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AdStop removes ads, trackers and cookie banners from every page, and shows you what it stopped. Quietly, on your Mac.

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What it blocks

Three kinds of clutter.
One switch each.

AdStop sorts everything it stops into ads, trackers and annoyances, in the same colors you'll see in the app.

Ads

The ads themselves.

Banners, video ads and the scripts that load them, gone before the page draws.

  • Display and video ads
  • Sponsored boxes and pop-under tabs
  • Ad scripts that slow pages down
Trackers

Whoever's watching.

Analytics and cross-site tracking that follow you from page to page.

  • Analytics and measurement pixels
  • Cross-site tracking scripts
  • Social buttons that track you, if you like
Annoyances

Everything else in the way.

Each one a switch, so you decide what counts as clutter.

  • Cookie banners, declined for you
  • Pop-ups and “open in app” banners
  • “Turn off your ad blocker” walls
Malware and scam sites13 regional listsLists that refresh themselves
Cookie banners

Declined for you. Every time.

When a site asks about cookies, AdStop answers “Reject all” before you even see the question.

  • More than 1,300 consent tools and sitesAdStop knows where their reject button is.
  • Never clicks AcceptOn banners it doesn't know, it only acts when there is a reject button.
  • You see it happenAdStop counts every banner it declined, today and over time.
Insights

See what was stopped.

Most blockers work in the dark. AdStop shows you how much it blocked, who is behind it, and where it showed up.

Protected DayWeekMonth
1,005
blocked in the last 24 hours · 108 in other apps
Ads577 Trackers372 Annoyances56 6 banners declined
Per hourBusiest 3 h ago
24 h ago12 h agoNow
Most blockedShow All
doubleclick.neton nytimes.com +6235
google-analytics.comon theverge.com +5168
googlesyndication.comon reddit.com +5131
criteo.comon wired.com +588
scorecardresearch.comon nytimes.com +574
taboola.comon cnn.com +461
Protected DayWeekMonth
doubleclick.net
Google · Advertising · on AdStop Ads
406blocked in the last 7 days
7 days agoToday
Where
nytimes.com70
theverge.com66
reddit.com61
wired.com58
Spotify21
Protected DayWeekMonth
1,005
blocked in the last 24 hours · 108 in other apps
Ads577 Trackers372 Annoyances56 6 banners declined
Per hourBusiest 3 h ago
24 h ago12 h agoNow
Most blockedShow All
doubleclick.neton nytimes.com +6235
google-analytics.comon theverge.com +5168
googlesyndication.comon reddit.com +5131
criteo.comon wired.com +588
scorecardresearch.comon nytimes.com +574
taboola.comon cnn.com +461
01Today, this week, this month

A total, a split into ads, trackers and annoyances, and a chart by hour or day.

02Who is behind it

The most blocked domains with the company that owns them, from ad networks to analytics.

03Where it showed up

Every site a tracker was found on. Allow a domain again with one click if you need it.

In Safari

Your controls, one click away.

AdStop's button sits in Safari's toolbar, with the count for the page you're on.

  1. See what was blockedThe number on the button, and what it stands for.
  2. Pause on a siteIf a page breaks, switch AdStop off there until you turn it back on.
  3. Hide anything left overClick a box on the page and it stays hidden on that site.
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Your rules

Exactly what you want blocked.

Recommended switches are on from the start. Turn on more, turn off what you don't mind, and add lists for the languages you read.

GermanFrenchItalianSpanishPortugueseDutchPolishCzech and SlovakNordicRussian and UkrainianTurkishChineseJapanese

AdStop picks the lists for your Mac's languages on its own. Every list refreshes every few days.

Blocking
GeneralBlockingRegionalSitesAppearanceAbout
Recommended
AdsBanners, video ads and ad scripts
TrackersAnalytics and cross-site tracking
Cookie bannersConsent pop-ups and cookie notices
“Turn off your ad blocker” wallsNotices that ask you to switch AdStop off
Annoyances
Pop-upsNewsletter, promo and sign-in pop-ups
DistractionsFloating widgets, chat bubbles, “read next” boxes
Beyond Safari

Trackers in other apps, too.

A network filter on your Mac drops connections from apps to the same ad and tracking servers.

Block ads and trackers in other apps
Private by design

What AdStop knows about you.

Here is the full bill. An ad blocker that tracked you would be a strange thing to sell.

AdStopYour data, itemized
Account
None
Browsing history sent
0
Analytics and ad SDKs
0
Data collected
0 bytes
Blocking log
On your Mac, 30 days
Internet use
List updates only
Total sharedNothing
App Store label: Data Not Collected
FAQ

Good to know.

Which Macs does AdStop run on?

Any Mac with macOS 26 or later. AdStop works in Safari.

How do I turn it on?

Open AdStop and click Turn On AdStop. It opens Safari's settings and waits while you switch on its extensions, then checks that blocking works on a test page. It takes about a minute.

A site doesn't work right. What now?

Click AdStop in Safari's toolbar and choose Pause on this site. Nothing is blocked there until you switch it back on.

An ad slipped through.

Use Hide an element in the toolbar button and click the box; it stays hidden on that site. The block lists also refresh every few days, and ⌘R in AdStop refreshes them right away.

Does AdStop accept cookies for me?

Never. It chooses “Reject all”, using rules for more than 1,300 consent tools and sites, and on other banners only when they offer a reject button.

Why does AdStop Insights ask for access to all websites?

To count what the blockers stopped on each page and to decline cookie banners wherever they appear. What it records stays on your Mac.

Does AdStop see or send my browsing?

Nothing leaves your Mac. The log of what was blocked lives in AdStop's own storage on your Mac and is deleted after 30 days, or right away with Clear Log.

Where do the block lists come from?

From open, community-maintained filter lists such as EasyList and EasyPrivacy, plus 13 regional lists. See the acknowledgements for every source.

Give Safari a clean slate.

Turn it on once. AdStop keeps the ads out, the banners declined and the lists fresh.

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