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uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.

875 mentions on Hacker News by 554 people: 57 stories, 818 comments · first 2014-06-24 · latest 2026-10-13

Mentions per year 875 mentions · busiest year 2015 (127)
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  1. …Either it works or it doesn't. uBlock has over 13k commits, include just 15 minutes ago right now. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commits/master/
    comment by robenkleene · 2025-06-22 · in uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
  2. The code's all open source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/e33bfc1f0176e56d479f0... Just build your own copy, give apple $100/year for a developer license, move to a country in the EU, and then you can "sideload" this open-source…
    comment by TheDong · 2025-06-22 · in uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
  3. First, clone this repository and run 'make mv3-safari' https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/e33bfc1f0176e56d479f0... Now you have the extension built, and you have two options for getting it onto your device: 1. Pay $100/year for a…
    comment by TheDong · 2025-06-22 · in uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS
  4. …for youtube or any of that other stuff. Other extensions can cause uBlock to not work correctly. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock?tab=readme-ov-file#all-pro... > Do NOT use uBO with any other content blocker. uBO performs as well as or…
  5. Hey, that's such a nice response, I appreciate it. I think the thing on uBO's side is here on https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock : >Do NOT use uBO with any other content blocker. uBO performs as well as or better than most popular blockers.…
    comment by ghostwords · 2025-05-08 · in Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs
  6. …gonna browse on chrome don't settle for the ublock originless experience. * download a release zip: https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/releases (expand Assets). * go to chrome://extensions, toggle developer mode on * click load unpacked and…
    comment by darepublic · 2025-04-30 · in Someone at YouTube needs glasses
  7. …if it gets popular and the author would sell out for nickle. Compare this page to uBlock: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock?tab=readme-ov-file Integrity is everything in this space, and this is not the language of integrity, this is the…
    comment by hayst4ck · 2025-04-24 · in wBlock: The end of Safari ad-blocking B.S.
  8. And uBlock Origin works best on Firefox. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  9. …don’t just maintain a shared patch enabling MV2. That said, uBlock Origin works best on Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by notpushkin · 2025-03-13 · in Tell Mozilla: it's time to ditch Google
  10. They "work", but not well. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  11. uBlock Origin always worked best in Firefox anyhow: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  12. …best on Firefox". [2] [1]: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-manifes... [2]: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  13. uBlock Origin always worked best in Firefox anyhow: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  14. Use Firefox. uBlock Origin works best in Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  15. …uBlock Origin, not uBlock. In short, AdBlock now owns the old uBlock https://ublockorigin.com/ https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#uBlock
    comment by brutal_chaos_ · 2025-02-14 · in YouTube's New Hue
  16. …framework: https://extism.org/ uBlock Origin uses WebAssembly in Firefox for better performance: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by zfg · 2025-02-12 · in WASM will replace containers
  17. …run WebAssembly modules which is something that uBlock Origin has made use of for a long time: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by zfg · 2025-02-12 · in WASM will replace containers
  18. …most non-technical users. Source: I suffered through metered satellite internet for many years. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
  19. …their partnership with haveibeenpwned on the off-chance they might secretly own an ad company? [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.62.1b1
    comment by Capricorn2481 · 2025-01-14 · in I Switched to Firefox and Never Looked Back
  20. …requires the “advanced user” setting for some reason, even if you expand the panels all the way. https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/wiki/quick-guide:-popup-us... (see “I am an advanced user!” expanding section at the bottom)
    comment by minitech · 2024-12-31 · in Orbit by Mozilla
  21. Friends don't let friends use Chrome. Use Firefox. uBlock Origin works best with Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  22. NoScript is a relic of the past and redundant with uBlock Origin - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...
    comment by ReadCarlBarks · 2024-12-12 · in Firefox removes "do not track" feature support
  23. …here on Firefox 128.4.0esr, even with uBlock Origin medium mode[1] blocking 31% of the page. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...
  24. Use Firefox and uBlock Origin. It always worked best on Firefox anyway: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  25. This wiki page on uBlock origin repository is a direct answer to your question. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by elashri · 2024-11-18 · in DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
  26. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by worble · 2024-11-18 · in DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome
  27. uBlock Origin works best on Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by peutetre · 2024-11-18 · in Is Chrome the New IE? (2023)
  28. It's open-source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
  29. …activity until all filter lists are loaded", though of course it is a tradeoff. From the Wiki: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lis... > In Firefox-based browsers, this setting is enabled by default. Disabling it…
    comment by kroltan · 2024-10-16 · in Web Browser Engineering (2021)
  30. …lists. For example, here is a list of the crowdsourced blocklists available in uBlock Origin: https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/wiki/Filter-list-licenses
    comment by throwup238 · 2024-10-14 · in Why pay for a search engine
  31. You should look into the homepage linked from there https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock because that's were it's really from , and not some recommendation via . Especially their Wiki, because that contains really useful information, how to…
    comment by LargoLasskhyfv · 2024-10-14 · in Lessons from USAF Brutalism
  32. …are pretty unique, and useful outside of ads for some websites. Element Zapper is a good example. https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/wiki/Element-zapper
  33. …my hotkey for `Relax blocking mode`. It is more work, but it is beautiful. === Known as hard mode. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...
  34. uBO has had this feature for awhile, since 1.34.0 (or 1.25.0 in advanced settings). https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Settings#u... I think that's around 2021 time frame. FYI.
  35. …of 11-12 µs per request to perform a match test against the default filter lists in uBO. * * * [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Advanced-settings#ben...
  36. …administrative crap around uBlock¹. They wanted it to be a hobby and it started feeling like a job. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/38#issuecomment-918... So it’s predictable they’d get fed up with that Mozilla review process and…
  37. …annoyance lists that can be enabled in the options, you can try making a filter using has-text: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Procedural-cosmetic-f... Doesn't need to be written by hand, right click -> 'Block element' then edit…
  38. It works better in Firefox anyway. Use Firefox and be happy: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  39. …as uBlock Origin as well. Surprised the website didn't mention it. Wonder if this still applies: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
  40. …you can install Firefox and uBlock Origin and enable its Annoyances and Cookie Notices filters: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock Another option, or addition, is to set up a Kill Sticky bookmark, which also gets rid of those awful sticky…
    comment by coldpie · 2024-08-19 · in Nation Wary of Suddenly Usable Website
  41. …It's time to drop the milquetoast "most browsers" and call Chrome out for the adware that it is. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...
    comment by xethos · 2024-08-19 · in Nation Wary of Suddenly Usable Website
  42. …Origin in most browsers. The experience is best in Firefox. There are browser-specific links here: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock If you are using uBlock Origin, be sure to hop into its settings and enable the "Annoyances" and "Cookie…
    comment by coldpie · 2024-08-19 · in Nation Wary of Suddenly Usable Website
  43. …Android Firefox), you can block large media elements from loading for all sites or per site. see https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Per-site-switches
    comment by canucker2016 · 2024-08-13 · in Google Pixel 9 Pro
  44. …or not) easily whitelist some specific domains like content providers, etc. while browsing. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...
  45. By clicking 'update now' as visible in the screenshot there: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dashboard:-Filter-lis...
  46. `example.com##h1:style(background-color: blue !important)` See https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Static-filter-syntax#... for the syntax.
    comment by n_plus_1_acc · 2024-07-30 · in Google Search: Roboto Mono
  47. …g/11338/cname-cloaking-and-bounce-trac... [2] https://brave.com/privacy-updates/6-cname-trickery/ [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... [4] https://medium.com/nextdns/nextdns-added-cname-uncloaking-su... [5]…
    comment by cosmie · 2024-07-30 · in Third-party cookies have got to go
  48. …dragging the URL onto my chromium shortcut if chromium isn't already running. Edit 2: Sure enough: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1913 https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/1327
  49. This shows the keyboard shortcut configuration: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Keyboard-shortcuts#ac... The setting is called "Relax blocking mode" and will enable JavaScript (but keep all ad blockers) if JavaScript is disabled by…
  50. …malicious dark pattern. Obviously eventually it was bypassed, which required fake replacements like https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/src/web_access...
    comment by Lockal · 2024-07-14 · in A Motherfucking Website