1Blocker for Safari gets macOS Big Sur widgets and updated ad-blocking filters

1Blocker on Mac (Image credit: iMore)

What you need to know

1Blocker has a new update out that adds support for macOS Big Sur.
The update also includes new widgets and updated filters.

The popular ad blocker 1Blocker has been updated today, adding full support for macOS Big Sur. That has the benefit of giving 1Blocker some new widgets, giving users easy access to stats and charts showing what has been blocked.

The new update has three different sizes of widget available, all offering slightly different views of the week's ad-blocking exploits.

We are so excited to release this update with new widgets for macOS Big Sur. These widgets show you your blocking stats. They come in S/M/L sizes, support Light & Dark modes, and can be configured to display multiple intervals (today, this week, all time).

1blocker Widgets (Image credit: 1Blocker)

The team behind 1Blocker have also taken the opportunity to add an updated list of filters to make sure everything is getting blocked when it should, and not when it shouldn't.

The newly updated 1Blocker is available for download from the App Store now. It's a free download with in-app purchases available for those who want to unlock the additional functionality. You can also get 1Blocker on iPhone and iPad as well.

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.