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dnscrypt-proxy vs Maza ad blocking: catalog facts
dnscrypt-proxy	Maza ad blocking
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSCrypt, Anonymized DNS and Oblivious DoH in one proxy Hides your address through Tor, SOCKS proxies or relays	Blocks ads in every browser and app on the machine Only needs Bash and curl
Configured by editing a TOML file; there is no interface Running it on one machine protects only that machine	Hosts-file blocking cannot match sub-domains without setting up dnsmasq macOS users must install gsed first
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: ISC	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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