diff --git a/docs/adguard-browser-extension/overview.md b/docs/adguard-browser-extension/overview.md deleted file mode 100644 index af8e29f211f..00000000000 --- a/docs/adguard-browser-extension/overview.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,155 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Features overview -sidebar_position: 10 ---- - -:::info - -This article is about the AdGuard Browser Extension, which safeguards only your browser. To protect your entire device, [download the AdGuard app](https://agrd.io/download-kb-adblock) - -::: - -AdGuard provides a range of software products that block ads and trackers on different platforms. One of the most popular AdGuard products is a free extension that works in five popular browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Yandex Browser. Browser extensions include basic ad-blocking features but cannot be compared with full-featured desktop programs, such as [AdGuard for Windows](/adguard-for-windows/features/home-screen) and [AdGuard for Mac](/adguard-for-mac/features/main). - -![AdGuard Browser Extension for Chrome *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_overview.png) - -## Availability {#br-extension} - -[AdGuard Browser Extension](https://adguard.com/adguard-browser-extension/overview.html) is available for most major browsers. You can easily find it in your browser’s online store or on our official website. - -![Available for most popular browsers *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_availability.png) - -:::note - -We have a standalone extension for Safari. Since the release of [Safari 13](https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-safari-1-5.html), most of the ad-blocking extensions have experienced huge issues and many of them stopped functioning. We had to develop a [separate extension for Safari](/adguard-for-safari/features/general) that has some differences in comparison with the extension described in this article. - -::: - -**Do not forget that the functionality of each extension is strictly limited by the browser’s capabilities.** So if you want to get full-fledged protection, consider installing a standalone program for your computer. There's [a reason why](#comparison). - -## Ad blocking {#adblocker} - -Blocking ads is clearly the key functionality of any ad blocker, and AdGuard is not an exception. The extension will successfully block ads on any page in your browser. Ad blocking is based on so-called filter lists, or simply [filters](/general/ad-filtering/how-ad-blocking-works). Filters can be enabled or disabled in your extension's settings. You can customize ad blocking by activating specific filters. - -### Filters {#filters} - -In essence, filter lists are sets of rules written in a special language. Your ad blocker interpretes the rules and implements them. As a result, you stop seeing ads on your webpages. - -![Filters *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_filters.png) - -All filters are grouped according to their role. For example, there are categories for ad-blocking filters, privacy protection filters, social media-related filters, etc. You can enable either individual filters or the entire group at once. - -![Ad blocking filters *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_filters1.png) - -#### Custom filters {#custom} - -While the features of other filter groups are more or less predictable, there is a group called *Custom* that may raise additional questions. - -![Custom filters *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_custom_filters.png) - -In this tab, you can add filters that are not present in the extension by default. There are plenty of [publicly available filters on the Internet](https://filterlists.com). Moreover, you can create and add your own filters. In fact, you can build any set of filters and customize ad blocking the way you like. - -To add a filter, just click *Add custom filter*, enter the URL or the file path of the filter you want to be added and click *Next*. - -![Add a custom filter *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_custom_filters1.png) - -### User rules {#user-rules} - -*User rules* is another tool that helps you customize the blocking of ads. - -![User rules *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_user_rules.png) - -There are several ways to add new rules. The most straightforward is to just type a rule in, but it requires some knowledge of the [rule syntax](/general/ad-filtering/create-own-filters). - -You can import a ready-to-use filter list from a text file as well. **Make sure that different rules are separated by line breaks.** Note that importing a ready-to-use filter list is better done in the [Custom filters](#custom) tab. - -Besides, you can export your own filtering rules. This option is good for transferring your list of rules between browsers or devices. - -When you add a website to the Allowlist (more on that [below](#allowlist)) or use the Assistant tool for hiding an element on the page, a corresponding rule is also saved in *User rules*. - -### Allowlist {#allowlist} - -The *allowlist* is used to exclude certain websites from filtering. Blocking rules are not applied to the websites on the list. - -![Allowlist *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_allowlist.png) - -The *allowlist* can be inverted, too: you can unblock ads everywhere except on the websites added to this list. To do that, activate the *Invert allowlist* option. - -![Invert allowlist *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_allowlist1.png) - -You can also import and export existing allowlists. It is useful, for instance, if you want to apply the same allowing rules in each of your browsers. - -## Stealth Mode {#stealth-mode} - -*Stealth Mode* aims to ensure the protection of sensitive personal data from online trackers and fraudsters. - -![Stealth Mode *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_stealth_mode.png) - -In Stealth Mode, you can prevent a website from seeing the search queries from you used to find it on the Internet, automatically delete third-party and website’s own cookies, etc. A [separate article](/general/stealth-mode) is devoted to all these features. - -:::note - -Some of the *Stealth Mode* options available in full-fledged apps are not present in the browser extensions due to technical restrictions. - -::: - -## Other features and options {#other} - -Apart from the large key modules of AdGuard Browser Extension, there are several more specific features that can be configured in the *General* and *Additional settings* tabs of the extension settings. - -### General {#general} - -In the *General* tab, you can allow search ads and the [self-promotion of websites](/general/ad-filtering/search-ads), enable the automatic activation of language-specific filters, indicate the filters update interval, etc. - -![General *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_general.png) - -Besides, here you can enable [*Phishing and malware protection*](/general/browsing-security). - -You can save your settings configuration by clicking the *Export settings* button. The settings will be saved as a .json file. To upload the previously saved settings configuration, use the *Import settings* function. You can even use it to quickly switch between different settings profiles or even to transfer settings configurations between different browsers. - -### Additional settings {#misc} - -The *Additional settings* section contains a range of various settings that are related to the ad blocking process and application usability. - -![Additional settings *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_additional_settings.png) - -From this tab, you can activate optimized filters, enable notifications about extension updates, open the *Filtering log*, or clear the statistics of blocked ads and trackers. - -Besides, you can opt to help us with the development of filters by sending the statistics on applied rules: which ones are triggered, on which websites, and how often. This option is disabled by default as we do not collect user data without consent. Yet, if you enable it, all data will be strictly anonymized. - -### About {#about} - -In the *About* section, you can find infos about the current version, links to the EULA and Privacy policy, and to the repository of the Browser extension on GitHub. - -![About *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_about.png) - -## Extension’s main menu {#main-menu} - -The extension's main page can be accessed by clicking the extension's icon on the toolbar of your browser. - -![Main menu *mobile_border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_main.png) - -On the main page, you can hide any element on any page manually (a corresponding rule will be added to the *User rules*), open the *Filtering log* to view the complete information about your browser's traffic and block requests on the go, or look at a website’s security report. Besides, you can submit a complaint about any website (for example, if there are missed ads on the page, our filter engineers will review the report and fix the problem) and see the statistics on applied blocking rules. - -All web requests made by the browser are displayed in the *Filtering log*, along with detailed information about each request. The *Filtering log* makes it easy, for example, to monitor requests blocked by AdGuard Browser Extension. Besides, it allows you to block any request or add a previously blocked request to Allowlist in two clicks. The *Filtering log* also offers you a wide variety of options for sorting web requests, which can be helpful when creating your own filtering rules. -You can open the *Filtering log* by selecting the corresponding item in the main menu, or from the settings page (in the "Additional settings" tab). - -By clicking the icons in the top right corner of the extension's main menu, you can open the extension settings or pause the protection. - -## AdGuard Browser Extension vs. standalone apps {#comparison} - - - -The main advantage of AdGuard standalone programs over browser extensions is that the programs can block ads in every browser and in almost all apps. You may use different browsers at the same time, the app will filter ads and online threats in all of them equally well. - -The second difference is that the possibilities of extension-based ad blockers are strictly limited by browser guidelines. The browser extensions have to conform to the policies of the browsers, where ad blocking might be restricted. Thus, some types of filtering rules are not supported by the extensions. The functionality of the desktop apps is not limited, so they have a better filtering quality. - -Whereas AdGuard Browser Extension is free and easy to install, and has filters to block ads and fight online threats, the full-fledged apps are more powerful and have a list of advanced features. See all the differences in the comparative table below. - -![Extension vs. App *border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/Kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_comparison.png) - -`1` – within browser restrictions and only in the browser where it is installed; - -`2` – the extension is unable to detect requests from other extensions. If a malicious or tracking extension sends a request to its server to show you ads or track your activity, AdGuard Browser Extension will not be able to block that request; - -`3` – not all types of ads and threats can be blocked by browser extensions due to certain browser limitations. Some elements may get to the page and slow down the loading process. Besides, unlike browser-based ad blockers, the AdGuard app blocks ads before they are loaded to the browser. This saves traffic and speeds up page loading. diff --git a/docs/adguard-for-mac/browser-assistant.md b/docs/adguard-for-mac/browser-assistant.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0f1122d82cf..00000000000 --- a/docs/adguard-for-mac/browser-assistant.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Browser Assistant -sidebar_position: 3 ---- - -AdGuard Assistant’s primary function is to manage filtering directly from the browser. It has existed for quite a long time, and its form and content have changed. More precisely, it used to be a mere userscript incorporated into the AdGuard for Mac app and became a full-fledged browser extension. Now it definitely yields more benefits. - -![Browser Assistant](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/assistantmac.jpg) - -## Benefits - -### Independence - -AdGuard Browser Assistant is an extension installed in a browser, so there is no need to wait for the userscript to be injected into the filtered web page, as it was with the preceding one. In other words, it is more autonomous from the main AdGuard app. Still, Browser Assistant needs the installed AdGuard for Mac, because there is no point in using the extension without the app. - -### Compatibility with the main app - -If you got into the habit of using our previous AdGuard ad blocker extension [in Integration mode](/adguard-browser-extension/integration-mode), you may like the solution that we have developed for the new Browser Assistant. - -:::note Background information - -In previous versions of the AdGuard Browser Extension (before v3.5), if you had it installed along with a desktop AdGuard for Mac, the extension took over the functions of Assistant, stopped filtering itself and relied on the app to do this. The extension and the app worked in conjunction but sometimes the integration would fail. Some websites would stop being protected by the desktop program and be backed up only by the less powerful extension. - -When using the Browser Assistant, all these problems don’t matter as there can be no conflicts in essence. The role of the Browser Assistant is well defined and it can’t hinder the functioning of the main app, so there is no need to worry. - -::: - -### Smart onboarding - -When AdGuard for Mac is installed for the first time, the thing a user encounters in the first place is the onboarding. During this process the user quickly learns about AdGuard's settings and can customize filtering to their liking. At one stage AdGuard will determine the user's default browser and provide them with a download link for the new Assistant. - -![Installing a new browser assistant](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/assistant_onboarding_safari.jpg) - -:::note - -On rare occasions, a browser may prove incompatible with the Browser Assistant, and the user will be offered to install the legacy version instead. - -::: - -## Separate tab in Settings - -The new Browser Assistant has its own tab in the AdGuard for Mac settings, together with Stealth Mode, Browsing Security, Parental Control and others. Don’t worry if you missed the opportunity to install Browser Assistant during the onboarding, you'll find this option in the app's settings. Besides, there is a checkbox to enable the legacy Assistant. - -![Browser Assistant tab](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/assistant-separate-tab.png) - -## Legacy Assistant - -Legacy Assistant is the previous version of Assistant, which is a mere userscript, not a browser extension. -Basically, there are two cases when you might want to pick it instead of the new Browser Assistant: - -1. The new Assistant is not available for your browser. -1. You are used to the green shield icon and want to leave things as they were. - -## How to install AdGuard Browser Assistant - -Technically, you won’t need to do it on your own: during the onboarding process AdGuard app will determine your default browser and offer to install Browser Assistant for it. Yet, if you missed that step, you can download it yourself. - -AdGuard Browser Assistant is available for all popular browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera, and Yandex. To install the Browser Assistant for your default browser, you can do it directly from the app settings, but you also have an opportunity to install it for other browsers. - -To install the one you need (or many, it is not prohibited but even encouraged), go to [our website](https://adguard.com/adguard-assistant/overview.html), click the browser icon and then the *Install* button. That’s it! diff --git a/docs/adguard-for-mac/overview.md b/docs/adguard-for-mac/overview.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9ec0a604d37..00000000000 --- a/docs/adguard-for-mac/overview.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,170 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Features overview -sidebar_position: 1 ---- - -:::info - -This article covers AdGuard for Mac, a multifunctional ad blocker that protects your device at the system level. To see how it works, [download the AdGuard app](https://agrd.io/download-kb-adblock) - -::: - -AdGuard for Mac, as one of our main staples, merits a full how-to guide. We decided to help new users out and to highlight some finer, but less obvious points that even seasoned AdGuard for Mac fans might have been missing. - -AdGuard for Mac is a standalone ad blocker for macOS. While AdGuard for Safari is [limited in ad-blocking capabilities](https://adguard.com/en/blog/youtube-ads-in-safari-explained.html) due to Safari Content Blocking, AdGuard for Mac is full-fledged and can offer more to its users. Let us walk you through the main features. - -## Home panel - -![Home panel *mobile](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/Mainscreen.png) - -The first thing you see upon startup will be a screen with a big On/Off toggle. Below are shown various stats (ads blocked, trackers blocked, data saved) since the installation or since the last stats reset. - -To start configuring AdGuard for Mac, you need to click the gear in the upper right corner of the window and select "Preferences". - -## General Preferences - -![General](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/General.jpg) - -Descriptions under option titles seem self-explanatory, but still: - -**Activate language-specific filters automatically** -Enabling this option, you won't have to manually choose all the filters when visiting a foreign website, saving you some time. - -**Launch AdGuard at login** -A simple and convenient feature with which you don't have to worry whether or not you have your ad blocker turned on, and just be sure that ads are always blocked. - -**Do not block search ads and websites' self-promotion** -This option might be useful to online shoppers: instead of adding all your favorite e-shops and sites to the Allowlist, you can simply exclude [self-promos and search ads](/general/ad-filtering/search-ads) from filtering. AdGuard will automatically detect those and let them be, while removing everything else ad-like. - -**Hide menu bar icon** -If you don't want to see the menu bar icon, there is an option to hide it. But don't worry: even if you remove it from the menu bar, AdGuard will continue to run in the background. - -From this same window you can access the above-mentioned Allowlist, to which you can add websites you do not wish AdGuard to filter. Just click the corresponding button located at the bottom of the window. - -## Filters - -![Filters](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/Filters.jpg) - -Filters are the main driving force behind the Ad blocker module. To understand how filtering works, get acquainted with our [comprehensive article](https://adguard.com/en/blog/how-ad-blocking-is-done.html). But in essence, filter lists are sets of rules written in a special language, and your ad blocker is an interpreter of these rules who then implements them. As a result, you stop seeing ads on your web pages and life gets lots better. - -Some filter lists (AdGuard’s Base filter, Annoyances filter, EasyList, etc.) are pre-installed, while other specific ones, adapted to your preferences, can be downloaded additionally and added to your program. - -Aside from the more general and universally applicable filters (like Base filter), AdGuard provides an extensive quantity of filters for every occasion: - -- filters aimed at tracking prevention (like Tracking Protection filter), -- language-specific ad filters that block content in a selected language, -- Social media filter that removes "Like" and "Share" buttons, -- Annoyances filter for cookie warnings, in-page pop-ups and others of the same ilk, -- and even a filter that unblocks some ads instead of blocking them — Filter for search ads and self-promotions. - -AdGuard filters are automatically updated. Our developers create them all based on user feedback received. You can always help other AdGuard users (and yourself, in perspective) by sending us reports right from the app's Assistant (it's really handy, we'll tell you more about the Assistant further on), or from the [website](https://agrd.io/report). If you wish to know more about AdGuard filters, here is [some info](/general/ad-filtering/adguard-filters). - -## User rules - -![User rules](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/Filters.jpg) - -Another vital part of the Ad Blocker module are its User rules. If you have some coding experience and would like to create your own rules that would be a better custom fit than the standard filters already available, then you can try your hand at this. The syntax AdGuard uses for its filtering rules is based on that of any other ad blocking extension, but with considerable additions, extending its possibilities. The whole process of rule-writing in all its nuances is described in these comprehensive instructions, so if you want to write some custom rules and check how much of a coder you are, just follow the steps we described [in this article](/general/ad-filtering/create-own-filters). - -## DNS - -![DNS](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/DNS.jpg) - -DNS filtering is one of the most useful features, thanks to which all your DNS traffic is encrypted. But if you're using the default DNS server provided by your ISP, your DNS traffic is likely not encrypted and vulnerable to snooping and hijacking. - -In the DNS panel you can select the DNS servers from known DNS providers or even add custom DNS servers. Also you can add domains to DNS blocklist or allowlist and add complicated rules using DNS rule syntax. Finally, you can [add DNS filters of your choice](https://filterlists.com). - -## Stealth Mode - -![Stealth Mode](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/StealthMode.jpg) - -This module is a very useful tool that will help you maintain your privacy from websites that try to retain such info about you as your IP address, computer parameters, browser settings and even the initial page from which you were redirected, not to mention cart contents if we speak of web stores. If this list of info potentially to be shared with shady third parties doesn't make you think twice, then might we add that in most cases they will also get such personal data as your age, yearly income, medical history, physical address and your kids' names. Eliminating such things as unwanted cookies or clandestine insertion of tracking parameters into your browser is what Stealth Mode does best. - -Stealth Mode contains a wide range of options, which ensure its flexible configuration. They are divided into several categories, and for an unprepared user many of them will seem confusing and maybe even complicated. We provided each option with a hint to make up for the deficiency — hints appear when you hover over the icon with a question mark. If you still wish to know more about the whole concept, we encourage you to proceed to [this article](/general/stealth-mode). - -## Browsing Security - -![Security](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/BrowsingSecurity.jpg) - -Next we have the Security panel, where a module also known as Browsing Security is located. What it does is protection from malicious and phishing websites. - -:::note - -AdGuard is not an antivirus, but an entirely different program. It will show you a warning if you are about to go onto an infected domain, but it cannot stop you from downloading anything suspicious or help you deal with already existing viruses. -Phishing is a very common web fraud aimed at stealing personal data (passwords, bank account details, etc.). It is carried out using fake web pages mimicking popular websites or real services, such as web stores or social networks. Many phishing websites have URLs that only differ from the real ones in just a few symbols to put you off your guard. If a user enters their details on such a website, they’ll definitely end up in the wrong hands. - -::: - -Browsing Security gives strong protection against such incidents. At the same time, the user’s personal information is not transferred anywhere, and AdGuard servers do not know which websites the user is visiting, because the security check is not performed via open web address (URL) but through hash prefixes (hash is a certain data structure that renders each address added to the base unambiguous). - -Some web pages are not malicious themselves, but they may contain elements built into their structure by other websites. Unlike browser plug-ins, Browsing Security module checks each object built into any web page, ensuring maximum protection. - -If you wish to help us in perfecting this module, you can check the lower box on the panel near the "Help us with Browsing Security filters development" phrase. This will enable your computer to send us pertinent info on fraudulent websites you might stumble upon while surfing the web — and our developers will make sure they end up locked at the bottom of your ban list. - -## Browser Assistant - -![Assistant](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/BrowserAssistant.jpg) - -AdGuard Browser Assistant’s primary function is to manage filtering directly from the browser. It used to be a mere userscript incorporated into AdGuard for Mac app that then became a full-fledged browser extension. Know more about the [benefits it yields](../browser-assistant). - -![Assistant popup menu *mobile](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/safari_assistant_pop-up_menu.jpg) - -You will be prompted to install the Browser Assistant for your default browser when you first install AdGuard (during the onboarding process). If you missed it, you can [download it for any browser](https://adguard.com/adguard-assistant/overview.html) at any time. - -## Extensions - -![Extensions](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/Extensions.jpg) - -Extensions are small programs that do exactly what their name implies — they extend functionality. And AdGuard uses several extensions of its own, also called userscripts, to broaden its functions range: - -**1. AdGuard Assistant** (legacy version) -This extension assists the user in changing basic AdGuard settings within the browser, without the need to open the app itself. Like Browser Assistant, legacy Assistant works with all macOS compatible browsers. Thanks to this little tool you can do several things without having to leave the browser: add a certain webpage to the "do not block" list, choose and block an especially annoying element on the page, report the website if it still manages to get ads through to you. - -:::note - -This version of Assistant is legacy and there is no point in using it on new systems, since it has been replaced with the full-fledged Browser Assistant. But legacy Assistant might be of help if there is no Browser Assistant extension for your browser. - -::: - -**2. AdGuard Extra** -This extension is used to solve the more complicated ad blocking cases you might encounter. We would recommend you to always keep it switched on, unless you have a serious reason not to. - -**3. AdGuard Popup Blocker** -Prevents all these annoying popup windows from opening when you view webpages. Blocks popup ads on web pages. - -One of the important features of AdGuard for Mac is that the application can work as a cross-browser userscript manager. You can easily add any scripts you like and manage existing ones without having to switch browsers every time. - -## Network - -![Network](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/NetworkFiltering.jpg) - -This last panel is dedicated to Network filtering, and you will find extra functionalities here. We do recommend to enable the first two ones: "Automatically filter applications" and "Filter HTTPS protocol". Those are an important added precaution to better filter your web space. HTTP is the primary protocol for transmitting information over the Internet. Most data including ads is transferred via it, but it has one disadvantage — the connection is unencrypted. Thanks to the HTTPS filtering feature AdGuard has, not only HTTP traffic is filtered, but also HTTPS traffic (S stands for ‘secure’). - -There are also the options of "Do not filter websites with EV certificates" and "Use AdGuard as an HTTP Proxy". Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates offer a stronger safety guarantee; owners of such websites have to pass a thorough and globally standardized identity verification process defined by EV guidelines. Which is the reason why some users trust websites with such certificates and prefer not to filter them. - -As for the second option — well, yes, in fact you can use AdGuard as a regular HTTP proxy server. All traffic coming through it will be filtered. This proxy will also be available on your local network, so you may use it for traffic filtering on other devices that are able to reach the proxy directly. To filter traffic on another device connected to proxy you will need to install an AdGuard root certificate there. After you configure proxy, open your browser and go to [this page](http://local.adguard.org/cert). - -## Others - -There are other useful AdGuard options that shouldn't go unnoticed in this article, since they add much to user experience. - -### License - -First, there's the License tab that you can open from the dropdown main menu (the one that opens once you click the gear icon on the upper right of the main window). From this tab you can see which license type you are using, check its status and validity period. - -![License](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/License.jpg) - -In this same tab you can refresh your license status, renew your license or reset the license key using the corresponding buttons. - -### Support - -Click the gear icon in the upper right corner, select "Support", and you will be able to send a bug report or a feature request to our support team. Be sure to add your real actual email though, because without it the message won't be sent. - -![Support](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/mac/Support.jpg) - -To report a missed ad or a broken website, please follow the link above the message window, we use a separate reporting tool for those types of issues. - -It is possible to attach a diagnostic report to your message, you only need to check the box in the lower part of the tab. - -### Updates check - -Last but not least. You can check for filter and program updates by clicking the corresponding menu options in the dropdown menu (click the gear icon and you'll see it).