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Ask HN: Is there any good Ad Blocker for Safari?
Dear HN,
After being spoiled by Firefox add-ons such as uBlock Origin, I'm finding it very difficult to use AdBlockers in Safari. I'm using my iPad Mini a lot and would love to have a decent ad blocker for iOS. What are HN users using on iOS for adblocking? I don't want to belive that there is no good solution out there...
PS: I'm currently using AdBlock but I'm not impressed with it.
- squid32 5y agoI thought you can use uBlock Origin for safari too? at least it says so on the website.
- nguyenkien 5y agoFrom they github page, Safari 13+ no longer supported.
- troydavis 5y agoAdGuard gets closest (https://adguard.com/en/adguard-safari/overview.html https://adguard.com/en/adguard-safari/overview.html), but the Safari SDK doesn't allow for as fine-grained filtering as Firefox. Here's some of the history: https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158 https://github.com/el1t/uBlock-Safari/issues/158. If you want the best ad blocking, use Firefox and uBO. If you're really stuck using Safari on macOS (or iOS), strongly consider AdGuard.
- dev_tty01 5y agoBetter. It blocks most ads and tracking, but actually allows well behaved ads, which I am happy to support. Better is built by an indy husband and wife team. I have no affiliation. https://better.fyi https://better.fyi From their website: >>Better is hand-crafted by Small Technology Foundation, a tiny two-person-and-one-husky not-for-profit striving for social justice in the digital network age. We curate our own unique blocking rules for Better based on the principles of Ethical Design.