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Awesome Ad-Free
Curated list of ad-free alternatives to popular services on the web
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Blogs
Communication
Secure video conferencing and desktop sharing using WebRTC. (Apache License 2.0)
Blogging platform that allows you to publish ideas without distraction.
File Sharing
A project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Mobile Apps
Material design file manager for Android
Android apps with customizable widgets, without annoying ads and unnecessary permissions.
Music
Music streaming server with GUI management tools. Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. (Source Code) GPL-2.0
Nodejs
DRM-free music listening and discovery software that supports artists directly.
Other
Hosted versions of many of the services on this list. (Multiple licenses)
Publications
Magazine about the takeover of psychological, physical, and cultural environments by commercial forces.
Digital magazine that publishes original thinking on science, philosophy, society, and the arts.
Educational blog about markets and the global economy.
Independent, nonviolent, and diverse movements to end the power of concentrated wealth and put human needs before corporate greed.
Fans write articles on football, basketball, cricket, e-sports, motorsports, and most other sports out there. This site is committed to maintaining an experience free of pop-ups, fake news, click-bait, and ads.
High quality, authenticated, explanatory journalism funded by universities.
Reference
The collaborative platform for mapping the world, including transport, transit, and routing data.
Social
Allows users to connect and share with each other; expenses are covered by donations.
Popular site running friendica, a federated Facebook-style social network.
Link aggregation and discussion with downvote explanations. (BSD 3-clause)
Essentially Instagram without ads, trackers, or modified timelines.
Utilities
Video
Video and image sharing service powered by MediaGoblin.
Ad Blockers
uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
and uBlock (unrelated to the project above) because it solicits excessive donations and has what could be considered "ads" on its own site.
Articles
Opt-out of the advertising game.
Explores the idea of conscious success rather than accidental success, using ads as an example.
Overview of common criticisms of advertising.
Creative ways to block ads in public.
Artist imagines what it would be like if we could have a real life ad blocker.
Story of a blogger who chose a better way to make a living.
Paying for ad-free services casts a bigger vote.
Daily life described in an ad-free world.
Businesses
Law firm that you won't find in the yellow pages.
Environmentally-friendly farm that relies on word of mouth to reach customers.
Groups
Calls into question the purpose and effects of advertising in public space.
Artists creating change in the urban landscape, but not by going after the ads themselves.
International street art collective that subverts advertising in urban space.
Defending the urban landscape of Los Angeles from a proliferation of billboards.
Promotes a Digital Public Library system that can replace advertising funded media.
French organization fighting the advertising system and its negative effects.
Make Money Without Ads
Browser add-on that distributes a monthly budget to websites you engage with the most.
Enables groups to set up a collective, raise funds, and manage them transparently.