
Zen
Fiscal Host: Open Source Collective
We make Zen - a simple, free and efficient ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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Financial Contributions
Top financial contributors
Incognito
$45 USD since May 2025
2
Guest
$30 USD since Oct 2025
Alex
$20 USD since Jun 2025
Asian Clark Kent
$20 USD since Feb 2026
5
hungwen
$10 USD since Oct 2025
6
Incognito
$5 USD since May 2025
UnAIMyText
$5 USD since Jan 2026
8
Diego
$5 USD since Feb 2026
Zen is all of us
Our contributors 9
Thank you for supporting Zen.
Incognito
🥉 Bronze Sponsor
$45 USD
Guest
🥉 Bronze Sponsor
$30 USD
Alex
$20 USD
Asian Clark Kent
$20 USD
hungwen
$10 USD
Incognito
$5 USD
UnAIMyText
🥉 Bronze Sponsor
$5 USD
Diego
$5 USD
Today's Balance
$1.60
Estimated Monthly Budget
$14
Web forum
$50
per month
About
The modern web is broken. Bloated pages, intrusive ads, and silent tracking have turned everyday browsing into a privacy nightmare. Advertising isn't just annoying – it's the engine behind addictive algorithms, digital surveillance, and the erosion of online spaces.
Zen exists to push back.
We believe digital privacy is a fundamental right, not a luxury. The tools to defend it should be open-source, free, and effortless to use. That’s why we're building Zen: a system-wide content blocker that puts you back in control – quietly, powerfully, and without compromise.
We're a small, independent team operating with no outside investment – just your support. Right now, we're focused on making the desktop version of Zen as robust and seamless as possible. But our vision doesn’t stop there: we want to bring effective, open-source, privacy-first blocking to every platform, including mobile, and make it available to anyone who needs it.
Every Zen installation is a small step toward a freer, safer, more humane internet. Your support lets us stay independent, improve Zen, and share it freely with everyone who needs it.
P.S. Financial support isn't the only way to help. Contributing code, translations, documentation, or simply sharing Zen with others goes a long way too. Here's how to get involved →
Our team
Budget
Transparent and open finances.
Project development & maintenance, March 2026
Category
Maintenance and Development
from Ansar Smagul to Zen •
-$20.00 USD
Paid
Credit from Guest to Zen •
+$5.00USD
Completed
Contribution #891454
Project development & maintenance, February 2026
Category
Maintenance and Development
from Ansar Smagul to Zen •
-$30.00 USD
Paid
$
Today’s balance$1.60 USD
Total raised
$111.76 USD
Total disbursed
$110.16 USD
Estimated annual budget
$170.00 USD
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News from Zen
Updates on our activities and progress.
Zen Personal v0.18.0 is out! 🚀
The update brings no-doomscroll – a new set of filter lists that remove infinite feeds from social media websites, letting you use them without getting pulled into endless scrolling. You can enable them right in the app und...
Published on February 13, 2026 by Ansar Smagul
Zen v0.12.0 is out! 🚀
Now with extended CSS for stronger blocking, a new block page, CSP fixes, macOS autostart repair, safer updates, and more. Privacy shouldn’t be a premium feature. 💙
Published on September 10, 2025 by Ansar Smagul
Zen v0.11.2 is out! 🚀
Less memory (10–15% savings), a new Chinese translation (ä½ å¥½!), Space-bar proxy toggle, Windows binary signing, and more.Thanks to our amazing new contributors! 💙Full notes:...
Published on July 27, 2025 by Ansar Smagul