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Zen is an open-source system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It works by setting up a proxy that intercepts HTTP requests from all applications and blocks those serving ads, tracking scripts that monitor your behavior, malware, and other unwanted content. By operating at the system level, Zen can protect against threats that browser extensions cannot, such as trackers embedded in desktop applications and operating system components. ...

Just as webpages grew bloated with ads, so too have ad blockers grown bloated with little-used filtering rules and features that sap their speed and hog your computer or device’s disk space, CPU cycles, and memory. Adblock Fast executes a mere 7 optimized filtering rules to accelerate pages 8x more but consume 6x less system resources than other ad blockers do. Adblock Fast was created and is maintained by Rocketship, an award-winning app studio whose mission is to design and develop the...

Polarity is a dual engine browser powered by both Chromium and Trident that focuses on system efficiency by bringing low RAM and low CPU usage. This browser was also programmed to be optimized for Windows with an Android version available. Browse the web with an uncomplicated UI that is highly customizable with themes, apps, and extensions from the Polarity Store, GreasyFork, OpenUserJS, and UserStyles. Polarity also comes with a built in password manager which safely encrypts all data to...