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ads-blocker-desktop

Standalone desktop ad-blocking setup with complete installer and full local configuration

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GITHUB · launched Nov 2, 2026 · 33 upvotes (top 79%) · 0 views

Niche: content and website blockers · 80 launches, 8 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • B2C
  • Not AI
  • adblock-lists
  • adblocker-ultimate-list
  • adblockplus
  • adguard-list
  • adsblock
  • automation
  • +11 more

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Could you build this?

Yes Ad blocking can be built by wrapping existing open filter lists and engines such as adblock-rust or Pi-hole-style DNS filtering in a desktop installer and configuration UI. Solo developers can assemble this with AI assistance using mature open-source components.

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 719 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #573 of 720 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 360 days after the earliest competitor.

  • ads-blocker · github · 2026-11-04 · 139 upvotes · similarity 0.85
  • ads-blocker · github · 2026-11-06 · 220 upvotes · similarity 0.77
  • NixThis · github · 2026-09-29 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.75
  • rpocket-brave-desktop-2026 · github · 2026-11-06 · 149 upvotes · similarity 0.67
  • DBlocker · github · 2026-09-16 · 22 upvotes · similarity 0.60
  • unlocktool-desktop-installer · github · 2026-11-04 · 141 upvotes · similarity 0.57
  • claude-proxy-guard · github · 2026-10-21 · 31 upvotes · similarity 0.55
  • disAD · github · 2026-10-01 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.54

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