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AdBlock Changelog

What's new in AdBlock 5.21.1

Apr 11, 2024
  • Show the /update page to let Firefox users know about AdBlock Premium

New in AdBlock 5.21.0 (Mar 25, 2024)

  • Open a new tab to inform Firefox users about AdBlock Premium
  • Updated the URL opened when the 'create_tab' command is executed. It now includes the block count.
  • Updated the domains that the AdBlock information is injected into the DOM.
  • Updated the AdBlock information that is injected to now include the:
  • Block count
  • IsPremium user indicator
  • Extension version
  • The AdBlock device GUID

New in AdBlock 5.20.0 (Mar 17, 2024)

  • Disable all telemetry by default for all Firefox users
  • Fixed an issue with the editing of custom rules while AdBlock is paused
  • For MV3 users with custom subscriptions, we added a message on the Filter Lists tab that they are temporarily unavailable
  • Removed duplicated calls to sendResponse
  • Added additional subdomain command parameter for the create OPD command

New in AdBlock 5.4.2 (Mar 6, 2023)

  • Added a consent dialog when a user enables the AdBlock Premium Sync feature (only for Firefox users)

New in AdBlock 5.3.3 (Feb 3, 2023)

  • Stop opening the /update page to let users know about the AdBlock Premium
  • Added the Croatian locale to update an old Chrome web store Croatian listing

New in AdBlock 5.3.2 (Feb 3, 2023)

  • Show the /update page to let users know about the AdBlock Premium

New in AdBlock 5.3.1 (Feb 3, 2023)

  • Fixed an issue with the sending of telemetry
  • Fixed an issue with the format of data being sent to the backup log server
  • Stop showing the /update page to let users know about recent changes to AdBlock
  • Updated the License information, git configuration, and README files

New in AdBlock 5.3.0 (Oct 26, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue with the Premium Sync feature
  • Added a backup IP address to the telemetry process that will be used in case of a network issue
  • Updated the eyeo web ext SDK to version 0.5.0
  • In preparation for Manifest V3, the following changes where made:
  • Converted modules that use the setTimeout & setInterval function to use the Alarm API
  • Removed references to local storage, and instead use the extension storage API
  • Removed any reference to jQuery in background scripts
  • Converted AJAX requests to use the Fetch API
  • Removed ability to subscribe to custom filter lists

New in AdBlock 5.2.0 (Oct 14, 2022)

  • Show the /update page to let users know about recent changes to AdBlock

New in AdBlock 5.1.1 (Oct 14, 2022)

  • Replaced the abp-snippets git submodule with the @eyeo/snippets npm package and upgraded it to 0.5.2
  • Cleaned up and fixed a couple of issues with the AdBlock package.json file

New in AdBlock 5.0.5 (Aug 22, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue with telemetry possibly being sent prior to initialization being complete
  • Updated the Snippets library to version 0.4.1

New in AdBlock 5.0.4 (Aug 22, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue with a missing entry in the locale messages file

New in AdBlock 5.0.3 (Aug 22, 2022)

  • Fixed a performance issue in the anonymous data collection, and image swap feature

New in AdBlock 5.0.2 (Jul 1, 2022)

  • Fixed an issue in the release build script
  • Updated to the new eyeo ad blocking SDK.
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 4.46.0 (May 2, 2022)

  • Added a AdBlock popup menu message about the AdBlock VPN
  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.
  • Added checks to enhance content script messages security

New in AdBlock 4.44.0 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Removed the logic to show the "New" badge text on extension update
  • In preparation for manifest V3, and to help us better understand how our users use AdBlock, we've added
  • AdBlock Options Page Telemetry
  • Filter list subscription information to the ping data

New in AdBlock 4.43.0 (Jan 27, 2022)

  • Fixed several issues on the AdBlock popup menu
  • Removed the CryptoCurrency BitCoin Mining Protection filter list from the list of subscriptions added for new users
  • Continue to show the message about Distraction Control on the AdBlock popup menu

New in AdBlock 4.42.0 (Jan 4, 2022)

  • Added a AdBlock popup menu message about Distraction Control
  • Improved the Distraction Control help flow
  • Made some minor improvements to the Distraction Control tab on the AdBlock options page
  • Removed the functionality to open the /update page

New in AdBlock 4.41.0 (Dec 21, 2021)

  • Continue to show /update page for those users that haven't seen the Fall 2021 update
  • Added a CTA to notifiy our users about the AdBlock VPN
  • Updated the bundled Snippets library to 0.3.2

New in AdBlock 4.40.0 (Dec 21, 2021)

  • Continue to show /update page for those users that haven't seen the Fall 2021 update
  • For our AdBlock Premium users, the extension will now add an flag to our website to let the website know the visitor is a premium user
  • Updated the URL that's opened for the VPN CTA on the AdBlock Options page
  • In preparation for manifest V3, and to help us better understand how our users use AdBlock, we've added custom rule counts to the telemetry (ping) data
  • Added an Email CTA to the AdBlock Options page
  • Added host permissions information to the "debug" data available on the Support tab of the AdBlock Option page

New in AdBlock 4.39.1 (Oct 27, 2021)

  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.

New in AdBlock 4.37.0 (Oct 5, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue when printing in Chrome with AdBlock enabled
  • Fixed an issue with the Premium Sync feature
  • Fixed an issue with the 'Submit Feedback' button
  • Fixed an issue with the 'New' Badge text showing on blank or empty tabs
  • Updated the minimum Chrome version to 60
  • Fixed an issue with Nordic language filter list incorrectly in the language dropdown on the Filter list tab of the AdBlock Options page
  • Fixed an issue with AdBlock double counting some blocked items

New in AdBlock 4.36.0 (Sep 9, 2021)

  • Updated the bundled Snippets library

New in AdBlock 4.35.0 (Aug 13, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue with the advanced mode of the hiding wizard
  • Updated the bundled Snippets library. This change will make the snippets more resilient against anti-ad blocking attempts

New in AdBlock 4.34.0 (Jun 23, 2021)

  • Updated translations
  • Fixed an issue with anonymous data collection sending data URLs
  • Fixed an issue with the edit mode of the hiding wizard
  • Removed the functionality to open the /update page
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.11

New in AdBlock 4.33.0 (May 14, 2021)

  • Updated Translations
  • Improved the layout of the AdBlock menu and options pages for right to left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew
  • Fixed the color of hyperlinks on the AdBlock menu
  • Continue to show the /update page for those users that haven't seen the Spring 2021 update

New in AdBlock 4.32.1 (Apr 13, 2021)

  • Updated the anti circumvention snippet library

New in AdBlock 4.32.0 (Apr 13, 2021)

  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.

New in AdBlock 4.31.0 (Apr 1, 2021)

  • Updated Translations
  • Fixed and improved the hiding wizard
  • Fixed an issue with the YT Manage Subscription page
  • Fixed an issue with YT Channel allowlisting feature interfering with snippets
  • Updated the FanBoy Annoyances filter list URL

New in AdBlock 4.30.0 (Mar 18, 2021)

  • Updated Translations
  • For AdBlock Premium users, we've added the ability to delete any synchronized devices
  • For AdBlock Premium users, we've improved the performance of the image swap feature
  • Fixed an issue with new the Gulp build process
  • Enhanced the ability of AdBlock to be tested via automation

New in AdBlock 4.29.2 (Mar 18, 2021)

  • Improved a content script related to the manipulation of browser requests- Improved a content script related to the manipulation of browser requests

New in AdBlock 4.28.6 (Feb 25, 2021)

  • Fixed a performance issue with the Stats and data collection functions

New in AdBlock 4.28.5 (Feb 16, 2021)

  • Added missing entries to the 'no' locale message file

New in AdBlock 4.28.4 (Feb 16, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue with the new build process

New in AdBlock 4.28.3 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • Updated to ABP Core 3.10.2

New in AdBlock 4.27.0 (Jan 15, 2021)

  • Updated the Support tab on the AdBlock Options page
  • Fixed an issue with our email address in the popup menu help flow

New in AdBlock 4.26.0 (Jan 6, 2021)

  • Updated the AdBlock Popup menu

New in AdBlock 4.24.1 (Nov 21, 2020)

  • Continue to show the /update page to users that have not seen it. The /update page lets users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.
  • Fixed an issue with the Stats / charting feature in AdBlock incorrectly processing blank hostnames.

New in AdBlock 4.24.0 (Oct 29, 2020)

  • Added 4 new image categories to the Premium Image Swap feature
  • Continue to show the /update page to users that have not seen it. The /update page lets users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.
  • Fixed an issue with the buttons on the AdBlock Options page not set to the correct font family
  • Removed code that was associated with the AdBlock Protect extension
  • Refactored the code so that it now we following the standard naming convention
  • Refactored the code to remove the warning for synchronous AJAX requests

New in AdBlock 4.23.0 (Oct 13, 2020)

  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.
  • Improved streaming ad blocking on Twitch

New in AdBlock 4.22.1 (Oct 7, 2020)

  • Improved streaming ad blocking on Twitch

New in AdBlock 4.22.0 (Oct 2, 2020)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated / fixed a few of the themes colors
  • Updated DOM Purify to version 2.0.15
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.9.5
  • Removed the 'onUpdate' logic added for the YouTube Subscribed Channel Allowlist feature
  • Added a AdBlock Premium status indicator to the AdBlock popup menu and options page
  • Fixed an issue with the YouTube Channel Allowlist feature

New in AdBlock 4.21.0 (Sep 18, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue when subscribing to a filter list via a subscription link
  • Updated the Hungarian filter list URL
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.9.4
  • Fixed an issue when showing status messages on the AdBlock Options page
  • Added the "I don't care about cookies" filter list to the Filter List tab of the AdBlock Options page
  • Fixed an issue with Local CDN feature
  • Removed the Local CDN feature from our Firefox extension

New in AdBlock 4.20.0 (Sep 3, 2020)

  • Added a new feature which allows users to easily add or remove their YouTube subscribed channels to the AdBlock allowlist

New in AdBlock 4.19.0 (Aug 11, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue with 'hide an ad' wizard when trying to hide certain ads with very long text
  • The AdBlock popup menu has been enhanced to allow a tab id to be provided in a query string. This will allow us to improve our automated testing.
  • Added Twitch 'channel' allow listing and improved ad hiding on Twitch on channels which are not allow listed.

New in AdBlock 4.18.0 (Jul 29, 2020)

  • Update the bundled JavaScript snippets to better block and hide ads (ABP Core 3.9.3)

New in AdBlock 4.16.0 (Jul 19, 2020)

  • Updated to ABP Core 3.9

New in AdBlock 4.15.0 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Updated translations
  • Removed the functionality to open the /update page
  • Improved the hiding wizard. It now allows a user to restart the 'hide an element' flow.
  • Fixed an issue with the YouTube channel allow ads feature. The AdBlock toolbar icon correctly displays the ad blocking status.
  • For Edge users, a "Rate Us" link has been on the AdBlock Options page
  • The extension now correctly identifies the stable Edge version in the AdBlock debug data
  • Added aria labels and roles to the social media icons on the AdBlock Options page
  • Added the AdBlock developement servers to the bandaid code
  • Removed unused code and references to a 'getadblock question'

New in AdBlock 4.14.0 (Jun 11, 2020)

  • Added Aria labels to the social media icons on the AdBlock Options page
  • Added two new 'getadblock.com' development hostnames to the 'bandaids' content script
  • Added the stable MS Edge, and Firefox extension ids so that the debug data logic correctly identifies the extensions as 'stable'
  • Removed unused code from the 'bandaids' content script

New in AdBlock 4.13.0 (Jun 7, 2020)

  • Added the AdBlock "on page" icon
  • Removed the unused 'notification' and 'overlay' survey types
  • Added a 'referrerpolicy' of 'no-referrer' to the image tag used for the Premium image replacement / swap
  • Continue to show the /update page to users that have not seen it. The /update page lets users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.
  • Fixed an issue with the 'Add Filter List Subscription' via link click functionality
  • Fixed an issue with the element highlighter in the 'Block an ad on this page' wizard
  • Removed the Romanian filter list
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 4.12.0 (May 19, 2020)

  • For Premium users, we've added functionality to allow you to import your own images / photos into AdBlock to be used for image swap.
  • Added a debug message when an error is detected from the PubNub library
  • Fixed two issues which occur on older versions of Chrome (version 65)
  • Fixed an issue that was introduced in the new managed storage option (AdBlock version 4.11.0)
  • Continue to show the /update page to users that have not seen it. The /update page lets users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.

New in AdBlock 4.10.0 (Apr 6, 2020)

  • Updated translations
  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.

New in AdBlock 4.9.0 (Apr 1, 2020)

  • Added ad blocking statistics to the AdBlock Options page

New in AdBlock 4.7.3 (Mar 6, 2020)

  • Removed debug statements in the MS Edge user data migration code
  • Fixed a bug in the survey logic

New in AdBlock 4.7.2 (Mar 6, 2020)

  • Added debug statements to the MS Edge user data migration

New in AdBlock 4.7.1 (Feb 29, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue with migrating users data

New in AdBlock 4.7.0 (Feb 28, 2020)

  • Added Support for Firefox users, including migrating data from the legacy data structures to new data structures (Firefox Only)
  • Improved the Twitch hiding bandaid
  • Updated the PubNub bundled library to version 4.27.2
  • Updated the DOMPurify bundled library with the binary compatible version

New in AdBlock 3.60.0 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.

New in AdBlock 3.59.0 (Oct 18, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Added a new help feature to the AdBlock popup menu
  • Updated the 'should show tab' survey logic. There is now a check to see if the user should be enrolled in MyAdBlock.
  • Fixed a typo in a comment (jspeed-meyers)
  • Fixed three small bugs on the Filter List tab of the AdBlock Options page

New in AdBlock 3.58.0 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Improved the accessibility of the AdBlock pop-up menu and option pages.

New in AdBlock 3.57.0 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Fixed an error in the popup menu error handling process
  • Removed old, unnecessary code for older versions of Chrome (less than Chrome version 53)
  • Fixed an issue when saving the "disabled" filters on the Customize tab
  • Improved the error handling process for the MyAdBlock Sync feature
  • Fixed an error when saving Sync'd themes
  • Added element hiding exception rules to user opt in data collection processing
  • Formatted two CSS files that were initially missed

New in AdBlock 3.56.0 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated the MyAdBlock dashboard page and the related popup menu item

New in AdBlock 3.55.1 (Sep 18, 2019)

  • Fixed an issue with the initial 'ping' not occuring for 55 minutes

New in AdBlock 3.55.0 (Sep 18, 2019)

  • Update Translations
  • Linted and formatted the JavaScript, HTML and CSS files.

New in AdBlock 3.54.0 (Aug 29, 2019)

  • Added new MyAdBlock call to action to the AdBlock popup menu
  • Improved the keyboard accessiblity of the AdBlock popup menu
  • Fixed an issue with the AdBlock popup menu taking users to the incorrect MyAdBlock options page
  • Added a request for feedback on the AdBlock Options page for MyAdBlock users
  • Update Translations

New in AdBlock 3.53.0 (Aug 26, 2019)

  • Updated to ABP Core 3.6.3

New in AdBlock 3.52.1 (Aug 16, 2019)

  • Updated Translations:
  • Added the Acceptable Ads Privacy filter list
  • Fixed a security issue in the 'bandaid' processing on getadblock.com
  • Fixed an issue on the Customize tab of the AdBlock Options page
  • Further improvements to the 'MyAdBlock' image replacement functionality

New in AdBlock 3.51.1 (Aug 8, 2019)

  • Fixed a few issues in the 'MyAdBlock' image replacement functionality
  • Fixed an issue on the AdBlock Option page not showing the translation credits widget
  • Added a new data sync feature for MyAdBlock users
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 3.50.1 (Aug 8, 2019)

  • Improved the 'MyAdBlock' image replacement functionality
  • Refactored the call to the `getSettings` function
  • Added a new option to hide ads on Twitch
  • Improved / refactored the blacklist / hiding wizard to show correctly on all web sites, removed jQuery UI
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 3.49.1 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • Improved / modified the AdBlock options page
  • Added new themes for the AdBlock menu

New in AdBlock 3.49.0 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Removed the functionality to open the /update page
  • Updated the Norwegian filter list URL
  • Improved (Refactored) the whitelist wizard to show correctly on all web sites

New in AdBlock 3.48.0 (May 28, 2019)

  • Update translations
  • Fixed an issue with the AdBlock tab in the Chrome developer tools
  • Added Edge detection logic to the telemetry data
  • Updated the icons, including the inclusion of the material design icons
  • Changed the tab functionality on the AdBlock Options page to a menu style layout
  • Fixed a JavaScript error in the user enabled filter list data collection processing

New in AdBlock 3.47.0 (May 21, 2019)

  • Removed unused files from the build
  • Updated the ping processing to include parameters as to which Theme the user has enabled
  • Removed duplicate log server messages
  • Updated the 'MyAdBlock' message in the popup menu
  • Update translations

New in AdBlock 3.46.0 (Apr 23, 2019)

  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months.

New in AdBlock 3.45.0 (Apr 23, 2019)

  • Updated to ABP Core 3.5.1
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 3.44.0 (Apr 14, 2019)

  • Added white or dark theme to option page and/or pop-up menu. Theme selection can be found on the AdBlock Option page.
  • Updated the ping processing to include an indicator if the user has YouTube whitelisting enabled or disabled.
  • Added the AdBlock version number to log messages.

New in AdBlock 3.43.0 (Apr 9, 2019)

  • Updated to ABP Core 3.5.1

New in AdBlock 3.42.0 (Mar 24, 2019)

  • Updated the look and layout of the AdBlock Options page
  • Added a channel name cache to reduce the of number YT API calls
  • Cleaned up, and removed old, unused Safari logic
  • Added the Lato font files to the extension, and changed the AdBlock popup menu, and Options pages to use the new font

New in AdBlock 3.41.0 (Mar 24, 2019)

  • Added error handling to the popup menu

New in AdBlock 3.40.1 (Feb 17, 2019)

  • Change the default values for MyAdBlock so that only a cat is initially selected

New in AdBlock 3.40.0 (Feb 17, 2019)

  • Updated the look and layout of popup menu
  • Moved the MyAdBlock options page to a new tab on Options page

New in AdBlock 3.39.1 (Feb 8, 2019)

  • Updated translations
  • Added logic to show a message about the new AdBlock Protect extension to some users

New in AdBlock 3.38.1 (Jan 30, 2019)

  • Fixed a typo in the extension description

New in AdBlock 3.38.0 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Updated to ABP Core 3.4.3
  • Fixed an issue when starting AdBlock and AdBlock had been paused when the browser was closed.

New in AdBlock 3.37.0 (Jan 29, 2019)

  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 3.36.0 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites.

New in AdBlock 3.35.0 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated & improved the look of the AdBlock popup menu
  • Changed the AdBlock menu item - "Report an ad on this page" to "Troubleshoot an ad". This menu item now opens a KB article.
  • Updated the AdBlock bug report page to use V2 of the FreshDesk API.
  • Updated the AdBlock logging API to V2
  • The missed local CDN statistics are now only sent when there is something to send
  • Fixed the vertical position of the social links in header on the AdBlock options page
  • Added the Norwegian language filter list
  • Updated the help links of the Swedish and Korean filter lists
  • Changed the URLs of the Finnish, Danish, Romanian and Icelandic language filter lists from HTTP to HTTPS

New in AdBlock 3.34.0 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Added a keyboard shortcut for toggling the pause feature. (#323)
  • Added pause / unpause to the AdBlock context menu. (#326)
  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months. (#325)

New in AdBlock 3.33.1 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.3.1 (#320)

New in AdBlock 3.33.0 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.3.1 (#320)

New in AdBlock 3.32.1 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated to the full release of ABP Core 3.2 (#320)

New in AdBlock 3.32.0 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.2 (#317)

New in AdBlock 3.31.2 (Jun 14, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated to ABP Core 3.1+ (#308)

New in AdBlock 3.30.1 (Jun 14, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Made minor changes to the style and layout of the AdBlock popup menu. (#310)
  • Removed the /update logic. (#309)

New in AdBlock 3.29.3 (May 10, 2018)

  • Updated the logic for passing messages between AdBlock and getadblock.com. (#307)

New in AdBlock 3.29.2 (May 5, 2018)

  • Removed the externally_connectable entries from the manifest to reduce the number required permissions for AdBlock. (#306)

New in AdBlock 3.29.1 (May 5, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Added the 'MyAdBlock' image replacement feature. (#285)

New in AdBlock 3.28.0 (Apr 20, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Added 'Help and Feedback' and remove the 'what's this' link on the AdBlock pop up menu. (#301)
  • Updated the /update logic to only open the new tab for users upgrading from AdBlock versions less than 3.27.0. (#302)

New in AdBlock 3.27.0 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Show the /update page to let users know what features have been updated in the last 6 months. (#296)

New in AdBlock 3.26.1 (Mar 5, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Fixed an issue with missing seperators on the AdBlock popup menu. (#298)

New in AdBlock 3.26.0 (Mar 5, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Added a new 'Pause on this site' menu item on the AdBlock popup menu. (#293)
  • Updated the Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) Mining Protection List URL. (#295)
  • Removed obsolete AdBlock popup menu items. (#294)

New in AdBlock 3.25.3 (Feb 17, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Added the local CDN feature. (#290)
  • Improved the performance of a common URL parsing function. (#291)

New in AdBlock 3.24.0 (Feb 2, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated the tab survey logic to check the 'state' of the computer prior to opening a tab. (#289)
  • Updated the ping data to include an indicator that is set to true if the user has opted in to filter list data collection. (#288)

New in AdBlock 3.23.0 (Jan 29, 2018)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#286)
  • Updated to ABP Core 1.13.5 (#287)

New in AdBlock 3.22.1 (Dec 7, 2017)

  • Added the logging of the opening of AdBlock options page. (#283)

New in AdBlock 3.22.0 (Dec 7, 2017)

  • Updated translations
  • Updated the logging of user selections in the AdBlock popup menu. (#282)
  • Updated the CSS style entry for the text elements that are italicized in the white-list and black-list wizards to avoid style issues. (#281)

New in AdBlock 3.21.0 (Nov 29, 2017)

  • Removed the menu option for a user survey. (#280)
  • Updated the logic for the optional filter list data collection to include hiding filters. (#279)
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 3.20.0 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#278)
  • Updated translations

New in AdBlock 3.18.0 (Oct 21, 2017)

  • Updated translations
  • Removed /update logic. (#272)
  • Fixed an issue with the pause feature. (#269)
  • Added a new filter list that blocks Crypto-currency mining scripts. (#273)
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#274)

New in AdBlock 3.17.0 (Oct 4, 2017)

  • Updated translations
  • Show the /update page to non-English users that didn't see the 3.16 update. (#265)
  • Fixed a typo in the unsubscribe warning cookie on the Filter Lists tab of the AdBlock options page. (#267)

New in AdBlock 3.16.0 (Sep 18, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue with the 'pause' feature. (#262)
  • Updated translations
  • Updated the success message on the the Bug Report page. (#242)
  • Removed Safari specific messages that are no longer used. (#236)
  • Fixed an issue with some of the language filter list subscriptions that do not use the combined EasyList lists. (#188)
  • Fixed an is use with the "undo my blocks on this domain" menu refreshing the wrong tab. (#243)
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#250)
  • Fixed an issue with the YouTube white-list channel feature (#244)
  • Removed unnecessary code on the Customize tab. (#184)
  • Removed the language specific filter list - Liste AR & EasyList, and will use Liste AR + Liste FR + EasyList instead. (#196)
  • Added the locale to the /installed query string to help show the page in the correct language. (#260)
  • Added a warming message to the Filter Lists tab on the Options page when the user un-subscribes to EasyList and / or all filter lists. (#259)
  • Fixed the warming message on the Filter Lists tab on the Options page when the user subscribes to several filter lists. (#259)
  • Changed all hard coded links in AdBlock from HTTP to HTTPS (SSL) (when possible). (#261)
  • Show the /update page to non-English users. (#264)

New in AdBlock 3.15.0 (Aug 2, 2017)

  • Updated Translations.
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#235)
  • Updated to ABP Core 1.13.3 (#235)
  • Fixed the link to our documentation about block counts. (#235)
  • Removed an obsolete test module. (#235)
  • Removed obsolete code related to version check. (#235)
  • Fixed an issue with the updated localized messages on the 'Report an Ad' page. (#235)

New in AdBlock 3.14.0 (Jul 22, 2017)

  • Updated Translations.
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#237)
  • Added the injection of the AdBlock unique id into JavaScript memory space on getadblock.com sites. (#237)

New in AdBlock 3.13.0 (Jun 27, 2017)

  • Updated Translations.
  • Removed HTML tags from all locale files. (#233)

New in AdBlock 3.12.0 (Jun 23, 2017)

  • Modified the data collection process to not collect data when AdBlock is paused.
  • Modified the data collection process to only collect data from HTTP(S) URLs.
  • Modified the data collection to include an indicator that the user has custom filters.
  • Updated the opt in data collection process to version 3.

New in AdBlock 3.11.2 (Jun 17, 2017)

  • Moved the new 'data collection' option up on the Options page. (#231).

New in AdBlock 3.11.1 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Changed the method of sending the filter list data to a post. (##230)

New in AdBlock 3.11.0 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue on the 'Report an Ad' page when AdBlock attempts to automatically reload the page.
  • Updated the opt in data collection process to version 2. (##229)

New in AdBlock 3.10.0 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Updated to ABP Core 1.13.2 (#221)

New in AdBlock 3.9.3 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Fixed a bug in user surveys. (#225)

New in AdBlock 3.9.2 (Apr 7, 2017)

  • Re-added code to enable user survey's. (#224)
  • Updated Translations.

New in AdBlock 3.9.1 (Mar 30, 2017)

  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#217)

New in AdBlock 3.9.0 (Mar 29, 2017)

  • Updated translations.
  • Updated to ABP Core 1.12.4 (#192)

New in AdBlock 3.8.8 (Feb 24, 2017)

  • Updated translations.
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#216)

New in AdBlock 3.8.7 (Feb 17, 2017)

  • Updated translations.
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#215)
  • Added pause state information to debug data. (#214)

New in AdBlock 3.8.6 (Jan 31, 2017)

  • Updated translations.
  • Updated 'bandaids' processing to help block ads on certain web sites. (#210)

New in AdBlock 3.8.5 (Jan 25, 2017)

  • Updated translations.
  • Fixed text display issue on AdBlock menu. (#209)

New in AdBlock 3.8.2 (Dec 21, 2016)

  • Updated the donate to us link on the AdBlock menu. (#204)

New in AdBlock 3.8.1 (Dec 17, 2016)

  • Added a check for the browser state to the user surveys. (#202)

New in AdBlock 3.8.0 (Dec 16, 2016)

  • Updated translations.
  • Fixed an issue with passing of custom filters to our support site on the 'Report an Ad' page, and the 'Report a Bug' page. (# 198)
  • Added rich notifications as a user survey type. (# 195)

New in AdBlock 3.7.0 (Dec 10, 2016)

  • Updated translations.

New in AdBlock 3.6.0 (Nov 23, 2016)

  • Changed the 'Spread the word' link on the AdBlock menu to 'Donate to help support AdBlock!', and added message logging when the AdBlock popup menu is opened. (#190)
  • Updated Translations.

New in AdBlock 3.5.0 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue with the YouTube channel white-list feature. AdBlock now correctly handles YouTube channel names with special characters such as '#". (#179)
  • Fixed an issue on the black list wizard. The black list wizard now shows an error message when a user creates invalid filter list rule. (#183)
  • Updated the 'stats' processing to store and retrieve the next ping time, ping count, and unique identifier to two different persisted storage areas. (#182)

New in AdBlock 3.4.0 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Fixed an issue with the lower section of the AdBlock Options page being hidden behind the footer. (#167)
  • Improved the security for the 'bandaids' processing on the getadblock.com/installed page by improving the host name check, and adding a check to click event for isTrusted. (#170)
  • Updated the 'stats' processing to store the next ping time, ping count, and unique identifier to two different persisted storage areas. (#174)

New in AdBlock 3.3.2 (Oct 10, 2016)

  • Removed all debug logging from the ping process.

New in AdBlock 3.3.1 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Removed debug logging from the ping process. (#168)

New in AdBlock 3.3.0 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • Added all unique messages in the locale message files from the three variations of AdBlock (Chrome, Safari, Edge), so the locale files can be shared, and re-used by all of the various versions of AdBlock. (#145)
  • Fixed the text description for the "Show All Request" AdBlock menu item. (#137)
  • Added logic to create and save the 'blockage_stats' object during installation. (#141)
  • Removed extra 'descriptions' in the locale message. (#148)
  • The extension will now recognize and process multiple links on our site (getadblock.com/installed) that can be used to disable Acceptable Ads. (#159)
  • Added debug logic to the ping process to help diagnosis issues with the ping processing. (#150)
  • A GNU version 3 license file is included with the extension. (#140)
  • Added an option on the General tab of AdBlock options to enable / disable the AdBlock devtools panel. (#142)

New in AdBlock 3.2.1 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Fixed issue with AdBlock icon display. (#160)

New in AdBlock 3.2.0 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Updated ABP Core 1.12.2 (#149).

New in AdBlock 3.1.1 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • Added a link to the Privacy Policy on the Options page. (#147)

New in AdBlock 3.1 (Aug 6, 2016)

  • Updated to ABP Core 1.12.1

New in AdBlock 3.0.8 (Aug 6, 2016)

  • Fixed a bug on the 'Options' page, 'Filter List' tab. All of the checkboxes would be inadvertently checked when a user clicked the 'Update Now' button, or other similar actions. (#129)
  • Added any remaining localStorage keys to the debug data, to help resolve any data migration issues. (#132).
  • Fixed a bug with the ping processing incorrectly sending the wrong value for the aa parameter. (#134).

New in AdBlock 2.47 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Updated Translations
  • Removed duplicate strings from the translation (message) files (#666).
  • Added a timestamp query string to the Malware URL to prevent caching by the browser (#668).
  • For Safari users, content blocking will not be enabled by default (#665).
  • Updated the Polish filter list URL (#651).
  • Updated the Acceptable Ads un-subscribe message on Options page, General tab (#657).
  • Updated the AdBlock image files (#654)

New in AdBlock 2.46 (Jan 5, 2016)

  • Fixed a typo in the description of the AdBlock Warning Removal list, it should be a lowercased 'b' (#658).
  • Added a new parameter to the ping data to indicate if the advance setting is enabled (#660).
  • Fixed an issue with the blocking assistant on some sites (#644).
  • For Chrome users, modified the "/installed" logic to use the Chrome specific chrome.runtime.onInstalled API (#656).
  • For Safari users, AdBlock will now use the WebKit content blocking feature on new installations. (#619).
  • For Safari users, fix a bug with the "Undo my blocks on this domain" feature (#570).

New in AdBlock 2.45 (Dec 4, 2015)

  • Added a new, advanced feature to view all HTTP Requests for a tab (#653).

New in AdBlock 2.44 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • Updated the URL of filter lists hosted on AdBlock's servers. (#652)
  • Updated translations.

New in AdBlock 2.43 (Nov 16, 2015)

  • Removed Michael's message. (#645)
  • Added logic to the 'Report an Ad' page to check if Acceptable Ads is enabled. (#646).
  • Added language specific filter lists for Arabic, Estonian, Icelandic and Lithuanian. (#647)

New in AdBlock 2.42.1 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • Modified the block image logic to not redirect any images, but rather cancel the request. (#642)

New in AdBlock 2.42 (Oct 12, 2015)

  • Modified the block image logic to not redirect certain images, but rather cancel the request. (#638)
  • Added logic to log a message when user clicks the disable acceptable ads link on the '/installed'. (#639)

New in AdBlock 2.41.3 (Oct 8, 2015)

  • Added required property for Safari 9 to info.plist file. (#636)

New in AdBlock 2.41.2 (Oct 5, 2015)

  • Updated the style attributes of the Acceptable Ads message to better fit the page / tab. (#635)
  • Updated the ping data to send a 'u' when the Acceptable Ads is undefined. (#635)

New in AdBlock 2.41.1 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • Added missing image file for Safari.

New in AdBlock 2.41 (Oct 1, 2015)

  • Added Acceptable Ads filter list. (#627)

New in AdBlock 2.40.1 (Sep 27, 2015)

  • Remove the timestamp query string from the Malware filter list URL

New in AdBlock 2.40 (Sep 27, 2015)

  • Updated Translations
  • Updated Malware filter list URL
  • For Safari users, the 'Author' field was changed from Michael Gundlach to BetaFish, Inc

New in AdBlock 2.39.1 (Sep 10, 2015)

  • Removed the cache parameter for AdBlock CDN AJAX requests. (#626)

New in AdBlock 2.39 (Sep 4, 2015)

  • Updated the AdBlock custom filter list URL. (#623)
  • Update translations, remove unused entries. (#624)

New in AdBlock 2.38 (Aug 25, 2015)

  • Made a runtime performance improvement for users subscribed to the Malware filter list. (#597)
  • Removed some temporary, cleanup code related to old filter lists. (#594)
  • Added the total block count and the AdBlock custom filter list update timestamp to the un-install URL to help determine why users are un-installing after just a few minutes of use. (621)
  • Added the ping count to the ping data. (#618)
  • Removed the 'View the Resource' page. (#614)
  • Added formatting lines for the debug informating for Tender support tickets. (#613)
  • Removed a site specific 'bandaid' for 'thepiratebay'. (#593)

New in AdBlock 2.37.2 (Aug 12, 2015)

  • Reverted the change that replaced 'Help Spread the Word' link in the AdBlock popup with an Amazon affiliate link.

New in AdBlock 2.37.1 (Aug 10, 2015)

  • To help with debugging AdBlock, the length of the error string sent to the getadblock.com server has been increased. (#611)

New in AdBlock 2.37 Beta (Aug 5, 2015)

  • Added an user enabled option to anonymously send filter list usage metrics to us to help improvement the functionality and performance of AdBlock. (#610)
  • For new installation, users will be subscribed to the malware filter list. (#606)
  • For users that have a locale of 'en-us', the 'Help Spread the Word' link in the AdBlock popup has been replace with an Amazon affiliate link. (#604)
  • Updated the malware notification text. (#598)
  • Removed old log messages. (#589)
  • Fixed a bug - Unicode domains in filter lists are now correctly processed. (#588)
  • Changed the CSS rules from 'visibility: none' to 'visibility: hidden'. (#585)
  • Fixed an issue with the AdBlock white-list and black-list wizards not appearing on certain sites. (#582)

New in AdBlock 2.36.2 (Jul 16, 2015)

  • Removed debug logging messages for Safari users.

New in AdBlock 2.36 Beta (Jul 8, 2015)

  • Added an if check to verify that domain is not undefined when processing URLs. (#579)
  • Changed the order of evaluation in the Survey processing. (#576)
  • Update the JavaScript error processing to include the stack trace information if it doesn't include an HTTP URL. (#575)
  • Updated the white-list filters for showing ads on Google Search when the 'show Google ads' option is enabled. (#573)
  • Removed Disconnect search code from AdBlock. (#568)
  • Update the height of the Subscribe popup. (#491)

New in AdBlock 2.35 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • For Safari users, AdBlock will now block popups on Safari. (#547)
  • For Safari users, the deleting of cached resource data when a tab or window is closed has been simplified and improved. (#546)
  • For Chrome users, AdBlock will ping upon browser startup when the installation type is 'admin'. (#566)
  • For Chrome users, AdBlock will retry to open the 'getadblock.com/installed' page when it fails to open initially. (#564)
  • Modified the translation of the DropBox error message to be easier for the translation team. (#562)

New in AdBlock 2.34 (May 27, 2015)

  • On the 'Report an Ad' page, the support / forum URLs for three filter lists (Korean, Sweden, Turkish) were updated. (#560)
  • In Chrome, removed the normalizing of the type on URL requests for fonts since it is not needed. (#553)
  • In Safari, improved the removal of pre-roll ads on YouTube. (#552)
  • On the Custom tab, under AdBlock options, added the display of error messages when an invalid filter is found during a save of custom filters. (#545)
  • Added the ability to whitelist frames. (#521 & #518)
  • Improved the YouTube channel whitelist feature, so that a YouTube page is only reloaded when required. (#504)
  • In Chrome, the 'number of ads blocked' counter is incremented when a popup is blocked. (#497)
  • In Chrome, on the 'Report an Ad' page, an option was added to enable and disable other extensions to help find the source of an ad. Also, The debug information from the 'Report an Ad' page, and the Support tab, will include other extension information (if allowed by the user) to help us better resolve issues. (#462)

New in AdBlock 2.33 (May 16, 2015)

  • Removed the retry logic when the "/installed" page open on getadblock.com. (#551)

New in AdBlock 2.32 Beta (May 13, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug in the retry logic when trying to open the "/installed" page on getadblock.com. (#548)
  • Added retry logic when the user is the "/question" page on getadblock.com. (#543)
  • Added the filter text to the JavaScript exception message when an invalid option is found in a filter. (#537)
  • Fixed the logic for creating a YouTube whitelist channel filter to avoid white-listing other channels. (#534)
  • Fixed an issue with the whitelist / blacklist wizards not being displayed correctly on certain sites. (#527)
  • Added support for Internationalized domains (IDN) throughout AdBlock. (#495)
  • Updated Translations

New in AdBlock 2.29 (Apr 22, 2015)

  • Name change to "BetaFish Adblocker" (temporary)

New in AdBlock 2.28 (Apr 21, 2015)

  • For Chrome, added installation type to the ping data. (#530)

New in AdBlock 2.27 Beta (Apr 18, 2015)

  • For Chrome, added retry logic when the '/installed' page fails to open. (#525)
  • For Chrome, added a message to include installation type, when AdBlock is installed. (#526)

New in AdBlock 2.26 (Apr 17, 2015)

  • Added the extension Id to the data included with the JavaScript error message. (#523)
  • For Chrome only, improved / fixed the logic that is checking if the '/installed' page is opened correctly. (#522)
  • For Chrome only, added the approximate installation duration to the uninstall URL. (#522)

New in AdBlock 2.25 (Apr 17, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue with the DropBox sync processing duplicating filters during browser start. (#442)
  • Added a message to the options page when the DropBox sync processing failed due to a large number of custom filters. (#474)
  • Updated Translations

New in AdBlock 2.24 (Apr 9, 2015)

  • Fixed JavaScript stack exception processing. (#515)
  • Modified the new install check logic to only send a message when first run is true. (#513)
  • Modified the survey acknowledgement processing to log the 'message' property of chrome.runtime.lastError (if it exists). (#516)

New in AdBlock 2.23 (Apr 9, 2015)

  • Added browser and os version information to ping data (#510)
  • Added validation logic to help detect an invalid installation state (#510)
  • Added acknowledgement processing from overlay surveys (#510)
  • Added 'stringify' to the AdBlock settings in the debug data (#512)
  • Added a style tag of 'display:none' to Beta div tag in the AdBlock pop up menu. (#508)

New in AdBlock 2.22 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • enhanced survey processing (#453)

New in AdBlock 2.21.1 (Mar 21, 2015)

  • Removed the Norwegian filter list since it is no longer active. (#489)
  • For each subscribe filter list, added the last update timestamp to debug data. (#482)
  • Added the malware notification setting to debug data. (#458)
  • Added additional CSS to whitelist/blacklist dialogs to avoid display issues on some websites. (#460)
  • Removed an unnecessary call to sendResponse. (#484)
  • For Chrome users, added a user confirmation prompt when subscribing to a new filter lists using the ABP syntax. (#486)
  • Fixed an issue when the request URL didn't contain a '.' (#500)
  • Updated the Chrome web store description.(#501)

New in AdBlock 2.20.1 (Mar 18, 2015)

  • Updated Translations
  • In Chrome, added an uninstall URL (#493)

New in AdBlock 2.19 (Mar 12, 2015)

  • Updated Translations
  • In Safari, logic was added to dispatch an event when the extension blocked content (#478)
  • Fixed a small memory leak (#456)
  • Added the extension installation Date to ping data (#448)
  • Fixed a JavaScript error in Chrome when updating badge text (#446)
  • Updated the workaround logic to Chrome's reporting fonts as "other" types (#439)

New in AdBlock 2.18.1 (Feb 27, 2015)

  • Updated Translations
  • Remove unnecessary code from ping processing.

New in AdBlock 2.18 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Fixed an issue when syncing custom filters using DropBox. (#413)
  • Fixed an issue with the number of blocked ads on single page sites. (#414)
  • Fixed an issue with the URL of Malware filter lists on the AdBlock Options page - Filter List tab. (#436)
  • Added an new Malware Notification option when users are subscribed to the Malware filter list. (#435)

New in AdBlock 2.17 (Jan 24, 2015)

  • Added a new option for Safari users - "ClickToFlash compatibility mode". (#421)
  • Updated the Israel/Hebrew filter list forum link on 'Report an Ad'. (#423)
  • Updated the style of the AdBlock popup menu for Chrome Beta users. (#422)
  • Added the list of hiding rules to the AdBlock 'Show the Resources list' page for Safari users. (#408)

New in AdBlock 2.16.3 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Added the saving of the malware filter list (same as other filter lists), so that we won't need to do a request when the browser starts up.(#432)

New in AdBlock 2.16 (Jan 3, 2015)

  • AdBlock now uses the YouTube API to retrieve the channel name when users have the Whitelist a YouTube Channel feature enabled.
  • The 'Filter syntax tutorial' link on the AdBlock options / Customize tab now checks if the generated URL is valid.
  • Added a check for chrome.runtime.onMessage API, since it isn't available in Chrome 25 and older versions.
  • Added an option to the General options tab to not display the ads block counter on the AdBlock popup menu.
  • The option to display the # of ads block was moved from the AdBlock popup menu to the General tab as well.
  • Added logic to set focus on new tabs open by AdBlock (for example, the options pages), when the Chrome is running in incognito mode.
  • On the 'Report an Ad' page, all of the questions are now bolded.
  • Reformatted the text and fixed typos in the change log.
  • Modified several JavaScript throws statements to now use an Error object.

New in AdBlock 2.15 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Improved performace of extension when using the Malware filter list
  •       Added the 'show the resource list' page to the Safari version of the extension
  •       Added a timestamp to the JavaScript error text that is save in local storage
  •       Added logic to determine the correct URL for the Filter list syntax link on the Custom tab based on the user's language
  •       Updated the Japaneese filter list URL

New in AdBlock 2.14.4 (Dec 2, 2014)

  • Removed unnecessary backup directory that was included in the zip and extz files.

New in AdBlock 2.14 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • Removed the Spanish filter list from the options since it is no longer being supported.
  • Updated translation texts
  • Update the version numbers (added 39 and 40) for a Chrome bug workaround

New in AdBlock 2.13.1 (Nov 11, 2014)

  • Modified the YouTube specific logic to use ABP approach (#372)
  • Corrected the logging of JavaScript errors in the Chrome Beta version (#367)

New in AdBlock 2.13 (Nov 1, 2014)

  • Added the ability to exclude / disable filter list entries (#241)
  • Fixed an issue with a missing click handler on the popup menu (#359)
  • Remove confusing message on popup menu (#360)
  • Fixed an Javascript error on the background page in Safari when several tabs
  • are closed while still being renderred. (#357)
  • Added a user message that is displayed when the white list and black list
  • wizard can't run on older sites with framesets. (#352)
  • Added a 'reload page' option to the white list wizard. (#349)

New in AdBlock 2.12.1 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with the back button in Safari & YouTube. (#350)

New in AdBlock 2.12 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with the back button in Safari & YouTube. (#350)
  • Fixed an issue in the Chrome Beta version if the report an issue link in the popup menu. (#347)
  • In Chrome, improved the cleanup of old data when tabs are closed.(#345)
  • Fixed an issue with Whitelist wizard not being displayed on certain sites. (#341)
  • Fixed an issue with the AdBlock icon in Safari 5.0 (#342)
  • Added a work around to a Chrome bug for incorrectly reporting the type of a URL request. ((#339)
  • On the AdBlock options page, Filter Lists tab, add the title of custom filters lists the users is subscribed to (if there is a title for the filter list). (##336)

New in AdBlock 2.10.3 (Oct 10, 2014)

  • Added a work around to a Chrome bug which incorrectly sets the element type (#339) - see http://crbug.com/410382
  • Added the column number to the information sent when a JavaScript exception is caught

New in AdBlock 2.10.2 (Oct 7, 2014)

  • Fixed Javascript error on YouTube in Safari

New in AdBlock 2.10 (Oct 7, 2014)

  • Improved the Safari AdBlock menu (#291)
  • Fixed JavaScript error and ads showing on YouTube.com (#332)
  • Removed retry logic on ping failures (#331)
  • Modified text in buttons to black (#329)
  • Added logic to determine the AdBlock version to help with support tickets (#328)
  • Removed survey opt out option (#326)

New in AdBlock 2.9.4 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • Updated Translations

New in AdBlock 2.9.3 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • Fixed an issue with DropBox sync process (#325)
  • Fixed an memory leak issue in Chrome where prerenderred tab information was not removed when the tab id was changed. (#324)
  • Modified the 'Help Spread the Word' link in the popup menu to open a new tab instead of being loaded in the menu (#318)
  • Fixed an issue in Safari with un-whitelisting a site (blacklisting it)(#317)
  • Improved the string processing of debug information when users report an issue or ad to the AdBlock support site (#307)

New in AdBlock 2.9.2 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • Fixed a JavaScript error in DropBox sync logic
  • Added the new option 'show survey' to the options that are sync'd using Dropbox

New in AdBlock 2.9.1 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • Fixed a style issue on the whitelist and blacklist wizards

New in AdBlock 2.9 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • AdBlock 2.9 includes a most-awaited feature and it's a sync support (finally!). With this feature you are able to sync everything including settings, filter lists & custom filters between your computers just by logging into Dropbox from AdBlock's Options page (on Chrome & Opera).
  • We also:
  • added an option to allow users to opt out of AdBlock user surveys
  • updated jQuery to the latest version available
  • fixed a style issue with the whitelist and blacklist wizards
  • fixed a bug, which caused that some options on Support tab were unclickable
  • fixed an issue, when AdBlock was paused but still blocked popup windows

New in AdBlock 2.6.13 (Nov 7, 2013)

  • Small bugfix for UI and updated Israeli filter URL

New in AdBlock 2.6.10 (Oct 9, 2013)

  • Bugfix for slow initial filter subscription.

New in AdBlock 2.6.8 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • Removed crowdfunding message from AdBlock button.

New in AdBlock 2.6.4 (Jul 30, 2013)

  • Undo one of the minor bugfixes in 2.6.3 because it itself had a bug breaking AdBlock if you reloaded a page too quickly

New in AdBlock 2.6.2 (Jun 26, 2013)

  • Don't forget user's badge view setting when AdBlock is paused (Pao), style change of block counts in popup (tomasko)

New in AdBlock 2.6.1 (Jun 25, 2013)

  • Help link explaining new block counts section in popup

New in AdBlock 2.5.65 (Jun 22, 2013)

  • Blacklist wizard never gets hidden by page content (wormboy.d); updated Russian filter URL (tomasko)

New in AdBlock 2.5.64 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • Ad report wizard makes user disable other extensions (Marcus Jackson); 'Report an ad' available to non-advanced users (tomasko), Follow button added to Share page (tomasko), minor bugfixes

New in AdBlock 2.5.63 (May 7, 2013)

  • Pressing enter clicks default button in blacklist and whitelist wizards (Pao), lock icon in install URL.

New in AdBlock 2.5.62 (Apr 27, 2013)

  • Put sharing link in Chrome toolbar button menu (tomasko), stop using deprecated API (Pao), test lock icon in URL upon install

New in AdBlock 2.5.61 (Feb 23, 2013)

  • Google Chrome and Safari:
  • Filter list fetch improvements
  • Opera (1.0.8):
  • Update the URL of the French, German, and EasyList filter lists. Update Czech users to the new Czechoslovak list by tomasko.

New in AdBlock 2.5.60 (Feb 13, 2013)

  • Point to working EasyList and German URLs.

New in AdBlock 2.5.59 (Feb 13, 2013)

  • Replace outdated Czech list with Czechoslovak list.

New in AdBlock 2.5.58 (Feb 5, 2013)

  • Small UI change, and change French list URL (famlam); survey for Safari 6 users

New in AdBlock 2.5.56 (Jan 23, 2013)

  • Minor Resource List bugfix (famlam), other minor bugfixes

New in AdBlock 2.5.55 (Jan 15, 2013)

  • Add Retina support in Chrome on Macs (John), minor bugfix (famlam), let Safari users opt in to experimental faster method of hiding ads.

New in AdBlock 2.5.54 (Dec 21, 2012)

  • Disable caching of blockcounts.

New in AdBlock 2.5.53 (Dec 20, 2012)

  • Stop pointing to Amazon S3. Support block counts app.

New in AdBlock 2.5.52 (Dec 19, 2012)

  • Point to Amazon S3 for a moment

New in AdBlock 2.5.51 (Dec 13, 2012)

  • onMessageExternal not supported

New in AdBlock 2.5.49 (Dec 4, 2012)

  • Fix Hulu ad blocking again, plus minor bugfix

New in AdBlock 2.5.48 (Nov 29, 2012)

  • Minor bugfixes and UI changes

New in AdBlock 2.5.47 (Nov 14, 2012)

  • Opera (1.0.6):
  • Minor improvements in the code. Added high density icons for OS X Retina. Work around Opera bug regarding the blocking of third-party resources.

New in AdBlock 2.5.47 (Nov 3, 2012)

  • Google Chrome (2.5.47):
  • Update Finnish and French filter list URLs (john). Block video ads at Hulu.com again in Chrome.
  • Safari (2.5.46):
  • Correct toolbar button text in Safari (crazyskeggy). Resource List shows source filter list; filter validation bugfixes; and memory and speed improvements (famlam). Fix broken buttons in Hotmail.
  • Opera (1.0.5):
  • Delay updating outdated filter lists to reduce the CPU load on startup. Fix an issue where the extension could break due to an invalid filter. The option "Don't block anything on this domain" was broken in some cases (Opera 12.10+ only). Attempt to combine identical rules with different rule options (Opera 12.10+ only). Make sure the button popup has the correct size. Enable an (advanced users only) option to report unblocked ads directly to the filter list maintainers (Opera 12.10+ only).

New in AdBlock 2.5.45 (Sep 24, 2012)

  • Chrome / Safari (2.5.45):
  • Test users delaying payment decision for an hour
  • Opera (1.0.3):
  • Support the new urlfilter API in Opera 12.10, fix some UI issues for the blacklister and whitelister. Internal code changes.

New in AdBlock 2.5.43 (Sep 11, 2012)

  • Firefox (2.5.43):
  • Fix conflict with other extensions, remove dead Polish list, minor changes (famlam)
  • Opera (1.0.2):
  • Speed improvements for the popup blocker, fix an issue where the button showed the grey icon when it shouldn't, add context menu items (Opera 12.50+ only), add an option to undo the latest custom block. Fix several minor or site-specific issues.

New in AdBlock 2.5.42 (Aug 28, 2012)

  • Minor changes, bugfixes on NFL.com and hotmail.com (famlam), Undo of blacklist wizard rules available in button and context menus.

New in AdBlock 2.5.41 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • Fix 'Show Google text ads' for Google Instant

New in AdBlock 2.5.40 (Aug 7, 2012)

  • Added support for selector exception syntax, code refactoring (famlam)

New in AdBlock 2.5.39 (Aug 6, 2012)

  • Small bugfixes and a Retina display icon in Safari.

New in AdBlock 2.5.38 (Jul 10, 2012)

  • Fix context menus in Safari 5.0.6, log error line numbers to server, several other bug fixes (all famlam)

New in AdBlock 2.5.37 (Jun 22, 2012)

  • Add a search box to the Resource List (famlam), blacklist wizard improvement

New in AdBlock 2.5.34 (Jun 2, 2012)

  • Improvements to the Options page (famlam), the Resource List (famlam), the Ad Reporter (john, famlam), the Blacklister (wormboy, famlam), and the Whitelister. Decrease the chance of showing an ad at startup or when AdBlock is updated (famlam).

New in AdBlock 2.5.31 (Apr 19, 2012)

  • various parsing bug fixes (famlam)

New in AdBlock 2.5.28 (Apr 13, 2012)

  • Button popup wasn't showing for Chrome 16 users who hadn't set any settings (jaysoffian)

New in AdBlock 2.5.27 (Apr 11, 2012)

  • Fix some websites broken by injecting a LINK tag.

New in AdBlock 2.5.25 (Apr 3, 2012)

  • Help explain CatBlock to users who missed it on April Fools or who want to know how to get it after 4/4

New in AdBlock 2.5.23 (Mar 23, 2012)

  • Delete unmaintained translations. Want to see yours back again? Please visit the HowToTranslate wikipage. http://code.google.com/p/adblockforchrome/wiki/HowToTranslate

New in AdBlock 2.5.22 (Mar 21, 2012)

  • Stop honoring bogus Cache-Control headers, parse custom URLs better (famlam)

New in AdBlock 2.5.19 (Mar 2, 2012)

  • Handle FB change that caused ads to show

New in AdBlock 2.5.17 (Mar 2, 2012)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in AdBlock 2.5.16 (Mar 2, 2012)

  • Revert popup blocking, as it disables AdBlock for Chrome 16 users. Will add again when Chrome 16 is dead.

New in AdBlock 2.5.15 (Mar 2, 2012)

  • Apply Content Security Policy. Re-add popup blocking (famlam). Bug hunting.

New in AdBlock 2.5.14 (Jan 27, 2012)

  • Minor bug fixes

New in AdBlock 2.4.33 (Dec 5, 2011)

  • Store data in Safari settings instead of localStorage, so Safari doesn't wipe it out after Private Browsing

New in AdBlock 2.4.12 (Jun 15, 2011)

  • Avoid collision due to not-very-random seeds

New in AdBlock 2.4.10 (Jun 10, 2011)

  • Minor bugfixes or edits for a couple websites.

New in AdBlock 2.4.9 (Jun 3, 2011)

  • Bugfixes by wormboy, Drewish, and famlam. Make the whitelisting wizard more powerful (famlam).

New in AdBlock 2.4.8 (May 30, 2011)

  • l10n typo
  • i18n of the installation page. Switch to pay-what-you-want instead of donations.

New in AdBlock 2.4.6 (May 18, 2011)

  • Typo

New in AdBlock 2.4.3 (May 10, 2011)

  • Prettier new-install page, hopefully clearer to non-technical users as well

New in AdBlock 2.3.27 (Apr 8, 2011)

  • Test a new way to remove ads, which keeps some websites from breaking

New in AdBlock 2.3.25 (Mar 28, 2011)

  • Remove dead log message

New in AdBlock 2.3.14 (Mar 17, 2011)

  • The notice about having access to your history and website data is automatically generated because AdBlock runs on every tab; rest assured it doesn't look at your private data!

New in AdBlock 2.3.5 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Try yet again to get the mac-specific Hide Button message correct

New in AdBlock 2.3.4 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Fix a bug: whitelisting a page wasn't updating the toolbar icon immediately (famlam)

New in AdBlock 2.3.3 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Show hide button message on install page too

New in AdBlock 2.3.2 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Fix positioning of blacklist wizard (wormboy.d). Fix hide button message bug on mac.

New in AdBlock 2.3.1 (Feb 20, 2011)

  • Tell Mac users workaround for hiding button, since Chrome 9 failed to ship Hide Button on Mac (famlam)

New in AdBlock 2.3.0 (Feb 11, 2011)

  • Add a toolbar button again, retiring the Browser Button For AdBlock extension.

New in AdBlock 2.2.27 (Jan 17, 2011)

  • Ignore filters if they contain unknown options

New in AdBlock 2.2.7 (Nov 8, 2010)

  • Vastly simplified mechanism for dealing with ads in Chrome that load before the filter engine is in place (famlam). Also, it is now available in 18 languages.

New in AdBlock 2.0.18 (Jul 26, 2010)

  • Work around Chrome bug causing Google Calendar to render incorrectly in some cases