Disclaimer Adguard for Mac is not an open source project. We use GitHub as an open bug tracker for users to see what developers are working on.
This is one of the biggest updates in the history of AdGuard for Mac. It introduces the long-due Stealth Mode, an updated UI (including the improved Assistant), integration with CoreLibs — the new enhanced filtering engine — and much more. Give it a try and you'll immediately notice the difference.
[Added] CoreLibs integration #232
This is the first AdGuard for Mac that introduces CoreLibs — the new filtering engine that lies at the core of the filtering process. It is not random that we put this before such huge news as Stealth Mode or new design. The effects of this change will be both big and long lasting.
CoreLibs significantly enhances both ad blocking quality and performance, in comparison to the latest stable version. And since CoreLibs is a cross-platform filtering engine, in addition to these obvious improvements it allows to implement more new features that previously were only available in other AdGuard products.
Worth mentioning that AdGuard for Mac becomes the second AdGuard product to receive the «CoreLibs treatment» after Adguard for Android.
[Added] Stealth Mode #12
Stealth Mode is a special module which sole purpose is to protect your online privacy. It went a long way from an obscure, Windows-exclusive feature, to the centerpiece of almost any AdGuard product in the very near future. This is a logical flow of things as the value of privacy has been rising to the sky for some time now, and the need to protect it becomes apparent.
If you had a chance to use AdGuard for Windows, you will find inside all familiar options. We’ll not clog up the changelog by describing every single one, they are all explained in the tooltips next to them.
[Improved] New UI #346
Finally, we get to the new UI. You may be baffled why it was left until the very end of the changelog, the explanation is very simple: the changes are modest. Both the main screen and the settings menu look different enough, but you won’t have to re-familiarize yourself with the app. Think new, prettier icons, honed styles and so on.
One thing that stands out is the new Assistant, it is miles ahead of the old version in terms of convenience, and allows you to access the web reporter for any filter-related issues on the web pages.
Oh, and another treat, exclusively for Mojave users who prefer dark themes. AdGuard now supports the dark theme, so if you switch to it in your Mac settings, AdGuard will no longer be a black sheep among your applications, pun not intended.
New users will also be greeted with redesigned onboarding screens. They are made more informative and help make first steps and adjust AdGuard according to your needs.
[Added] AdGuard Extra extension #492
In some complicated cases the usual approach with filtering rules just doesn’t work. In particular, in some cases of ad blocker circumvention/ad reinjection. So we came up with an alternative solution — a userscript. For those unfamiliar, userscripts are basically mini programs that modify web pages and augment browsing.
AdGuard Extra does it in a way that makes it harder for websites to employ the circumvention/reinjection techniques. AdGuard for Mac is the first AdGuard product to get this addition, we are thrilled to see it in action and read your feedback on it.
[Changed] Developer ID has been changed #460
Application’s Developer ID has been changed to Adguard Software Limited. This shouldn’t concern you much, but if you are curious why it’s because of the problem we ran into on Mojave. Basically, all new and updated apps on Mojave now have to be notarized. In the future, this will be mandatory for all applications. And part of the notarization process for us was changing the Developer ID.
NOTE: if you currently have AdGuard installed to any folder except for
/Applications, the old version will launch after the update anyway. In this case, you need to close and uninstall the old AdGuard. Users who have AdGuard installed to/Applicationsalready can update as usual.
Ad blocking
- [Added] An indicator for modified cookies in the Filtering Log #386
- [Changed] Filtering rules limitations #393
- [Changed] Handling of multiple $replace rules #338
- [Fixed] "Proceed anyway" button does not work #369
- [Fixed] "Rule" is missing from the Filtering Log item details #404
- [Fixed] AdGuard crashes after editing the User filter #436
- [Fixed] Compatibility problems
- [Fixed] Microsoft Edge browser is not filtered #487
- [Fixed] Receiving "Filter activated automatically" notification for already activated filters #366
- [Fixed] Records with empty URL in the filtering log #342
- [Fixed] Some filters become enabled after every app update #437
- [Fixed] Vivaldi browser is not filtered #475
- [Fixed] Whitelist shows comments from User Filter after update #452
Network
- [Added] Stealth Mode parameters to the web reporter link #388
- [Fixed] Stealth Mode actions aren't showed in the Filtering Log #355
UI
- [Added] A description in the Filtering Log for some types of Stealth Mode events #421
- [Added] Indicate that filter is trusted or recommended #445
- [Added] New AdGuard for Mac icon #450
- [Fixed] Blocked 'WebRTC, location API, push API' doesn't show in modified request in filtering log #449
- [Fixed] Two notifications appear after using the manual ad blocking tool #419
Other
- [Added] «Application» column to the Filtering Log #341
- [Added] «Export logs and system info...» option #395
- [Changed] Exception rules created via Assistant now have $document,~extension modifiers #333
- [Changed] Localizations has been updated
- [Changed] The list of apps filtered by default has been updated
- [Changed] Users with an active subscription will not be notified anymore that their license key is soon to expire #329
- [Fixed]
adguard-tcpkilldoes not work with the new Chrome version #427 - [Fixed] AdGuard doesn’t start automatically on the system startup #480
- [Fixed] Changes to the filtered apps and extensions are not applied until the protection is restarted manually #354
- [Fixed] Description for “Strip tracking parameters” option #398
- [Fixed] Filtering Log issues #430
- [Fixed] Forwarder applied properly to all links in the app #389
- [Fixed] High CPU usage due to a sync XHR request made by the Assistant #315
- [Fixed] Kext status check does not work properly on macOS 10.14 #337
- [Fixed] Statistics is not counted properly #334
- [Fixed] The app hanged on exit #462
- [Fixed] The list of filtered apps gets reset after an update #473
- [Fixed] Website report is now sent properly via the Assistant #361
- [Improved] Enhanced app accessibility #406
- [Improved] New onboarding screens #385, #407
- [Improved] Refactoring «Launch at Login» #415