Compare AdBlocker Ultimate and OneNote Web Clipper: Which Extension is the Best?

AdBlocker Ultimate is a powerful tool designed to block ads across various platforms. With millions of users and a high rating, it offers a seamless, ad-free browsing experience.
OneNote Web Clipper is a versatile tool for saving web content directly to your OneNote notebooks. The simple and intuitive design was imposing. However, it could do with a few more functions.
Key Features
  • Comprehensive Ad Blocking: Blocks ads on websites, YouTube, and social media platforms.
  • Additional Blocking: blocking all irritating in-page popups, cookie notices, and third-party widgets
  • Privacy Protection: Prevents tracking and enhances online privacy.
  • Customizable Filters: Allows users to customize their ad-blocking preferences.
  • User-Friendly Interface: Easy to navigate and set up.
  • Regular Updates: Keeps up with new ad technologies to ensure effective blocking.
  • Clip any webpage to OneNote: Save entire pages or just parts of them.
  • Highlight and annotate: Add notes and highlights to your clips.
  • Organize clips: Save clips to specific notebooks and sections.
  • Offline access: Access your clips even when you're not connected to the internet.
Our Rating
8.9
8.8
Total users
3,111,501
2,046,094
Total ratings
90,015
69,199
Average rating
4.8 ⭐
3.9 ⭐
Entry Level PriceFreeFree
Chrome
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4.8
4.50
60.2K+ ratings
1.0M+Users
Chrome Web Store logo
4.8
4.48
68.4K+ ratings
900.0K+Users
Edge
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4.8
4.41
3.2K+ ratings
714.1K+Users
Microsoft Edge Store logo
3.0
3.93
817 ratings
1.1M+Users
Firefox
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4.8
4.80
26.6K+ ratings
1.4M+Users
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Safari
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Features
9.3

AdBlocker Ultimate offers a wide range of features that effectively block ads on websites, YouTube and social media platforms.

Ad Blocking:
Ads are prevented on various platforms, both on the website and as pop-ups. There are other additional functions here, such as blocking all irritating in-page popups, cookie notices and third-party widgets, which substantially decrease page loading times.

Settings

The settings can also be used to remove only country-specific advertising and a whitelist can be added.

Privacy Filter
Blocks an extensive list of various online trackers, counters and web analytics tools. Based on the EasyList Privacy list and upgraded by our team. Additionally you can use the Fanboy's Social Blocking List which Removes social media integration.

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Security:
The Security Filter automatically blocks all malicious domains.

The listed filters can all be switched on and off separately and individually.

8.0

OneNote Web Clipper basic functions for saving web content.
In addition to saving an entire page, you can also save individual markers.

In addition, screenshots of the entire page or only parts of a page can be created.

An important function of the Web Clipper is that a preview is created directly when clipping and can be edited directly, for example by rewriting or highlighting text before it is synchronized with OneNote.

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Performance
9.0

During our test, AdBlocker Ultimate did not experience any performance issues. Ad blocking worked flawlessly on all platforms tested, so there were no disruptions to websites caused by advertising.

9.0

The Performance was good in our tests and there were no problems. All content could be saved and transferred to the OneNote notebooks without any problems. The only performance problems mentioned by some users in the reviews are that there are sometimes synchronization problems. We were unable to reproduce this.

Design
8.5

The user interface is clearly laid out and should be easy to use for every user. The settings page is also very clearly laid out. Only the constant reference in the extension pop-up to the paid Windows desktop version detracts somewhat from the design.

8.5

The design is clear and simple, so even basic users can get started immediately without any problems. However, it could offer a few more customization options to suit individual preferences.

Value for Money
9.5

The Web Extension is free of charge. Compared to other free providers, it offers a very high number of functions and options for customizable functions. We would therefore rate the price-performance ratio as very good.

9.2

As the tool is free, it offers excellent value for money. You get basic functions for saving web content. The required OneNote can also be used with certain restrictions; a paid version of Office for $69.99 per year is also not overpriced.

Ease of Use
9.0

AdBlocker Ultimate is easy to install and can be used immediately afterwards. Even beginners should find the extra functions easy to use, as they are described in detail. Great importance has been attached to the individual settings for each user.

9.3

The tool is very user-friendly and has a low and fast learning curve. Most users should find it easy to start cutting and organizing content straight away. There are only a few functions that are not self-explanatory.

Security & Privacy
8.2

The tool offers the function of extra privacy protection by preventing tracking and thus increasing online security.
However, it is not entirely transparent in the policies whether the data collected by the extension is passed on to third parties.

9.0

OneNote Web Clipper is from Microsoft. The same privacy policies apply when using other products such as Word, Excel, or similar.

Conclusion

AdBlocker Ultimate is a great extension for blocking ads. Ads on various platforms are removed without the user noticing. Particularly noteworthy are the various options for customizing the settings. The user can control whether the extensions should only be responsible for blocking ads or whether they should also offer support in the areas of data protection and security. Compared to other ad blockers, the additional function of blocking cookie banners stood out, which we no longer want to do without.

Overall, we consider AdBlocker Ultimate with its wide range of additional functions to be a reliable option for anyone who wants to remove advertising from their online experience.

Overall, OneNote Web Clipper is a useful tool for anyone who simply needs to collect, store, and organize web content. It offers a number of features that make it easy to clip, annotate, and organize information. If additional features are needed on top of these basic features, other competitors should be looked at.

Our Recommendation

In our comparison between AdBlocker Ultimate and OneNote Web Clipper, AdBlocker Ultimate came out on top, scoring 8.9.

AdBlocker Ultimate is the most widely used, with over 3 million users and 90k+ reviews—and it also delivered the strongest performance in our tests. User reviews reflect our findings.

Notably, AdBlocker Ultimate has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.80, which supports its strong performance in our review.

In the end, the differences between these extensions are minimal, so your choice may come down to personal preference or specific features.



If you want a quick recommendation, AdBlocker Ultimate is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.