First seen in 2009, Appearance & Functioning. This page records what the extension did, whether it is still available, and what to use instead.
What it was
AdBlock+ was one of the very first ad blockers for Chrome, uploaded in September 2009 by a developer called Lex1. It used Adblock Plus filter subscriptions for element hiding, because early Chrome had no content blocking API. Chrome ad blocking matured into the official Adblock Plus and AdBlock extensions and later uBlock Origin; with Manifest V3 the current generation is Adblock Plus, AdBlock and uBlock Origin Lite.
Succeeded by Adblock Plus - free ad blocker
The earlier extension is gone, but its role is filled today by Adblock Plus - free ad blocker, with 40M users and a 3.9 rating. See its statistics and history.
Current alternatives
The extensions the Chrome Web Store ranks highest for "ad blocker" today.
