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Michael Gundlach
Safari AdBlock blocks ads in Safari. 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!
Please note that Safari AdBlock is now donationware: see the Safari AdBlock website for more details.
Please note that Safari AdBlock is now donationware: see the Safari AdBlock website for more details.
What's New
Version 2.6.4: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
Requirements
- Intel/PPC
- OS X 10.5.8 or later
- Safari 5.0 or later
Safari AdBlock...+33
GlimmerBlocker+13 
ClickToFlash+12 
SafariBlock+9 
Ghostery Safar...+3 
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Safari AdBlock blocks ads in Safari. 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!
Please note that Safari AdBlock is now donationware: see the Safari AdBlock website for more details.
Please note that Safari AdBlock is now donationware: see the Safari AdBlock website for more details.
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Cowicide reviewed on 22 Apr 2014
Extension can track every website you go to. Extensions can even record everything you type in your browser and report it to others. That includes emails, passwords, instant messages, bank account information, etc., etc.
Unfortunately, the only way as of 4/22/2014 to find a sparse changelog of Adblock updates is by actually downloading the Adblock extension to your hard drive and taking it apart to find some release note hidden inside.
Providing "what's new" is at least a way to track privacy changes, etc. within an extension. It at least provides a small amount of accountability to allow users to decide for themselves if they want to update a change in privacy policy or not on their own machines.
Others and myself have repeatedly asked Adblock to change this confusing policy and have requested that the Adblock developers clearly show an easy to find changelog on their website. They continue to refuse to do this.
Like most good Safari extension developers, Adblock used to provide a changelog on their website. They got rid of it and that's a problem.
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This is that twitter post and my reply:
https://twitter.com/Cowicide/status/458695873006825472
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MaurizioL reviewed on 05 Apr 2014
However, on the site (safariadblock.com) the current version (the one that I have installed) is 2.6.18.
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BadBadger reviewed on 27 Feb 2014
William32 reviewed on 16 Feb 2014
See http://superuser.com/questions/48606/why-is-my-customized-toolbar-not-being-saved-when-i-restart-safari
(the second answer, from caliban).
William32 reviewed on 15 Feb 2014
The changes to Safari continue to occur with each reboot or even restart of the app.
Do you think it is malware if the developer says he didn't mean it?
William32 reviewed on 15 Feb 2014
The last two restarts I did, I was greeted with a donation solicitation page from this developer Michael.
I then saw that my Safari toolbar, homepage and some preferences had been changed.
Uninstalled and severely disapproved.
BTW I did donate $20.00 in November when I installed.
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Haliomaster reviewed on 28 Sep 2013
Highly recommended for every Safari user.
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OSX-FTW! reviewed on 28 Sep 2013
And, according to activity viewer, with adblock turned ON Safari uses less RAM, not more.
I'd guess most anyone that had really negative things about this extension had a vested interest, like ad revenue they were missing because of it.
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After years of happy AdBlocking this extension is now suddenly jamming page loading on most website with ads. Pages are typically locked for 10-15 secs (even beach ball shows up).
This suddenly happened on all of our computers a couple of days ago. We have updated all filter lists, but to no improvement.
The "AdBlock custom filters" seems to be ok, but switching on the "EasyList" immediately causes the problem above.
Using AdBlock 2.6.4
Various Mac models, OS versions and Safari versions
Date of discovery: Approx 23 Sept, 2013
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Safari on 64-bit works with this mod from:
http://sweetpproductions.com/safariadblocker/
(Also listed here on MacUpdate)
The modifications of github are from this persons work:
http://burgersoftware.com/en/safariadblock
However, he uses the InputManager method. This has been depreciated and is NOT supported on 64-bit Applications. Apple wants the IM method to go away (google for more comprehensive commentary by some of the folks who have worked more with it).
There are also four or five forks, which I was unable to get working, looking like it had to do with the problem with IM on SL due to 64-bit.
The first mentioned build works because it uses a 64-bit build, using normal SIMBL plugins you can install via ~/Library/SIMBL/Plugins
It also takes care of installing SIMBL, using the 0.9.7a (at this time of writing) SIMBL plug.
I also assume GlimmerBlocker works, since it is NOT an InputMananger but instead proxies all your traffic as if you were on a corporate LAN and having all traffic filtered via a regular HTTP proxy. It's a great alternative solution, using components from the Mozilla Project, and is available opensource as well.
Hopefully this clears up some confusion.
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Has anyone encountered this phenomenon?
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Hope this is fixed soon.
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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.
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Safari does crash at times...
but I dont think those are related to AdBlock..
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How careless and irresponsible to release such a thing to the public without full testing!
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I'll try it again, report results here.
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Others are reporting the same bug after installing. At first, even a restart did not fix the problem.
So, what's the fix, I wonder?
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I'm the developer of Safari AdBlock. Please don't report bugs on MacUpdate directly, because I don't check MacUpdate comments all the time.
Please email me with a description of the problem so that I can fix it for you and all the other users. You'll find my email on Safari AdBlock's homepage http://safariadblock.sf.net .
Thanks,
Martin.
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If you put problematic software on the web, in public, you should expect to be held accountable in public. If you try to direct users to only report problems to you directly, then there is a sense of self-protection there that does not suit the needs of the users' community very well.
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Titanium1 rated on 29 Sep 2013
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