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hBlock vs Maza ad blocking: catalog facts
hBlock	Maza ad blocking
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.
Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Single portable POSIX shell script Combines several blocklist sources	Blocks ads in every browser and app on the machine Only needs Bash and curl
Only protects the machine whose hosts file it writes No per-app or per-request control	Hosts-file blocking cannot match sub-domains without setting up dnsmasq macOS users must install gsed first
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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