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Occam

by dedunya97 · Privacy & Security
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Detects advertising by structure instead of by filter list.

Users
3
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#304K
#246K among extensions
Version
1.0.0
updated 19 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 2 months
023Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 3 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 months
001Aug 2026Oct 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Occam

Most ad blockers work from a list. They match every page against a giant, curated set of known ad domains and CSS selectors, and the moment an ad network rotates to a fresh domain, that list is a step behind. Occam takes a different approach. It never looks anything up. Instead it reads the structure of the page — creative dimensions and ad-shaped aspect ratios, whether a frame comes from a third-party origin, markup and script fingerprints, page geometry, "Sponsored" disclosure labels, and the AdChoices badge — and scores each element into a single verdict. Because nothing is matched against a list, nothing goes stale when networks rotate domains, and sites no list has ever seen are covered on the very first visit. It runs aggressively by default. If it ever hides something you wanted, a built-in element picker lets you un-hide it in one click, and Occam remembers that choice for the site. What it does: - Detects ads from page structure and heuristics — no filter lists, no subscriptions to update. - Designed to catch ads that list-based blockers miss, including brand-new and rotating ad hosts. - Suppresses in-player video pre-rolls and closes pop-under / pop-up windows. - Pushes through anti-adblock walls, with a reader-mode fallback when a wall won't clear. - One-click "un-hide" element picker to reverse anything wrongly hidden, per site. - Three aggressiveness levels and a per-site disable list. Everything runs on your device. Occam has no server, no analytics, no accounts, and makes no network requests of its own — nothing about your browsing ever leaves your machine. Free.

Growth

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Version history

1 versions recorded
1.0.019 Aug 2026

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
19 Aug 2026
Size
201 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
gist.github.com
Extension ID
jcomnmdaadjbgadmkmfdfpnkohgecmbb

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 3, likelihood 3
Permissions
declarativeNetRequeststoragescriptingtabsalarms
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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