AdGuard

Download & Activation

Download AdGuard for Mac from https://adguard.com/en/download.html Open AdGuard, click the menu-bar icon → Settings → License, and enter your license key to activate. One Personal license covers up to 3 devices across any platform.

Who Should Use AdGuard?

• Privacy-focused everyday Mac usersBest for users who want broader ad and tracker blocking than a single browser extension can provide.
• Users who like configurable protectionStrong fit for people willing to tune filters, DNS settings, and allowlists for cleaner browsing without breaking trusted sites.

Features

• AdGuard ad blocker for browsers and appsBlocks ads and trackers across supported Mac traffic, including popups, banners, and video ads, without relying only on browser extensions.
• DNS filtering and security filtersBlock known ad, tracking, phishing, and dangerous domains with DNS filtering and curated protection lists.
• HTTPS filtering for deeper cleanupEnable HTTPS filtering when you need AdGuard to inspect encrypted web traffic for stronger page cleanup and tracker blocking.
• Custom rules, userscripts, and filter controlTune filtering with custom rules, browser assistant controls, userscripts, and filter lists for your own browsing habits.

Problems This App Solves

• Clean up ads beyond one browserUse AdGuard when you want ad blocking across multiple browsers and supported app traffic from one Mac utility.
• Reduce tracking and malicious domainsCombine tracking protection, DNS filtering, and security filters to limit analytics, phishing, malware, and unwanted requests.
• Customize strict or relaxed filteringAdjust filters, exclusions, and custom rules when a site needs compatibility or when you want more aggressive blocking.