# AdFree

> AdFree is a free, lightweight adblock extension for Chrome: an ad blocker and pop-up blocker in one. It removes banner ads and pop-unders, cleans up YouTube and Twitch, and works with no account and no tracking.

AdFree is a free browser extension that blocks advertising, pop-ups and pop-unders, and removes the ad breaks on YouTube, Twitch and TikTok. It is built on Manifest V3 and uses Chrome's declarativeNetRequest engine, so filtering is applied by the browser itself: the pages you visit are never sent anywhere. There is no account, no paid tier, no analytics and no tracking.

## Key facts
- Price: free, with no paid tier and no trial.
- Blocking engine: Chrome declarativeNetRequest (Manifest V3), with roughly 2,100 rules shipped inside the extension.
- Blocks banner and display advertising, pop-ups and pop-unders, and known advertising and pop-under networks.
- Site-specific rules for YouTube, Twitch and TikTok; volume and playback speed are restored after a YouTube ad break.
- Five filter lists can be switched on and off individually: General, RU AdList, Community, Japanese and YoYo.
- Blocking can be paused per site from the toolbar popup.
- The pop-up guard refuses windows opened without a user click, and the second window a single click tries to open. Log-in pop-ups, payment windows and "open in new tab" links keep working.
- Privacy: no browsing history is collected or uploaded, no analytics, no advertising identifiers. The only outbound request is the Report Ad button, which the user presses deliberately and which sends the page address (origin and path only).
- Interface available in 57 languages.

## Features
- 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.
- 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.

## Links
- Website: https://adfree.pro/
- Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ejchnifjjbiecaejijimkhmnabmedjae
- User guide: https://adfree.pro/user-guide/
- Privacy policy: https://adfree.pro/privacy/
- Contact: https://adfree.pro/contact/

## FAQ
### 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.