Features — HaltBlock

Ad blocking · Free

Ads never load in the first place.

Blocking happens in the browser's own network layer, before a page can download an ad. Pages get lighter, not heavier.

Ads and trackers, blocked by the browser itself.

HaltBlock uses the same filter lists as uBlock Origin: EasyList for ads and EasyPrivacy for trackers, over 100,000 rules in total. HaltBlock hands them to Safari, Chrome or Edge, which apply them natively. That's faster and easier on the battery than a blocker that inspects every page in JavaScript.

Banner, sidebar and pop-up adsEasyList
Analytics and tracking pixelsEasyPrivacy
Cookie banners and newsletter pop-upsOptional
Filter updatesAutomatic

riversidegazette.com41 requests blocked

securepubads.g.doubleclick.netblocked
pagead2.googlesyndication.comblocked
c.amazon-adsystem.comblocked
cdn.taboola.comblocked
sb.scorecardresearch.comblocked
static.hotjar.comblocked
riversidegazette.com/article.jsallowed

Every kind of YouTube ad.

YouTube sends ads inside the same data as the video. HaltBlock removes them from that data before the player reads it, so there's no ad to wait out and no black screen.

It also hides the ads YouTube puts in the home feed, search results, Shorts and the merch shelf under videos. If an ad still gets through after a YouTube update, HaltBlock mutes it and skips to the end.

Ads before and during videosRemoved
Feed, search and Shorts adsHidden
Banner and overlay adsHidden
Sponsor reads inside videosSkipped · Pro

How I restored a 1974 camper van

0:00Pre-roll ad, 15sremoved
9:12Mid-roll ad, 30sremoved
13:40Sponsor segmentskipped · Pro

Sites don't see it coming.

Many sites check whether their ads loaded and show a wall if they didn't. HaltBlock hides elements in a layer the page can't inspect, and it answers the common detection scripts the way they expect, so the wall never appears.

If a site still breaks, pause HaltBlock for that site from the toolbar button. It reloads without HaltBlock, and HaltBlock remembers your choice.

It looks like you're using an ad blocker

Please disable it to keep reading.

I've disabled it

The screen you won't see.

AI labels · Pro

Not a guess. A score you can check.

HaltBlock combines several independent signals into one percentage and shows it next to the content. It gets more accurate every time someone taps 👍 or 👎.

1
Labels the AI company added
Under the EU AI Act and similar rules, more AI tools now tag what they make. HaltBlock checks Content Credentials (C2PA), IPTC "AI-generated" metadata and YouTube's altered-or-synthetic disclosure first. When a tag is there, HaltBlock is near-certain.
2
Analysis on your device
Most AI text isn't tagged, so HaltBlock looks at phrasing, structure and rhythm, right on your device. Nothing you read is uploaded. On Apple devices with Apple Intelligence, Pro can run a second, deeper check.
3
Votes from other people
Every 👍 and 👎 is sent as an anonymous fingerprint of the content. When enough people agree about the same post, image or video, everyone's label for it gets more accurate.

Try it

AI text · 80% likely

Unlock the secrets of productivity with these game-changing strategies that will revolutionize the way you work, foster creativity, and elevate your daily routine.

Try the buttons. Hide blurs it; 👍 / 👎 teach HaltBlock.

Metadata

Writing style

Community

Images and videos too.

Images from Midjourney, DALL·E, Firefly, Google and others often carry a signature saying they were generated. HaltBlock reads it and labels the image, even when the page doesn't mention it.

On YouTube, HaltBlock reads the uploader's "altered or synthetic content" disclosure, looks at the title and description, and adds what other viewers voted.

AI image · 99%

AI video · 80%

Ancient city rises from the ocean

Image signed by Adobe FireflyContent Credentials
Video marked synthetic by uploaderYouTube disclosure

You decide what happens next.

Labels never remove anything. Hide blurs the post until you tap Show. Thumbs down removes the label and teaches HaltBlock to label less like it for you. Thumbs up confirms it for everyone.

Labels appear at 70% and up by default. Set sensitivity to Low for fewer labels or High to catch more.

Low sensitivityLabels at 85% and up
Medium (default)Labels at 70% and up
High sensitivityLabels at 55% and up
Your thumbs-downsRaise your threshold
Your thumbs-upsLower it a little

Control

Your browser, your rules.

One button for every site.

The toolbar button shows what HaltBlock did on the page you're on. If something looks broken, pause HaltBlock there and the page reloads without it. Every other site stays protected.

Hide anything else that bothers you.

With Pro, add your own hiding rules. Type the CSS selector of anything you never want to see, like a sticky video player or a comments section, and HaltBlock hides it on every site.

Custom hiding rulesPro

/* one selector per line */
.newsletter-popup
#sticky-video-player
.comments-section
[data-testid="trending"]

Take the web back.

HaltBlock is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Mac, and to Chrome and Edge on Windows.