What's the difference between extensions and AdGuard desktop apps?

The most obvious difference is that extensions only work in their respective browsers. Extensions also suffer from technical limitations that don't allow blocking of certain types of web requests.

What are the main features of AdGuard Browser extenstion?

You can find an overview of all the key functions of AdGuard Browser Extension in this article.

What if I have questions? Do you have a support service?

Of course, our friendly support team will be glad to assist you 24/7. If you have any questions, just contact us at support@adguard.com. But please check this section first: 90% of questions are already answered here.

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AdGuard extension for Safari

Ad blocking extensions for Safari are having hard time since Apple started to force everyone to use the new SDK. Meet our new free and open source, highly customizable and lightning fast ad blocking extension! And read more about AdGuard for Safari in our blog.

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The most obvious difference is that extensions only work in their respective browsers. Extensions also suffer from technical limitations that don't allow blocking of certain types of web requests.
You can find an overview of all the key functions of AdGuard Browser Extension in this article.

Of course, our friendly support team will be glad to assist you 24/7. If you have any questions, just contact us at support@adguard.com. But please check this section first: 90% of questions are already answered here.

You can install the latest release of our ad blocker from Chrome Web Store or install the latest beta version, if you want to help us with AdGuard testing.

You can install the latest release from addons.mozilla.org, download it from direct link, or install the latest standalone beta version (which doesn't have some of the limitations imposed by AMO), if you want to help us test AdGuard.

You can install the latest release from App Store. Read more about AdGuard for Safari.

You can install the latest release from addons.opera.com or install the latest beta version, if you want to help us with testing AdGuard.

Click on "Extensions", then scroll down to "Content Blocking" section. Activate AdGuard by switching to “On”.

Go to AdGuard store page, click on the ’Install’ button in the opened window and wait for the download to finish. Edge browser will start automatically and ask you to enable AdGuard. If you want to help us test AdGuard, you can download the beta version.

You can download the legacy version from GitHub.

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