Top 6 Shell Blocker Projects

Pi-hole

933 42,427 9.3 Shell

A black hole for Internet advertisements

Project mention: What would you do with 10-20 HP EliteDesks? | reddit.com/r/buildapc | 2023-05-31

Could dedicate 2 of them to home server stuff or smart home automations. Pihole, docker, plex, nextcloud etc.
blokada

151 2,884 8.4 Shell

The official repo for Blokada apps.

Project mention: I’m so tired of Jesus ads on Reddit | reddit.com/r/exmormon | 2023-05-26

You can download the blokada5.apk directly from https://blokada.org/ still instead of the play store.
CodiumAI

codium.ai
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TestGPT | Generating meaningful tests for busy devs. Get non-trivial tests (and trivial, too!) suggested right inside your IDE, so you can code smart, create more value, and stay confident when you push.
hblock

16 1,279 4.0 Shell

Improve your security and privacy by blocking ads, tracking and malware domains.

Project mention: Ads on YouTube now? | reddit.com/r/brave_browser | 2023-05-11

they will never block open source world! For Linux: https://github.com/hectorm/hblock For Linux/Win/Android https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts
Ultimate.Hosts.Blacklist

8 1,016 0.0 Shell

The Ultimate Unified Hosts file for protecting your network, computer, smartphones and Wi-Fi devices against millions of bad web sites. Protect your children and family from gaining access to bad web sites and protect your devices and pc from being infected with Malware or Ransomware.

Project mention: [Pixel 6 - LTE/WCDMA] I read news articles for maybe 25 minutes today while waiting for my daughter to get out of school... | reddit.com/r/GoogleFi | 2023-03-17
simpleoptout

5 124 10.0 Shell

Deep links to opt-out of data sharing by 100+ companies.

Project mention: YSK: Debt dies with the individual, it does not transfer to anyone UNLESS they agree to pay in some way | reddit.com/r/YouShouldKnow | 2023-03-10

simpleoptout.com. This website has an extensive list off all (?) the websites that store or sell your personal data and how to opts out. I usually go through the list once a year.
smashblock

0 65 4.2 Shell

📡 🛡️A self-updating extensive blocklist filter for AdGaurd. Be sure to 🌟 this repository for updates!

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020). The latest post mention was on 2023-05-31.