Adguard for Mac Updates & Release Notes

[Enhancement] Add $ping content type #1258

[Enhancement] Trusted-types CSP does not break the content script #1320

[Enhancement] Indicate libraries versions #1150

[Fixed] AGFDVSocket doesn't return the original peer address in case of outbound proxy set #1330

[Fixed] AdGuard doesn't filter domains when HTTPS filtering is disabled #1343

[Fixed] Exclusion with $elemhide,jsinject,extension disable HTML filtering rules #1337

[Fixed] Filtering log doesn't show information about cookies #3406

[Fixed] Problematic userscripts #1273

[Fixed] Regexp rule doesn't match URL #1311

[Fixed] Foreign requests get into filtering log with enabled DNS module #3411

[Fixed] Path combining helper adds an extra slash #1338 …

July 7, 2026

We are presenting our latest release — AdGuard for Mac v2.19! This version offers an assortment of updates and reworkings, aimed in two main directions: security and usability.

We’ve implemented a new protection mechanism: AdGuard for Mac now uses cryptography to protect UserDefaults settings and userscripts. UserDefaults are encrypted with AES-GCM. Other types of data, including userscripts and filters, are protected by SHA256 checksums cryptography, with keys stored in the macOS Keychain. If a third-party app attempts to modify the configuration, AdGuard will detect it and alert you immediately.

Another security-focused feature is that AdGuard can now detect when a userscript compromises a website’s security. If that is the case, you will get a specific warning while trying to install it. This became possible after an important update to CoreLibs.

Concerning usability: we reworked the onboarding process for new users. We added new screens and details to create a smoother flow, making the app easier to understand and navigate.

We updated Scriptlets, DnsLibs, and UserscriptsWrapper as well, and fixed bugs for an overall better app performance.

July 24, 2024

Have you ever shared your settings? This feature comes in handy when you don't want to reconfigure everything on a new device, or when you want to report missed ads. In the new version, sharing settings has become even easier: to export settings, simply go to Settings → Advanced → Share settings…, and to import them, open the resulting link in your browser and click Import.

How to share settings

There have also been updates to the CoreLibs filtering engine, so there will be fewer crashes and more modifiers: $xmlprune and $urltransform. Now even more distracting page elements will be blocked.

April 18, 2024

The AdGuard v2.14 for Mac features the usual bug-fixes-for-better-performance changes, but not only that! This time, the star of the show is the CoreLibs update, which brings improvements to the app overall, with two notable features in particular. First up, we’ve fine-tuned the Encrypted ClientHello support. Yes, it’s still in the experimental phase, but our team has identified several issues that were holding back the seamless activation of ECH by default. With this release, we’ve addressed them and paved the way for enhanced performance. Additionally, the updated CoreLibs now provide the ability to filter DNS-over-HTTPS requests on the fly. This means that AdGuard by default won’t redirect DoH queries to another DNS server, and instead queries will still be sent to the server chosen in the browser. The old behavior may be restored by turning off network.dns.filter.secure.request.transparently.enabled in the advanced settings. This update also includes other minor changes. If you’d like to, feel free to dig into each one of them by reading our extensive changelog below.