Zen

We make Zen - a simple, free and efficient ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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$3 USD / month

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$5 USD / month

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$10 USD / month

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Top financial contributors

1
Incognito

$45 USD since May 2025

2
Guest

$30 USD since Oct 2025

3
Alex

$20 USD since Jun 2025

4
Asian Clark Kent

$20 USD since Feb 2026

5
hungwen

$10 USD since Oct 2025

6
Incognito

$5 USD since May 2025

7
UnAIMyText

$5 USD since Jan 2026

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Diego

$5 USD since Feb 2026

Zen is all of us

Our contributors 9

Thank you for supporting Zen.

Ansar Smagul

Admin
Thank you for support!

Incognito

🥉 Bronze Sponsor

$45 USD

Guest

🥉 Bronze Sponsor

$30 USD

Alex

$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

Ansar Smagul

Admin
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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...
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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. 💙
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Published on September 10, 2025 by Ansar Smagul

Zen v0.11.2 is out! 🚀

Less memory (10–15% savings), a new Chinese translation (你好!), Space-bar proxy toggle, Windows binary signing, and more.Thanks to our amazing new contributors! 💙Full notes:...
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Published on July 27, 2025 by Ansar Smagul