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Surgical Ad Blocking
For Developers.

DevTools-level visibility into every single request. Stop blocking in the dark and start tracing the ad layer with surgical precision.

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See tracing in action

Watch how AdTrace gives you DevTools-level visibility into every request.

Built for developers who care

Every feature is designed to give you full transparency into what's being blocked and why.

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Rule Attribution

Every blocked request shows exactly which rule fired and from which list. Click to jump directly to the editor.

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Click-to-Explain

Click any hidden element on the page to see why it was blocked. No more guesswork about empty spaces.

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Tracker Graph

Visualize the data flow chain. See how trackers chain together and where your data is actually going.

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Timeline View

See a real-time waterfall of every request. Blocked vs. allowed, with timing data and resource type.

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Custom Rules

Write network and cosmetic rules with live preview. Apply per-domain or globally with instant feedback.

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Export Reports

Export detailed JSON or CSV reports of all blocked requests, domains, and rule matches for any page.

How it works

Get started in under a minute. No accounts, no config, no servers.

1

Install the extension

Add AdTrace from the Chrome Web Store or load it as an unpacked extension for development.

2

Browse normally

AdTrace silently blocks ads and trackers using built-in filter lists. The popup shows live stats.

3

Open DevTools panel

Open the AdTrace DevPanel for full request-level tracing, rule attribution, and the tracker graph.

Privacy by design

AdTrace is built with the same privacy standards you'd expect from a tool meant to protect it.

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No servers

All processing runs locally in your browser

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Zero telemetry

No tracking, no analytics, no usage data

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Local storage

Settings and rules stay on your machine

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Open source

Full source code available for audit

Ready to see what's really happening?

Install AdTrace and take control of your browsing experience.

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