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hBlock vs Maza: catalog facts
hBlock	Maza
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free to download and use from GitHub.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Single portable POSIX shell script Combines several blocklist sources	Blocks ads for every browser and application at once Only needs Bash, with no extra services to run
Only protects the machine whose hosts file it writes No per-app or per-request control	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Needs root privileges to change system DNS settings
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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