Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker - Privacy AdBlock
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Powerful and easy-to-use privacy extension. Block ads, trackers & speed up your web.
Powerful and easy-to-use privacy extension. Block ads, trackers & speed up your web.
Ghostery is a powerful Tracker & Adblocker extension for Chrome with over 100 million downloads. Block ads, stop trackers, and speed up websites. Privacy at its best.
FEATURES
* Block all ads on websites, including YouTube and Facebook, to focus on the information that matters.
* Stop trackers from collecting your personal data.
* Automatically remove intrusive cookie pop-ups and express dissent to online tracking.
* Get detailed tracker information on any website you visit, including the number of trackers, their type, and the company operating them.
* Preview tracker information on search engine result pages to make informed choices.
* Inspect the largest database of trackers, updated fast and reliably for all users.
ABOUT GHOSTERY
Ghostery is more than just a Chrome Ad Blocker. It provides comprehensive privacy protection while minimizing the need for customization and maintenance. As an open-source Chrome Ad Blocker supported by thousands of Contributors worldwide, Ghostery is free to use forever.
Become a Contributor to Ghostery and help fund the development of the Privacy Suite and WhoTracks.Me, the largest database of trackers in the world.
Together, let's fight for privacy as a human right!
FAQ
*** What is an adblocker? ***
An ad blocker is a tool that prevents advertisements from appearing while you browse the internet. It works by detecting and blocking requests from known ad servers, stopping banners, pop-ups, video ads, and other types of online advertising from loading. Ad blockers can also improve page load times and enhance privacy by reducing tracking from ad networks.
*** What is a tracker blocker? ***
A tracker blocker is a tool that stops websites and third parties from collecting data about your online behavior. It blocks tracking scripts and cookies that monitor what you do across the web - like the pages you visit, what you click on, or what you buy. By blocking trackers, it helps protect your privacy and can even speed up browsing.
*** Does Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker work on Youtube? ***
Yes, Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker works on YouTube by blocking ads and trackers that load with videos. While some video ads may still slip through due to platform changes, Ghostery continuously updates its Chrome Ad Blocker technology to improve your experience and protect your privacy, even on sites like YouTube.
***How do I block ads on Chrome?***
You can block ads on Chrome by installing a browser extension like Ghostery, which is a free and easy-to-use ad blocker. Once installed from the Chrome Web Store, Ghostery automatically blocks all types of intrusive ads.
With Ghostery, you not only have a solid Chrome ad blocker but also faster browsing, reduced clutter, and improved privacy protection.
Latest reviews
- Alex Supremo
- Wait, don't give it a bad rating yet! Yeah, YouTube ads show up. But we were all enjoying this for free, so be nice and let developers figure this out.
- Robert
- It was effective for a while, now getting multiple ads before youtube videos start and interspersed throughout recommended videos. What am I paying for?
- Michael Kivinen
- Does not block ads on YOUTUBE.
- j O
- awesome add blocker it's just works nice job
- Cahit Ustundag
- I am using Ghostery for some time and very happy to have it. Recently You tube start to fight back . Nowadays coming up with "video isn't available". Reloading it or pausing the Ghostery solves the problem. I believe I should have right to have no adds in my browsing over the internet. It is annoying .
- Steve
- I am puzzled? For the first two days not one advert on youtube then on the third day every video started with an advert? However one of the UK national internet newspapers is completely blocked from adverts and my local online towns newspaper is too. Puzzled with the youtube thing though? Maybe youTube have people constantly working on this?
- Friend Inside Me
- i never really did realize how many websites are tracking me! but the ads stopped getting blocked on youtube. still really good!
- B
- does not block add on YouTube anymore.
- Ayo Mide
- Powerful and easy-to-use privacy extension. Block ads, trackers & speed up your web.
- Ethan Busby
- Best blocker app i have come across on here and thats legit
- Supreet Singh
- doesnt blocks the ads anymore on youtube
- Jeffrey Rufino
- Amazing app, thanks guys
- Wilmanric the Great
- Works great. Does what it says. Highly recommend.
- Alex Purcell
- 16th of October, no longer blocks anything on youtube
- Vaibhav Dhama
- Great ad block extension, with a beautiful UI which makes it look clean. The dashboard in UI gives insightful info which really set it apart from the competition.
- Mati1951
- git
- Lorelei - Oana Lungu
- Works perfectly for what I needed. Good part: It doesn't have a huge pop-up or annoying notifications.
- Arlene Brooks
- I would have given you a five star just a week ago. But my understanding was ALL ads would be blocked and as of this week I'm getting ads at the beginning of every video. Yes I can skip in like 15 sec. But it's irritating non the less. It worries me that this is just the beginnig and the next thing YouTube will be able to just put in ads everywhere.
- Debra Lawhorn
- 10-15-25 it no longers blocks anything.
- Kamal Ahmed
- I am worried if it will stay free because it works great. Anything that works great becomes paid after gaining users. I hope they stay loyal. Very grateful to the developer team for this amazing addon. It blocks ads perfectly.
- Harper Krogh
- Finally got rid of annoying ads, works perfectly and it's beautifully made.
- Dwijesh Gontla
- Great ad block extension, with an even better UI which makes it look clean. The dashboard gives some insightful info.
- Teque 315
- It's great.
- nile
- First day of getting this extension, I'm shocked it's so good! So good i'm actually writing a review for it. The app icon (the ghost) is super cutesy, and this blocks ads for you and you can also get rid of the ads on a website, if Ghostery doesn't see them. Definitely get this, it blocks ads on YouTube and other sites!! Love this:)
- Yashveer Singh Tomar
- While the extension is wonderful with all the features one could want, sometimes it just stops working abruptly and displays an error message, requiring me to delete and reinstall the extension again. Therefore, if this issue can be fixed, then it will be a full 5 Stars.
- Email Primary
- Thank you, you're great. Ive been using your extension for 15 minutes and you already helped me tremendously
- Quinton Dixon
- TS Lowkey Peak
- Haman
- Perfect
- Tom Finlayson
- I thought the ad blocker was being detected but it was graphics acceleration causing the problems - now disabled and works great!
- Niels Peter Gibe
- To hard to figure out how to remove a custom element, eg. a banner on a specific site
- Meme Boys
- Actually blocks adds on youtube for now
- Tim Merritt
- They gather your personal information and passwords!!!
- jipsonv
- must say it is a really good tool!!
- Alexandru L
- Great tool and friendly and helpful customer support!
- boloho “boloho”
- it used to be the only adblock i have on my chrome. but now it's 100% useless
- D. Adi
- For years I use Ghostery and no problem with that. But as 10/02/2025 the extension also block the video, so I can't play anymore. Please fix it. Love Ghostery!
- shapley egret206
- Now if i have this extention enabled it blocks THE ENTIRE video. Please fix this
- Dick Wexelblat
- While it's not perfect (what is these days?) it's saved me from many, many annoyances and even now and then stopped me from getting myself into serious "clicked on the wrong thing" trouble.
- mike aidarashvili
- Usually my go-to but no videos on YouTube load with this active atm. Edit: Also had some other minor issues with other websites past few hours, but is fixed now on the same day, works great again!
- Sarahkuai “kuWhy”
- it was good until googleads on youtube block this. please updated the bypass
- Matt Williams
- Great for most sites but as of today, it breaks Youtube (at least for me)
- abdou
- youtube videos stopped working starting 02 oct 2025
- kek
- Starting today 10/2/2025 the ghostery extension is breaking youtube videos. It's blocking something that the youtube videos need to play. Of course I don't want any trackers, but we need to either have the ability to pick and choose which trackers get blocked, or Ghostery needs to find some way to "sandbox" this particular tracker so videos can play without disclosing our information to Youtube. I'm not sure if that can be done, but it would be nice.
- dropbear
- As of today Oct 2nd 2025 Youtube vids not loading with Ghostery ext even after uninstalling and reinstalling. Vids will only load if paused or turned off :(
- simon towell
- I have worked in IT for over 25 years and i have been using this for over a year now and its been pretty flawless and i would highly recommend it bravo.
- Kierna Sprague
- for those here because the recent oct 1st youtube issue, just uninstall and reinstall that extension. It works after you do that.
- Mister Bigglesworth
- Oct 1 update player on Youtube no longer loads in.
- Rob D
- I cannot live without this extension. Simply the best !
- Patti Cassiere
- Love this little guy....does a big job. Best extension ever!
- Max M
- Yes, it's a good ad blocker, but as someone is is really mindful of internet privacy the automatic anti-tracking incorporated here is much appreciated, too. If I had a suggestion it would be to bundle in an AI search results blocker, too, although there are a few other extensions available that do that job, too.