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Maza ad blockinghBlock
Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.

 Free

Free to download and use.

macOS, Linux, Command line Linux, Command line
  • Blocks ads in every browser and app on the machine
  • Only needs Bash and curl
  • Single portable POSIX shell script
  • Combines several blocklist sources
  • Hosts-file blocking cannot match sub-domains without setting up dnsmasq
  • macOS users must install gsed first
  • Only protects the machine whose hosts file it writes
  • No per-app or per-request control
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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