each misses small things.", "quotes": [{"id": 784238144, "item_id": 49014884, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014884", "by": "jjice", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.", "excerpt": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop. I swear there are little gaps in each that the others get, but they're very minor. When uBlock Origin Lote recently released on iOS (within the last year), I noticed a few more things blocked. I also prefer the custom element removal or uBlock and can reuse my desktop filters. 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Then I use Wireguard to seamlessly access my home setup. Honestly, I choose security and very little admin anxiety over random ads in other, non-browser apps or sites.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "What I self-host"}, {"id": 799868400, "item_id": 49991775, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49991775", "by": "prologic", "date": "2026-10-07", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I'd be dropping them on the floor pronto (probably with AdGuard)", "excerpt": "Have you considered not serving ads on your website and making it more accessible to discourage those from wanting to tip it off and strip the ads? I can tell you from honest experience, if I were a user of your software/site (which I'm not) and it had ads, I'd be dropping them on the floor pronto (probably with AdGuard). I hate ads, I despise what we've done with the Web/Internet with all shit Advertising and Tracki", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tell HN: GitHub refuses to remove cracked copies of my software after a month"}, {"id": 792252146, "item_id": 49515759, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515759", "by": "joshheitzman", "date": "2026-08-31", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Those are also both excellent for security since the main threat is malicious scripts served up by ad networks.", "excerpt": "I've been using Brave for years and its great. Having JS off by default (i.e. shields) is excellent for security. They provide MV2 versions of AdGuard and uBlock Origin that you can enable directly from the browser settings. Those are also both excellent for security since the main threat is malicious scripts served up by ad networks.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO"}, {"id": 789988337, "item_id": 49374271, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49374271", "by": "emctech", "date": "2026-08-20", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Maybe adguard does a better job?", "excerpt": "I use ublock origin and by default it wasn't blocking, i had to make a custom filter to block the scripts in order for it to prevent the audio takeover. Maybe adguard does a better job? Someone else suggested just wholesale disabling of JS but it is the nuclear option.", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking scripts", "switched_from": "", "story": "AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint"}, {"id": 789981696, "item_id": 49373856, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49373856", "by": "ankushdograuk", "date": "2026-08-20", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use adguard everywhere", "excerpt": "This is the reason I use adguard everywhere", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking trackers", "switched_from": "", "story": "AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint"}, {"id": 788938401, "item_id": 49308650, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49308650", "by": "Markoff", "date": "2026-08-15", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker", "excerpt": "1. Vivaldi supports uBlock Origin, if you consider Firefox a \"major browser\" then sure also Vivaldi and Brave are major browsers 2. while I use uBlock Origin on phone (Firefox) and desktop (Vivaldi), it's overrated, AdGuard works under MV3 AND unlike uBlock supports element picker, so if I was on browser not supporting uBO I would switch to AdGuard since I can't live without element picker", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking with element picker", "switched_from": "", "story": "Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin"}, {"id": 788100496, "item_id": 49256281, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49256281", "by": "altern8", "date": "2026-08-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app.", "excerpt": "Using the web is basically impossible without an ad blocker, and having a phone is basically impossible without a call blocker. Spam has taken over every form of communication, but luckily there are easy ways to stop it. I use AdGuard as ad blocker, blocks ads as a browser extension and ads on websites and apps as a mobile app. For telemarketers I use Should I Answer, it works GREAT. Never ever receive a single call ", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls"}, {"id": 787559616, "item_id": 49222476, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49222476", "by": "zb3", "date": "2026-08-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me.", "excerpt": "I use MV3 AdGuard and it blocks ads for me. I don't get the fuss about MV2 deprecation.. sure, MV3 is limited compared to firefox, but it's not like MV2 was that much better, no version ever supported rewriting request response. MV3 DNR redirect is notably lame though, instead of replacing the response it generates a real redirect which breaks for example replacing the service worker response. But could MV2 webReques", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did"}, {"id": 784238144, "item_id": 49014884, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014884", "by": "jjice", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop.", "excerpt": "I use AdGuard, Wipr, and uBlock Origin Lite on my iPhone, and uBlock Origin on desktop. I swear there are little gaps in each that the others get, but they're very minor. When uBlock Origin Lote recently released on iOS (within the last year), I noticed a few more things blocked. I also prefer the custom element removal or uBlock and can reuse my desktop filters. It's free, so I'd recommend adding it as an addition t", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on iPhone", "switched_from": "", "story": "Safari Technology Preview 248 Released"}, {"id": 784236096, "item_id": 49014756, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014756", "by": "jvican", "date": "2026-07-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success.", "excerpt": "I use Adguard/wipr to great success. Why's uBlock Origin better? Also, wipr now has filtr, which provides URL filtering at the macOS level, so it's as efficient as it gets.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on Safari", "switched_from": "", "story": "Safari Technology Preview 248 Released"}, {"id": 779937380, "item_id": 48746086, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48746086", "by": "exiguus", "date": "2026-07-01", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "enough power to run Wifi7, AdGuard and Tailscale or ZeroTier", "excerpt": "This is a fantastic article! I completely agree with the author's philosophy. Simple automation can reduce maintenance to nearly zero, and it's incredible how much can be achieved with just a few well-crafted scripts. I use a nearly identical alias for docker pull to keep my containers updated. To ensure everything stays running smoothly, I've built a lightweight watchdog (a mix of bash scripting and Uptime Kuma/Besz", "context": "", "use_case": "DNS ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "I Don't Maintain My Homelab"}, {"id": 777088257, "item_id": 48568016, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48568016", "by": "d7w", "date": "2026-06-17", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good", "excerpt": "You can try Wipr2/Filtr: https://kaylees.site/wipr2-whats-new.html Based on the description it solves exactly your issue, but requires iOS 26/macOS 26. Personally I use Adguard + their DNS. This combination is very good, but WebView blocking will be working with the DNS part, not content blocker. So alternative is PiHole.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "NetNewsWire Status"}, {"id": 775828769, "item_id": 48489298, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48489298", "by": "dzonga", "date": "2026-06-11", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "ublock origin lite + adguard on safari are pretty decent.", "excerpt": "ublock origin lite + adguard on safari are pretty decent. yeah I love Firefox - but it takes a lot of memory + drains battery faster", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking on Safari", "switched_from": "", "story": "Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow"}, {"id": 775082928, "item_id": 48442683, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48442683", "by": "watermelonpuppy", "date": "2026-06-08", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations", "excerpt": "If you would like to keep the native youtube.com experience, in addition to disabling the watch history, which gets rid of the first screen recommendations, you can also use a filter list such as https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/YouTubeEvenMorePureVideoExperience.txt. I use it with AdGuard and it not only blocks the side cards of video recommendations on what to watch next, it also blocks comment", "context": "", "use_case": "blocking YouTube recommendations", "switched_from": "", "story": null}, {"id": 735314977, "item_id": 45957186, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957186", "by": "microflash", "date": "2025-11-17", "stance": "compare", "quote": "Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "excerpt": "Been using wBlock for a while. It blocks ads pretty well, supports custom blocklists and userscripts and does get rid of entire DOM nodes containing ad elements instead of leaving annoying empty elements. Compared to Adguard, you do lose cosmetic filtering but gain better battery life.", "context": "", "use_case": "ad blocking", "switched_from": "", "story": "WBlock: A New Ad-Blocker for Safari"}]}