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OpenWrt adblock vs Privoxy: catalog facts
OpenWrt adblock	Privoxy
Free Free package from the OpenWrt community feeds.	Free Free software; donations are welcome.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Filters ads for every device behind the router Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds	Filters both HTTP headers and page content Works for one machine or a whole network
Requires a router running OpenWrt Setup assumes familiarity with router administration	Configuration takes effort to learn No trusted build infrastructure for binary packages
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it 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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