Banner and display ads
Ad requests are dropped by the browser's own blocking engine before they load, so the page finishes faster and the layout stays intact.
Free · Manifest V3 · No account, no sign-up
Block the ads. Keep the web.
AdFree strips banner ads, pop-ups and pop-unders out of the pages you already visit, and cleans up the ad breaks on YouTube, Twitch and TikTok. It runs on your device, needs no account, and costs nothing.
Works in Chrome and other Chromium browsers. Version 1.1.0.
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What it does
A quiet web, without the maintenance
Everything below is on by default. There is nothing to configure before it starts working.
Pop-ups and pop-unders
The second window a single click tries to open is refused, and so is any window opened without a click. Real log-ins, checkouts and "open in new tab" still work.
YouTube ad breaks
Ad segments are skipped and muted, and your volume and playback speed are restored the moment the break ends.
Twitch and TikTok
Dedicated rules for the two places generic filter lists tend to miss, kept separate so they can be updated on their own.
Trackers and ad networks
Known advertising and pop-under networks are blocked at the request level, which cuts the tracking that rides along with them.
A counter you can check
The toolbar popup shows how much has been blocked, so you can tell at a glance that it is still doing its job.
Per-site off switch
One click pauses AdFree on a site you want to support, without touching how it behaves everywhere else.
Report what slips through
Found an ad that got past? The Report button sends the page address so the rule can be written. Nothing else is sent.
How it works
Three steps, then you can forget about it
AdFree uses Chrome's declarativeNetRequest engine: the rules live inside the extension and the browser applies them itself, so no page you visit is ever handed to a server.
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Install it
Add AdFree from the Chrome Web Store. It starts blocking on the next page you load — no account, no setup wizard.
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Browse normally
Ads, pop-ups and pop-unders are dropped as pages load. The counter in the toolbar keeps a running total.
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Tune it if you want to
Turn individual filter lists on or off, or pause AdFree on a site you would rather support. Both take one click.
Filter lists
You choose what gets blocked
Five lists can be switched on and off from the popup. The site-specific rules stay on, because they are small, targeted and named in the store listing.
General blocklist
The everyday advertising networks you meet on most sites.
RU AdList
The largest list in AdFree, covering the Russian-language web in depth.
Community blocklist
Rules written from reports sent in by users through the Report button.
Japanese blocklist
Ad networks that mostly appear on Japanese-language sites.
YoYo blocklist
A compact list of long-standing tracking and ad hosts.
Always on
YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and the pop-under networks. Small, targeted rule sets that stay active while blocking is on.
Privacy
Your browsing stays on your computer
An ad blocker sees every page you open. That is exactly why AdFree was built not to keep any of it. There is no account, no analytics and no profile.
- Filtering happens inside your browser, using rule files shipped with the extension.
- Settings, the whitelist and the counter live in your browser's local storage.
- The only request AdFree ever sends is the one you start yourself with the Report button.
- No browsing history is collected, stored or uploaded.
- No analytics, no advertising IDs, no fingerprinting, no third-party scripts.
- Nothing is ever sold or shared — there is nothing to sell.
FAQ
Questions people ask before installing
Is AdFree really free?
Yes. There is no paid tier, no trial that expires and no upsell inside the extension. It costs nothing and asks for nothing.
Will it break the sites I use?
It shouldn't. Filter rules are matched against known advertising hosts rather than guessed from element names, and the pop-up guard only refuses windows that open without a click or as a second window from one click — so log-in pop-ups, payment windows and "open in new tab" links keep working. If something does break, pause AdFree on that site with one click and tell us so the rule can be fixed.
Does it block YouTube ads?
It blocks the ad requests YouTube's player makes and skips or mutes the breaks that still start, then restores your volume and playback speed. YouTube changes its player often, so this is maintained rather than solved once — update to the latest version if you start seeing breaks again.
Does AdFree slow my browser down?
The opposite, usually. Blocking is done by Chrome's own declarativeNetRequest engine, so rules are applied by the browser in native code instead of by a script watching every request. Pages with fewer ad requests to make also finish loading sooner.
What data does AdFree collect?
None. No browsing history, no analytics, no account. The one exception is the Report button: when you press it, the address of the page you are on is sent so a blocking rule can be written for it. Nothing is sent if you never press it.
Can I turn it off on one site?
Yes. Open the popup on the site and switch AdFree off there. Blocking continues everywhere else, and you can switch it back on the same way.
Why do a few ads still get through?
Advertising networks change hostnames constantly, and a rule can only block what it knows about. That is what the Report button is for — reports feed the community blocklist that ships in the next update.
Which browsers are supported?
AdFree is published for Google Chrome and installs in other Chromium-based browsers that accept Chrome Web Store extensions, such as Brave, Opera and Vivaldi. Microsoft Edge and Firefox builds are in preparation.
Blog
Guides on ads, pop-ups and browser privacy
Practical, plain-language articles about blocking ads and keeping your browsing to yourself.
Stop paying attention to ads you never asked for
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