ClickToFlash Review

ClickToFlash application is at the top of my most useful and best mac applications list.

Most of the websites today have some flash based contents. While some are useful such as flash based videos most others are distracting advertisements. If the site has some heavy flash content my Mac makes huge noise and heats up so quickly that I have to force quit the Safari. The moment I close the browser the fan noise would come down immediately.

It was very frustrating but not any more after installing this application. What this application does is simple but profound - it blocks all flash based content from loading.

Wow! What a difference it made to my mac and to my browsing experience – no more noise or heat build up. The best part is you get to choose which specific flash (such as video) you want to load while block others (such as advertisements). It even provides an option to whitelist a site so that the application remembers your choice next time when you visit the same site.

The application provides two easy ways to configure the behavior:

• Contextual menu: click on the gear in the upper left corner of the flash content

• Safari menu: Safari > ClickToFlash > Settings

In case if you dont like the application (which I doubt) it provides an easy way to uninstall in the settings – neat !

My final review comments for ClickToFlash:

• Good: Easy to use, simple to configure, my Mac is much quieter and cooler
• Bad: may be for Adobe !