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title: Integration mode (legacy)
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## What is the integration mode?
While AdGuard Browser Extension can block ads in browsers, [AdGuard standalone programs](/docs/adguard-browser-extension/comparison-standalone.md) filter all the traffic on your device, including from browsers and apps.

In older versions of AdGuard Browser Extension, if you had it installed along with one of the AdGuard desktop apps (AdGuard for Windows or AdGuard for Mac), the extension took upon itself the functions of AdGuard Assistant — a tool that helped manage the filtering right from the web page. At the same time, the ad blocking itself was completely under of the desktop app's control, the extension and its settings played no role in that.
If you decide to install both the extension and the standalone program on your PC, you may encounter some compatibility issues. The problem is that in some cases the application and the extension may interfere with each other. Some websites will no longer be protected by the desktop program and will only be protected by the extension, which has fewer options. Also, filtering may work incorrectly for some websites. Therefore, we don't recommend using the extension together with the application.

The problem was, in some cases the app and the extension would hamper each other’s work. Some websites would stop being protected by the desktop program and were backed up only by the extension which has less possibilities. Thus, starting with AdGuard Browser Extension v3.5, the integration mode was removed. Instead, the new AdGuard Browser Assistant was implemented.
If you have the desktop version of AdGuard installed on your PC, it is better to use AdGuard Browser Assistant instead of the extension.

## AdGuard Browser Assistant

![AdGuard Browser Assistant *mobile_border](https://cdn.adtidy.org/content/kb/ad_blocker/browser_extension/ad_blocker_browser_extension_assistant.png)

AdGuard Browser Assistant is a new browser extension that works and feels just like the integration mode but much lighter, without redundant functions, and doesn't interfere with the desktop apps. You can [read more about Browser Assistant for Windows](/adguard-for-windows/browser-assistant) or [Mac](/adguard-for-mac/features/browser-assistant), or [download it from our website](https://adguard.com/adguard-assistant/overview.html).
AdGuard Browser Assistant is a browser extension that works and feels just like AdGuard Browser Extension, but it's much lighter and doesn't interfere with the desktop apps. You can [read more about Browser Assistant for Windows](/adguard-for-windows/browser-assistant) or [Mac](/docs/adguard-for-mac/features/browser-assistant.md), or [download it from our website](https://adguard.com/adguard-assistant/overview.html).

AdGuard Browser Assistant is available in all major browsers.
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### Compatibility with the main app

If you got into the habit of using our previous AdGuard Ad Blocker extension [in Integration mode](/adguard-browser-extension/integration-mode), you may like the solution that we have developed for the new Browser Assistant.
If you got into the habit of using our previous [AdGuard Ad Blocker extension](/docs/adguard-browser-extension/integration-mode.md), you might like the solution that we have developed for the new Browser Assistant.

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