open.aacxl.com

Open tools for a faster, cleaner web.

Open is the open-source sub of aacxl: the browser tools published as free software — ad blocking, in-page AI translation, privacy tooling — all running 100% in your browser. No accounts, no telemetry, no data collection.

4live projects
0accounts required
0telemetry
100%client-side

Projects

all live on public repos — click through for source & downloads

Script Lean

Ad blocker
v2.5.2 · MIT · Chromium

A lightweight ad blocker + user-script injector. Ads and trackers are blocked at the network level before they download — pages load faster and the extension stays out of your way.

  • ~80 KB total — no background bloat
  • 8 one-click modules: Ads, Analytics, Surrogates, Bypass, Anti-Fingerprint, Privacy, Video, Aggressive
  • Custom filter lists & per-site JS injection
  • 100% scores on public ad-block benchmarks

PolyGlot Prism

AI translate
Chrome Web Store · 47 AI lenses

Select text on any page → a bubble appears → translate it into several languages at once, or run one of 47 AI lenses — fact-check, summarize, explain — without leaving the page.

  • Multi-language side-by-side in one card
  • Translation needs no API key, no account
  • AI lenses run on your own key (a free OpenRouter key works)
  • Scam Audit with live, numbered sources — fetched keyless, parsed locally

FastDownload Accelerator

Downloader
v1.3.2 · MIT · Manifest V3

A 16-stream parallel download manager that lives entirely inside Chrome — no native app, no servers. Each file is split into up to 16 segments and fetched in parallel, every chunk written straight to its final byte offset on disk.

  • Up to 16 parallel connections per file — IDM-style live segmented progress
  • Logged-in downloads just work: session cookie & referrer passthrough
  • HLS / DASH detection with a one-click quality picker
  • Zero telemetry, 100% client-side — with a built-in ad shield

ReddUnlock

Reddit, unlocked
v1.4.2 · MIT · Manifest V3

Browse Reddit freely and privately without an account — bypass login popups, unblur NSFW media, and enjoy a full-width video theater.

  • Zero tracking, 100% client-side execution
  • Dissolves login walls, modal traps & scroll locks
  • Automatic NSFW unblur + full-width video theater
  • Offline favorites sidebar — bookmark without an account

Notes

technique-first writing on blocking, browsers & the web

More notes are on the way.