privoxy ☆

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Description:
Advanced filtering web proxy

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: proxy privacy filtering security adblock http

Install: brew install privoxy

About:
Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for privacy and security. It modifies web traffic in real-time to remove ads, trackers, and other unwanted content before they reach your browser. This tool gives users granular control over their web experience by rewriting page content and managing cookies and headers.

Key Features:

Advanced content filtering and ad blocking
Cookie and header management for privacy
Flexible rule-based configuration with actions files
Support for both HTTP and HTTPS traffic
Comprehensive logging and debugging tools

Use Cases:

Blocking ads and tracking scripts across all browsers
Enhancing privacy by filtering sensitive headers and cookies
Corporate content filtering and policy enforcement
Web development testing with modified traffic

Alternatives:

Squid – Squid focuses on caching and acceleration, while Privoxy specializes in filtering and privacy
mitmproxy – mitmproxy is better for interactive debugging, Privoxy excels at always-on filtering

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 7:13am		0	VERSION_BUMP	a7d464e0
Jan 7, 2025 7:11pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	36654bac