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.
3live 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
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
Note № 01 · Ad blocking
A technique-first article on how web ad blocking actually works: the six intervention points,
what each approach can and cannot do, and the peer-economy outlook when blocking works.
More notes are on the way.