BLOCKY - Free Ad Blocker

Blocky is a Chrome extension I designed and built for personal use, and to explore real-world network request filtering using Chrome’s declarativeNetRequest API. The project combines static rulesets generated from community-maintained ad-block filter lists with dynamic rules derived from user-managed whitelists and blacklists, allowing fine-grained control over blocking behavior.

I implemented a clean popup interface for managing preferences, persistent storage using chrome.storage, and a custom shell-based update pipeline to automate filter list maintenance, resulting in a modular, production-style architecture that mirrors how real browser extensions are engineered.