Frequently asked questions
Everything you might want to know about a quieter web.
Ditch Ads is a Firefox extension that removes the ads cluttering the pages you visit. Pages load faster, read more easily, and stop fighting for your attention — across the web and on YouTube.
Ditch Ads filters out advertising as you browse and hides the leftover ad spaces that break a page's layout. There's no complicated setup — install it, and the clutter starts to clear.
Yes. Ditch Ads trims ads on YouTube so you spend less time waiting through interruptions and more time watching your content.
Absolutely. Add a site to your allowlist with a single toggle in the popup to let its ads through, while everything else stays clean. You can also allow ads on just one page without opening up the whole domain.
Everything lives in the toolbar popup. From one tidy panel you can see the current site, manage your allowlist, and toggle options.
The opposite — by removing ads and the clutter around them, pages tend to feel lighter and load faster. Ditch Ads works quietly in the background and stays out of your way.
Yes, optionally. When you want it, you can search the web through Ditch Ads for a cleaner results experience.
Yes. Your allowlist and settings are stored on your device, the extension does not sell your browsing history, and you stay in control of what is blocked and what is allowed.
Yes. Ditch Ads is free to install and use.
You can uninstall Ditch Ads at any time from Firefox's add-ons page. See our uninstall guide for step-by-step instructions.