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GlimmerBlocker... The problem with other ad-blockers for Safari is that they are implemented as awful hacks: as an InputManager and/or ApplicationEnhancer. This compromises the stability of Safari and very often create problems when Apple releases a new version of Safari. GlimmerBlocker is implemented as an http proxy, so the stability of Safari isn't compromised because it doesn't use any hacks. It is even compatible with all other browsers.
You'll always be able to upgrade Safari without breaking GlimmerBlocker (or waiting for a new release); and you'll be able to upgrade
You'll always be able to upgrade Safari without breaking GlimmerBlocker (or waiting for a new release); and you'll be able to upgrade
What's New
Version 1.4.16:
OBS: This is the last version of GlimmerBlocker that will support Mac OS X 10.5 as Apple does not support 10.5 any longer with their latest developer tools. Next version of GlimmerBlocker will only support 10.6 and 10.7
- Fixed bug: 'request' rules are now recorded in history tab. Reported by Uwe Gansert
- Minor: Fix internal javascript stringify function so it works for arrays.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
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GlimmerBlocker... The problem with other ad-blockers for Safari is that they are implemented as awful hacks: as an InputManager and/or ApplicationEnhancer. This compromises the stability of Safari and very often create problems when Apple releases a new version of Safari. GlimmerBlocker is implemented as an http proxy, so the stability of Safari isn't compromised because it doesn't use any hacks. It is even compatible with all other browsers.
You'll always be able to upgrade Safari without breaking GlimmerBlocker (or waiting for a new release); and you'll be able to upgrade GlimmerBlocker without upgrading Safari. This makes it much easier to use the beta versions of Safari and especially the nightly builds of WebKit. Because GlimmerBlocker doesn't hack Safari, there is a few things it isn't able to do: adding a block by right-clicking an image, stopping pop-unders, and filtering cookies from 3rd party sites. But you win a lot in stability, and GlimmerBlocker provides much easier methods for adding your own modifications to pages by adding css rules, pieces of Javascript or by transforming the html before Safari receives it. So I'll hope you're happy with the tradeoff.
If you can program in Javascript you'll be able to add your own modification to pages. See the included filters for examples, e.g. adding a download link to YouTube.
You'll always be able to upgrade Safari without breaking GlimmerBlocker (or waiting for a new release); and you'll be able to upgrade GlimmerBlocker without upgrading Safari. This makes it much easier to use the beta versions of Safari and especially the nightly builds of WebKit. Because GlimmerBlocker doesn't hack Safari, there is a few things it isn't able to do: adding a block by right-clicking an image, stopping pop-unders, and filtering cookies from 3rd party sites. But you win a lot in stability, and GlimmerBlocker provides much easier methods for adding your own modifications to pages by adding css rules, pieces of Javascript or by transforming the html before Safari receives it. So I'll hope you're happy with the tradeoff.
If you can program in Javascript you'll be able to add your own modification to pages. See the included filters for examples, e.g. adding a download link to YouTube.
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Bfulop reviewed on 15 May 2012
Yes, you can subscribe to AdBlock lists and filter out ads on ALL of your browsers. Yes you can easily add custom rules to filter whatever you want.
The reason I'm loving this software is that I can use it in my day-to-day web development work. I can set it up with a couple of clicks, so that any browser on my mac uses a local CSS, image, JS file instead of the one on the distant server. This really helps my productivity when working on a client's live website where I could not easily tweak their files.
Even more I can set up Windows/IE on VMWare to use Glimmerblocker and I can test my work on IE before I the files go live. It's just fantastic!
And I haven't touched all the possibilities you can do with it! If you are a web developer you should really check it out!
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Bachman reviewed on 26 Feb 2012
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M.Luther reviewed on 10 Feb 2012
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THe Equalizer reviewed on 04 Feb 2012
The same old pop-ups / flash advertising appeared in great number again and again at just about every website I visited (especially news sites).
Would love a 'right-click & block' option, but even these never seem to work.
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Madmacmad reviewed on 08 Dec 2011
Well i have test them all and can confirm this works with ALL Browsers without any configuration and it is very fast...
I Used AD Blocker Safari Plugin but had a lot of AD's that still pop up....
Now with Glimmerblocker all is fine and it is very easy to configure and make own rules...
All my Rules in other Ad Blocker doesn't work so well as with Glimmer....
So try and you will see !!!!
Thanks and kudos to the Dev to let it FREE !!!
So waste no time just install and be happy
This is the BEST AD Blocker out there !!!!!!!!!!
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Arminder reviewed on 21 Aug 2011
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Stringer reviewed on 01 Aug 2011
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URL: /=gb=/0b20c09df85058dcf95d6cc362f1558a244720af83672301/reload-panel-settings
Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1004 UserInfo=0x200312460 "Could not connect to the server." Underlying Error=(Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1004 UserInfo=0x2003566e0 "Could not connect to the server.")
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Can the developer tell us what they would like to see as far as feedback to help fix bugs? Or are there any log files or the like we can send to help speed development?
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Please fix it!
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I've worked with the developer - VERY responsive - but haven't been able to solve the problem. So far, the conclusion has been that it it is a bug in Lion.
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Out of desperation, I installed Safari AdBlocker 1.8.1 and thankfully ads disappear again.
Are other users of GlimmerBlocker experiencing the same issue?
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However with v1.4.4, it has stopped updating subscriptions. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, restating my MBP, but nothing works. I keep getting the error:
Last update error: Can't decode content-encoding = 'identity'
Not sure what is wrong, but it still seems to be functioning normally otherwise.
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TripHHH rated on 01 May 2012
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Agent59653198 rated on 30 Apr 2011
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Tobit rated on 09 Feb 2011