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Privoxy vs OpenWrt adblock: catalog facts
Privoxy	OpenWrt adblock
Free Free software; donations are welcome.	Free Free package from the OpenWrt community feeds.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Command line
Filters both HTTP headers and page content Works for one machine or a whole network	Filters ads for every device behind the router Installed from the standard OpenWrt package feeds
Configuration takes effort to learn No trusted build infrastructure for binary packages	Requires a router running OpenWrt Setup assumes familiarity with router administration
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
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 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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