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AdAway

An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. For Android, requires root. subtitle

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to AdAway

Blokada uBlock Origin NextDNS Pi-hole Privacy Badger RethinkDNS personalDNSfilter SponsorBlock BLOCK THIS! Technitium DNS Server

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to AdAway are Blokada, uBlock Origin, and NextDNS. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. The best ad blocker for Android. Free and open source.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 236 social mentions

  2. Popular and efficient blocker for Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Thunderbird.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 3 social mentions

  3. Block ads, trackers and malicious websites on all your devices.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Threat Detection And Prevention #Ad Blockers 499 social mentions

  4. Pi-hole is a multi-platform, network-wide ad blocker.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 1185 social mentions

  5. Privacy Badger blocks spying ads and invisible trackers. How is Privacy Badger different from Disconnect, Adblock Plus, Ghostery, and other blocking extensions?
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Privacy 84 social mentions

  6. 2B+ Android users deserve access to a safer and open Internet.
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    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools #Ad Blockers 21 social mentions

  7. a DNS proxy over local VPN for filtering ads and other unwished hosts based on a host list.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Monitoring Tools

  8. SponsorBlock is an open-source crowdsourced browser extension to skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 360 social mentions

  9. Block This 3.0 is a FREE and Open Source ad blocker for Android that works in all apps and browsers!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Tool #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools 22 social mentions

  10. Technitium DNS Server is an open source tool that can be used for self hosting a local DNS server for privacy & security or, used for testing by developers on their computer.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Ad Blockers #Threat Detection And Prevention 30 social mentions

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    Fast and secure, ad and tracker blocking browser.
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    • Open Source

    #Web Browsers #Web Development Tools #Web Tools 577 social mentions

  12. 12
    Bromite is Chromium plus ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!
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    • Open Source

    #Tool #Security & Privacy #Monitoring Tools 4 social mentions

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