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

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