Webmail Ad Blocker

Remove advertising clutter from your web-based email. Expand your viewable area by blocking and removing ads on the right-hand side of the screen when using Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo Mail.

Webmail Ad Blocker: Enhance Your Email Experience

'Webmail Ad Blocker' is a Firefox tool designed to make web-based email like Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook.com, and Yahoo Mail look neater and more readable. It does this by blocking and eradicating unnecessary ads on the right side of the screen, thereby enlarging your viewable area. The tool is also available for Chrome and offers a dedicated forum for bug reporting.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.40
(241)
Version: 5.19 (Last updated: 2024-12-13)
Creation date: 2008-06-12
Weekly download count: 1,009
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • notifications
  • alarms
  • storage
Size: 270.72K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Webmail Ad Blocker (v5.21)
4.53 (1,383) 100,000
Not available on Android
Webmail Ad Blocker (v5.21)
4.20 (24) 30,402
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Add-on summary

Clean up the look of your web-based email by removing annoying, space-consuming ads on the periphery of the page.

Webmail Ad Blocker for Chrome is also available.

Please us this forum for bugs

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for blocking ads on Outlook
  • Effective in blocking ads for some users
  • The developer is responsive and has fixed issues for Yahoo Mail
Cons
  • Does not work consistently for Yahoo Mail
  • No support for Gmail
  • Slows down sites slightly
  • Concerns about data access due to needing sensitive information
Most mentioned
  • Issues with Yahoo Mail not being fully supported
  • Functionality claimed to be effective for Outlook
  • Lack of support for Gmail and other email services
User reviews
It was fine but now Yahoo is showing banner ads when you open certain emails. They want us to use Yahoo Mail Plus at $5 per month to get rid of them.. Please see if this can be fixed
by bruceb, 2025-01-14

by MasterSuperman, 2025-01-14

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Webmail Ad Blocker requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Webmail Ad Blocker is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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