Top 15 CatBlock Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

In 2014, Michael Gundlach (the creator of the AdBlock extension) discontinued his pay-monthly "CatBlock" extension, that let users replace ads online with cats (or any other image from Flickr).

As he open-sourced the code, a few contributors to the project decided to fork the code and continue maintenance of the extension.

1. Turn Off the Lights

Turn Off the Lights The entire page will be fading to dark, so you can watch the video as if you were in the cinema.With a single click on the lamp button, the page will fade to dark. And automatically focus on the video. By clicking on it again, the page will return to......

2. AdBlock

AdBlock Your favorite feature in Mozilla Firefox finally comes to Google Chrome , Safari and Opera ! Block all advertisements on all web pages. Your browser is automatically updated with additions to the filter: just click Install, then visit your favorite website and see the......

3. Adblock Fast

Adblock Fast Just as webpages grew bloated with ads, so too have ad blockers grown bloated with little-used filtering rules and features that sap their would-be speed and hog your computer or device’s disk space, CPU cycles, and memory. Adblock Fast runs a mere 7 optimized filtering rules to accelerate pages 8x......

4. Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express

Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express, successor of Easy YouTube Video Downloader , is a fast and easy way to download Youtube videos.Major Features :- Only addon to offer 1080p Full-HD downloads after recent Youtube changes breaking other downloaders.- Instant single-click, direct 192kbps HQ MP3 downloads.- Simple, elegant and......

5. µMatrix

µMatrix Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.µMatrix: A point-and-click matrix-based firewall, with many privacy-enhancing tools.µMatrix put you in full control of where your browser is allowed to connect, what type of data it is allowed......

6. Imagus

Imagus The extension is intended to complement image features that (I think) is missing from Opera by default or give features that are just simply useful. Hover zoomEnlarges thumbnails and linked images (or even linked thumbnails) into a popup with just a mouse hover.ViewerReplaces the browser's default image resizer to a......

7. uBlock

uBlock Enjoy a faster, cleaner web.uBlock enhances your browsing experience, efficiently blocking any clutter and overhead disturbing your experience.Built for performance, uBlock is also potent and effective — from built-in ad-blocking and privacy-protection filter lists and the ability to add your own to advanced Dynamic Filtering.......

8. Ciuvo

Ciuvo Ciuvo is a browser add-on which finds the best deal for you! It enhances your web experience by presenting contextually relevant information in real-time. It provides not just with the best price but also with relevant videos, pictures, customer reviews and availability near your location!......

9. Disconnect

Disconnect Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California. Disconnect exists to help solve an important social issue and our founding principles are reflected in the way we run the company. We’re......

10. Magic Actions for YouTube

Magic Actions for YouTube [Be careful during the installation: Forum ]Magic actions for YouTube is a wonderful enhancement to any video viewing experience. Everything you love, now in one App! AutoHD, Ad Block, Cinema mode with Dynamic backlight, Mouse Wheel for Volume Control, Snapshot from playing video, Cool Day/Night toggle switch to......

11. ClipConverter.cc

ClipConverter.cc ClipConverter is a free online media conversion application, which allows you to convert any audio or video URL (YouTube etc) to common formats (MP3,MP4,AAC,3GP..). It can convert an uploaded media file too. Currently it supports the following services: Direct Download, YouTube (HQ and HD), Google Video, Sevenload, MySpace, Dailymotion (HQ),......

12. Adblock Plus

Adblock Plus Adblock Plus is a free extension that allows you to - among other things - block annoying ads, disable tracking and block domains known to spread malware. Available for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Maxthon, Opera, Safari and Yandex, Adblock Plus uses filters that you choose to block all unwanted elements.......

13. Cryptocat

Cryptocat Cryptocat lets you instantly set up secure conversations. It's an open source encrypted, private alternative to other services such as Facebook chat.Messages are encrypted inside your own browser using AES-256 and 4096-bit asymmetric keys. Encrypted data is securely wiped after one hour of inactivity.......

14. Tumblr Savior

Tumblr Savior Tired of posts about the iPhone filling up your dashboard? Hate hearing about some athlete's latest blunders? If you just want to hide posts about certain topics, Tumblr Savior is here to save you. Just add your most despised terms to the black list and Tumblr Savior will valiantly protect......

15. Privacyfix

Privacyfix Privacyfix is where you can manage your privacy controls for Facebook, Google, the websites you visit and the companies that track you across the Web. Instantly see privacy risks and navigate instantly to where you can fix them. As you visit sites, get alerted to new privacy risks before you......