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Block ads on Mac and Apple TV with a Blokada DNS profile

Install a Blokada Cloud DNS profile to block ads and trackers system-wide on a Mac or Apple TV, with encrypted DNS and nothing running in the background.

Apple devices can use encrypted DNS for the whole system through a configuration profile. The Blokada profile points the device at Blokada Cloud, which blocks ads and trackers in every app and browser.

It works on macOS 11 (Big Sur), tvOS 14, iOS and iPadOS 14 and later.

This page doesn't know your device yet, so it can't offer your profile. Sign in to the dashboard, open Setup, choose your device, and open this guide with Open on another device.

Get my profile link

iPhone and iPad

The easiest way is the app. Blokada 6 sets everything up for you, turns blocking on and off in one tap, and shows what was blocked on the phone itself. Sign in with your account ID and you're done.

Get Blokada 6 on the App Store

Without the app

You can install the profile instead. iPhone and iPad install profiles from Safari only.

This page is open in another browser. Copy your link and open it in Safari to continue there: https://blokada.org/guides/apple-devices/

  1. In Safari, tap the button below, then Allow to download the profile.
  2. Open Settings. Tap Profile Downloaded near the top. You can also find it under General → VPN & Device Management.
  3. Tap Install, enter your passcode, and confirm.

Download my profile

Mac

  1. Click the button below to download the profile.
  2. Open the list of profiles: System Settings → General → Device Management on macOS 15 and later, System Settings → Privacy & Security → Profiles on macOS 13 and 14, or System Preferences → Profiles on macOS 12 and earlier.
  3. Double-click the Blokada profile and click Install.

Download my profile

Apple TV

The Apple TV cannot open web pages, so you type your profile link into it.

  1. Your profile link: https://api.cloud.blokada.org/apple?device_tag=<your-id>
  2. On the Apple TV, open Settings → General → Privacy & Security.
  3. Highlight Share Apple TV Analytics. Don't select it. Press the Play/Pause button on the remote instead.
  4. Choose Add Profile and enter your profile link. Typing is easiest with the keyboard prompt on your iPhone, where you can paste it. Install the profile and confirm.

Apple TV and other devices at home: if you set up Blokada Cloud on your router, the Apple TV is covered along with everything else.

Check that it works

Browse for a minute, then open the Activity page in the dashboard. This device's lookups show up there.

To remove Blokada later, delete the profile where you installed it.

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