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DESCRIPTION
Safari AdBlock blocks ads in Safari. It is free of charge and under the GPL license. Safari AdBlock is meant to be extremely simple to use: there is nothing to configure, no filter list to manage, no regular expression, it just works out of the box!
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.4rc:
  • Bugfixes
  • Toolbar button to enable/disable
  • A webpage's main URL (the one in the address bar) won't be blocked anymore
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the server hosting the block list to be hammered
  • Updates with Sparkle
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later, Safari 3 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:martin_mystere
Downloads:24,762
  - Version d/l:4,290
Internet:Plug-ins
License:Free
Date:16 May 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
****½
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Safari AdBlock User Reviews (45 posts)Write A Review
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Jul 2 2009
*****

TAPPER  This is the best ad blocking add-on for Safari in my opinion. Upon the release of Safari 4, I switched back to Safari instead of Firefox 3.

I wish the developer would add more preference settings like AdBlock Plus on Firefox.  
(Version 0.4rc)

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0
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May 16 2009
*****

CALL ME YO DADDY  So far I am very impressed with this updated version of Safari Adblock. I've tried other ad blockers for Safari and for some reason or another I just ended up disabling them. However, this is the best one by far. I love the fact that with just one click after adding the "AD" button to Safari I can disable it if I find it is causing a conflict at a site.

It's pretty accurate in my limited testing. It uses the same filter list in Adblock Plus. I've only had to disable it at CNet's video page but doing so only required just one button click.

This makes using Safari much more attractive and enjoyable. Please don't ever stop the development of this plugin. :-)  
(Version 0.4rc)

praisebury
+7
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May 15 2009

SANJINKO  There is a newer version 0.4.0 RC; get it at:

http://burgersoftware.com/en/safariadblock  
(Version 0.3.2)

praisebury
+3
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May 16 2009

MISHA  Thanks for the heads up, I updated the listing.  
(Version 0.4rc)

praisebury
+1

Feb 24 2009

JOHN BIGBOOTE  Working for me with today's Safari 4.0 Public Beta! Yay! (I installed Adblock AFTER installing the beta)  
(Version 0.3.2)

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+1
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Dec 3 2008

XARIK  Just a heads-up:

Make sure to uninstall Safari AdBlock if you're planning to update to the latest version of Safari (v3.2.1, included in Software Update), because some kind of system conflict can cause all of your apps to crash at launch. If you're experiencing this, you will have to manually uninstall Safari AdBlock by deleting the Safari AdBlock folder in /Library/InputManagers/ This should restore everything to normal.  
(Version 0.3.2)

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0
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Jan 18 2009

153957PHOTOGRAPHY  I have no problems with using AdBlock on Safari 3.2.1..

Safari does crash at times...

but I dont think those are related to AdBlock..  
(Version 0.3.2)

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0

Oct 2 2008

CORPSECORPS  No filter list?!

That's a deal-breaker. After all these years Adblock-Plus for FF is just NOW reaching the point where it goes far enough with the addition of "Element Hiding Filters".

If this were essentially Adblock-Plus for Safari, it would be worth looking into.  
(Version 0.3.2)

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0
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Nov 26 2008

FOOFOORABBIT  What are you talking about?  
(Version 0.3.2)

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0
Feb 9 2009

CORPSECORPS  You pick a subscription but it doesn't actually show you what's inside and you have to go to prefs to add your own filter.   
(Version 0.3.2)

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0

Jun 23 2008
****.

MICROCHASM  I've been using Safari AdBlock for about a year now. Even though the last version had to be disabled due to Safari issues, the new version (0.3.2) fixed any afari performance issues I encountered.

This is the best ad blocker for Safari that I have used so far (used Safari AdBlock & SafariBlock).

It works so well that I have to temporarily disable it sometimes when redirected to other sites. Small price to pay IMHO.

Great Job!  
(Version 0.3.2)

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0
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May 26 2008

STANISHJOHND  Would like to see this for Tiger. Leopard upgrade isn't possible on my hardware nor is the purchase of new hardware.  
(Version 0.3.2)

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+1
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Jul 10 2008

QUAD4B  You could learn the developer tools or work on getting other developers involved to create a Tiger port (version) of this application. Since it's open source you have access to all of the code. Somebody's got to do the work.  
(Version 0.3.2)

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0

Apr 14 2008
*****

DETTO  Very nice plugin/application!

Blocks everything annoying so far automatically without even touching the manual list. But it's there too which is a big plus, and its pretty easy to add entries.

I miss a simple right click option on images/flash-banners though, for easier adding of unwanted things, but keep it simple as it is! SafariBlock and Saft both are too crowded for me.

Cheers and thanks!

deTTo  
(Version 0.3.2)

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Apr 12 2008

MATTHEW GREEN  can we have a toolbar button to quickly enable/disable this please? would save me having to dive into preferences every time a website doesn't behave right   
(Version 0.3.2)

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