Sorry for the poor quality / lack of screenshot, this is from my work computer which I isolate from my personal devices, so I just took a picture.

  • emptyother@programming.dev
    2·
    10 months ago

    I also just find uBlock Origin supports more advanced features.

    Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it. Two comments said AdGuard was the more techy one, and most users would prefer uBlock Origin because of that. A bunch of comments are people who obviously havent tried them both. Some are confusion about the difference between AdGuard desktop program and AdGuard browser extensions.

    Maybe better if I just test it for myself.

    some of the functionality being locked behind a paywall

    The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.

    • Skimmer@lemmy.zip
      3·
      10 months ago

      Googling it and according to one answer the only difference between uBlock Origin and AdGuard browser extensions is that uBlock has a feature where they can hide stuff instead of completely blocking it.

      Does AdGuard have anything equivalent to uBlock Origin’s advanced blocking modes? That’s mainly what I meant by “advanced features”.

      The entire desktop app, yes. That does DNS blocking. Not the browser extensions, no blocked features there.

      I know their Safari extension has some blocked functionality without paying, but fair enough, it may be different for other platforms, I’ll edit my reply then. Thanks for the correction. I stand by the other point though, I think uBlock Origin has an inherent advantage and added trust by being non-profit and fully community driven vs. AdGuard being ran by a for-profit company.